New requirements effective May 1, 2022.
The Undergraduate Bioengineering Minor is a collaborative effort across the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and is open to engineering students interested in learning more about biology and its breadth of application to engineering. Our definition of bioengineering is broad, reaching to all areas at the interface of engineering and biology. The minor provides in-depth knowledge from molecular and cell scale engineering, manufacturing of biosystems and devices, to translation of technologies ranging from sustainable energy and renewable bioproducts to patient care. All undergraduate engineering students except students in Engineering Science’s Biomedical Systems Engineering major are eligible to participate in this minor course of study.
Further information on the minor can be found at www.minors.engineering.utoronto.ca.
Requirements for the Minor in Bioengineering
The requirements for a Bioengineering Minor in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering are the successful completion of the following courses:
- CHE353H1 OR BME205H1** (0.5 FCE)
- Choose at least 1 course (0.5 FCE):
- BME412H1, recommended for Biomedical Engineering pathway
- BME455H1, recommended for both pathways
- BME331H1, recommended for Biomedical Engineering pathway
- CHE354H1, recommended for Bioprocess Engineering pathway
Although students are required to only complete 1 out of the 4 courses listed above, it is highly recommended to complete 2 of the above courses if scheduling permits.
- Choose at least 1 course (0.5 FCE):
- Choose up to three electives as needed to bring the total to 3.0 FCE.
Students may choose any of the below courses but those wishing to concentrate on a particular pathway are recommended to choose courses that fit within that category.
Biomedical Engineering pathway:
Courses relevant to the Biomedical Engineering pathway are further grouped into three themes: Molecular engineering, Cell and Tissue Engineering and Clinical Engineering:
- Molecular theme: BME412H1, BME440H1, BME595H1, CHE475H1, ECE448H1, MSE343H1, MSE440H1
- Cell & Tissue theme: BME350H1, BME395H1, BME455H1, MIE439H1, MIE458H1, MIE520H1
- Clinical theme: BME330H1, BME331H1, BME445H1, BME530H1, ECE446H1, ECE441H1, MIE437H1
Bioprocess Engineering pathway:
Courses relevant to the Bioprocess Engineering pathway are further grouped into two themes: Biomolecular and microbial engineering, and Biomanufacturing:
- Biomolecular and Microbial engineering theme: CHE354H1, ECE448H1, MGY441H1, CHE471H1, BCB420H1
- Biomanufacturing pathway theme: CHE354H1, BME330H1, CHE450H1, CHE462H1, CHE475H1, CHE471H1, CHE564H1, CIV342H1, CIV541H1, MGY377H1, MSE343H1, MIE520H1
Additional elective courses: CHE416H1, CHM456H1, ECE331H1, ECE335H1, ECE431H1, ECE516H1, FOR308H1, FOR421H1, FOR424H1, FOR425H1, HMB201H1, HMB265H1, HPS318H1, HPS319H1, HPS346H1, IMM250H1, MIE242H1, MIE343H1, MIE523H1, MIE561H1, PCL201H1, PCL302H1, PHL281H1, PSL300H1
**BME205 is only available for enrollment for Engineering Science students.
* Students wishing to register in BME498Y1Y must obtain approval from the Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate & Graduate Student Office. Some departments have agreed to accept BME498Y1Y in place of their program’s capstone course (existing agreement for ECE, MSE, MECH).
#Students who wish to count their departmental thesis or capstone design project towards the Bioengineering minor must submit their request to the Cross-Disciplinary Programs Office (engineering.minors@utoronto.ca)
| Lect. | Lab. | Tut. | Wgt. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One of: | |||||
| BME205H1: Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering | S | 2 | 1.50 | 1 | 0.50 |
| CHE353H1: Engineering Biology | F | 2 | - | 2 | 0.50 |
| At least one of: | |||||
| BME331H1: Physiological Control Systems | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| BME412H1: Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering | F | ||||
| BME455H1: Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering II | F | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | 0.50 |
| CHE354H1: Cellular and Molecular Biology | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| At least one of: | |||||
| BME440H1: Biomedical Engineering Technology and Investigation | S | 2 | 4 | - | 0.50 |
| BME498Y1: Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design | Y | ||||
| CHE450H1: Bioprocess Technology and Design | F | 3 | 0.66 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Bioengineering-related capstone or thesis with Director's approval | F/S/Y | 0.5 or 1.0 | |||
| As needed to bring credit weight to 3.0: | |||||
| BME330H1: Patents in Biology and Medical Devices | S | 3 | - | - | 0.50 |
| BME350H1: Biomedical Systems Engineering I: Organ Systems | F | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| BME395H1: Biomedical Systems Engineering II: Cells and Tissues | F | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| BME445H1: Neural Bioelectricity | F | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | 0.50 |
| BME530H1: Whole-Body Mechanics | S | 3 | 2 | - | 0.50 |
| BME595H1: Medical Imaging | F | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.50 |
| CHE416H1: Chemical Engineering in Human Health | S | 3 | - | - | 0.50 |
| CHE450H1: Bioprocess Technology and Design | F | ||||
| CHE462H1: Food Engineering | S | 3 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| CHE471H1: Modelling in Biological and Chemical Systems | S | 3 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| CHE475H1: Biocomposites: Mechanics and Bioinspiration | S | 3 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| CHE564H1: Pulp and Paper Processes | S | 3 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| CIV342H1: Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| CIV541H1: Environmental Biotechnology | S | 3 | - | - | 0.50 |
| ECE331H1: Analog Electronics | F | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| ECE335H1: Introduction to Electronic Devices | F | 3 | - | 2 | 0.50 |
| ECE431H1: Digital Signal Processing | F | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| ECE441H1: Interfacing & Modulating the Nervous System | S | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| ECE446H1: Sensory Communication | F | 3 | 1.50 | - | 0.50 |
| ECE448H1: Biocomputation | S | 3 | - | 2 | 0.50 |
| ECE516H1: Intelligent Imaging Processing | F | 3 | 3 | - | 0.50 |
| FOR308H1: Discovering Wood and its Role in Societal Development | F | 3 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| FOR421H1: Green Urban Infrastructure: Sustainable City Forests | F | 2 | - | - | 0.50 |
| FOR424H1: Innovation and Manufacturing of Sustainable Materials | S | 2 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| FOR425H1: Bioenergy and Biorefinery Technology | S | 2 | - | 2 | 0.50 |
| MIE242H1: Psychology For Engineers | F | 3 | 3 | - | 0.50 |
| MIE343H1: Industrial Ergonomics and the Workplace | F | 3 | 3 | - | 0.50 |
| MIE437H1: (Not offered in 2024-2025) | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| MIE439H1: Cell and Tissue Mechanics | F | 3 | 2 | - | 0.50 |
| MIE458H1: Biofluid Mechanics | F | 3 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| MIE520H1: Biotransport Phenomena | F | 3 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| MIE523H1: Engineering Psychology and Human Performance | F | 3 | 3 | - | 0.50 |
| MIE561H1: Healthcare Systems | S | 3 | - | 2 | 0.50 |
| MSE343H1: Biomaterials | F | 3 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| MSE440H1: Biomaterial Processing and Properties | F | ||||
| BCB420H1: Computational Systems Biology | S | 2 | - | 2 | 0.50 |
| CHM456H1: Organic Materials Chemistry | S | 2 | - | - | 0.50 |
| HMB201H1: Introduction to Fundamental Genetics and its Applications | S | 2 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| HMB265H1: General & Human Genetics | F | 2 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| HPS318H1: History of Medicine I | |||||
| HPS319H1: History of Medicine II | S | - | - | - | 0.50 |
| HPS346H1: Modifying and Optimizing Life: on the Peculiar Alliance between AI, Biology and Engineering | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| IMM250H1: The Immune System & Infectious Disease | S | - | - | - | 0.50 |
| MGY377H1: Microbiology I: Bacteria | F | 3 | - | - | 0.50 |
| MGY441H1: Bioinfomatics | F | 2 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| PCL201H1: Introduction to Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetic Principles | S | 3 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| PCL302H1: Introduction to Pharmacology: Pharmadynamic Principles | |||||
| S | - | - | - | 0.50 | |
| PSL300H1: Human Physiology I | F | 3 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
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