The Master's in Translational Biomedical Engineering consists of nine courses (27 credits), including four required core courses, five complementary courses, and a semester-long industry internship (18 credits).
Master's in Translational Biomedical Engineering
Core Courses (12 credits)
Four required courses in translational biomedical engineering:
BMDE 653
Patents in Biomedical Eng.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biomedical Engineering: This is a practical course on patents with emphasis on biomedical engineering applications. The course offers an overview of intellectual property, patents, and the patenting process. The course also provides insights into the strategies relating to commercialization and exploiting of patents, as well as enforcing patents. This
course is designed to help biomedical engineers who will encounter patents in their work and needs to understand the nature and the scope of the patent system, how patents are obtained, and how to commercially exploit a patent.
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Course Outline 
BMDE 654
Biomed Reg Affairs-Med Devices
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biomedical Engineering: Regulatory strategies and quality management systems are critical for medical device development. This course provides an overview of regulatory requirements, and familiarize students with the important ISO and IEC standards pertaining to medical device development. This course will provide biomedical engineers with an understanding of the regulatory and quality requirements to translate a medical device idea into a commercial product, and will draw upon the expertise of invited speakers currently working in the medical devices industry.
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Course Outline
BMDE 655
Biomed Clin Trials-Med Devices
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biomedical Engineering: This course will train biomedical engineers to understand the clinical and business aspects of transferring a medical device idea into a commercial product. This course provides an overview of the pre‐clinical and clinical testing of medical devices, clinical trials, reimbursement systems, market analysis, sales models, and business models, as pertaining to medical devices. This course will also cover the design of randomized trials, including statistical principles, hypothesis postulating, bias minimization, and randomization methods.
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Course Outline
BMDE 656
Medical Device Dvlpmnt Process
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biomedical Engineering: Development of medical devices from concept to usage in humans. Overview of technical and regulatory processes to ensure safety and efficacy from the perspective of patients and users. Discussion of an existing medical device,
reviewing all steps of the design process and the required documentation for regulatory submission.
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Course Outline
Complementary Courses (15 Credits)
Additional complementary courses from specialized areas in biomedical engineering must be taken to make up the required credits:
List of Complementary BME Departmental Courses
List of Approved Complementary Courses in Other Departments
Industry Internship (18 Credits)
Experiential learning in the medical technology industry
BMDE 657
Biomed. Eng. Industry Intern.
18 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biomedical Engineering: This course covers various aspects of translational biomedical engineering at an organization in the biomedical engineering industry (including private, public and non-governmental organizations), which includes applying engineering principles to design, develop, implement, or test biomedical engineering solutions as well as assume active roles in translational projects of biomedical engineering solutions at host organizations.
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering
- Restrictions: This course is restricted to graduate students registered in the M.Sc.(A.) in Translational Biomedical Engineering; Non-Thesis.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Course Outline
The Graduate Certificate in Translational Biomedical Engineering consists of five courses (15 credits), including three required core courses and two complementary courses.
Graduate Certificate in Translational Biomedical Engineering
Core Courses (9 credits)
Three required courses in translational biomedical engineering:
BMDE 653
Patents in Biomedical Eng.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biomedical Engineering: This is a practical course on patents with emphasis on biomedical engineering applications. The course offers an overview of intellectual property, patents, and the patenting process. The course also provides insights into the strategies relating to commercialization and exploiting of patents, as well as enforcing patents. This
course is designed to help biomedical engineers who will encounter patents in their work and needs to understand the nature and the scope of the patent system, how patents are obtained, and how to commercially exploit a patent.
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Course Outline
BMDE 654
Biomed Reg Affairs-Med Devices
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biomedical Engineering: Regulatory strategies and quality management systems are critical for medical device development. This course provides an overview of regulatory requirements, and familiarize students with the important ISO and IEC standards pertaining to medical device development. This course will provide biomedical engineers with an understanding of the regulatory and quality requirements to translate a medical device idea into a commercial product, and will draw upon the expertise of invited speakers currently working in the medical devices industry.
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Course Outline
BMDE 655
Biomed Clin Trials-Med Devices
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biomedical Engineering: This course will train biomedical engineers to understand the clinical and business aspects of transferring a medical device idea into a commercial product. This course provides an overview of the pre‐clinical and clinical testing of medical devices, clinical trials, reimbursement systems, market analysis, sales models, and business models, as pertaining to medical devices. This course will also cover the design of randomized trials, including statistical principles, hypothesis postulating, bias minimization, and randomization methods.
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Course Outline
Complementary Courses (6 Credits)
Additional complementary courses from specialized areas in biomedical engineering must be taken to make up the required credits:
List of Complementary BME Departmental Courses
List of Approved Complementary Courses in Other Departments