BME Related Courses
Courses offered by other departments
Students in the Department of Biomedical Engineering may take courses from other Departments with the prior written approval from the Thesis Supervisor, and Graduate Program Director. The following is a partial listing of courses that have already been approved by the Graduate Program Director. Note that these courses are not considered as Departmental courses.
BTEC 555
Structural Bioinformatics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: Fundamentals of protein structure and the application of tools for structure determination, how protein structure allows us to understand the complex biological functions, and how knowledge of protein structure can contribute to drug discovery.
Offered by: Parasitology
- Winter
- 1-hr lecture, followed by 2 hrs of computer lab.
- Prerequisite: Molecular biology or biochemistry, and basic bioinformatics, or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Reza Salavati, Traian Sulea, Khanh Huy Bui
BINF 511
Bioinformatics for Genomics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioinformatics: Bioinformatics methods and reasoning in relation to genomics, proteomics and metabolomics strategies with an emphasis on functional genomics data. The course will cover introduction to UNIX, Perl programming, data processing and integration, file parsing, relational database design and implementation, angled towards solutions relevant for genomics.
Offered by: Plant Science
- Prerequisite: Understanding of cell and molecular biology (equivalent to a cell or molecular biology course) or permission from instructor.
BIEN 510
Eng'd Nanomtls for Biomed Appl
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioengineering: Introduction to the interdisciplinary field of biomedical uses of nanotechnology. Emphasis on emerging nanotechnologies and biomedical applications including nanomaterials, nanoengineering, nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems, nano-based imaging and diagnostic systems, nanotoxicology and immunology, and translating nanomedicine into clinical investigation.
Offered by: Bioengineering
BIEN 520
High Throughput Bio Devices
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioengineering: Introduction to the field of high throughput screening (HTS) analytical techniques and devices used for genomics, proteomics and other "omics" approaches, as well as for diagnostics, or for more special cases, e.g., screening for biomaterials. Introduction into the motivation of HTS and its fundamental physico-chemical challenges; techniques used to design, fabricate and operate HTS devices, such as microarrays and new generation DNA screening based on nanotechnology. Specific applications: DNA, protein and diagnostic and cell and tissue arrays.
Offered by: Bioengineering
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- (3-0-6)
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2020 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020 academic year
BIEN 530
Imaging & Bio Instrumentation
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioengineering: Microscopy techniques with application to biology and medicine. Practical introduction to optics and microscopy from the standpoint of biomedical research. Discussion of recent literature; hands-on experience. Topics include: optics, contrast techniques, advanced microscopy, and image analysis.
Offered by: Bioengineering
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- (3-1-5)
BIEN 550
Biomolecular Devices
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioengineering: Fundamentals of motor proteins in neuronal transport, force generation e.g. in muscles, cell motility and division. A survey of recent advances in using motor proteins to power nano fabricated devices. Principles of design and operation; hands-on-experience in building a simple device.
Offered by: Bioengineering
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- (3-1-5)
BIEN 560
Design of Biosensors
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioengineering: Introduction into the motivation of analytical biosensors as well as its fundamental physicochemical challenges. Techniques used to design, fabricate and operate biosensors. Specific applications.
Offered by: Bioengineering
- Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
- 1. (3-2-4)
- Terms
- Instructors
- Sebastian Wachsmann Hogiu
BIEN 570
Active Mechanics in Biology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioengineering: Introduction to the role of active forces, e.g. cell and tissue contraction, in the mechanics of biological systems. Review of passive and actively driven viscoelastic systems and momentum transport underlying the material properties of biology. The course involves a literature survey and a team project application.
Offered by: Bioengineering
- Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
- 1. (3-2-4)
BIEN 590
Cell Culture Engineering
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioengineering: Basic principles of cell culture engineering, cell line development and cell culture products; genomics, proteomics and post-translational modifications; elements of cell physiology for medium design and bioprocessing; bioreactor design, scale-up
for animal cell culture and single use equipment; challenges in downstream processing of cell-culture derived products; process intensification: fed-batch, feeding strategies and continuous manufacturing; scale-down and process modeling; Process Analytical technologies and Quality by Design (QbD) concept.
Offered by: Bioengineering
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Ayyappasamy Sudalaiyadum Perumal
BIOL 598
Advanced Design and Statistics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): This course will address issues related to experimental design and multivariate statistical analysis. The first third of the course will focus on experimental design, and the remainder of the course will focus on multivariate approaches to data analysis. The course is designed to inform students on best practices to analytically address their experimental questions.
Offered by: Biology
- Prerequisite(s): BIOL 373 and permission of Instructor.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOL 596 and/or BIOL 597.
- This course is equivalent to taking BIOL 596 and BIOL 597.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2020 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020 academic year
BIOT 505
Sel Topics in Biotechnology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: Current methods and recent advances in biological, medical, agricultural and engineering aspects of biotechnology will be described and discussed. An extensive reading list will complement the lecture material.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall
- Restriction: U3 students
CHEE 561
Intro to Soft Tissue Biophys
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemical Engineering: Soft tissue structure and function: tissue, cell, and molecular scales. Interstitial solute transport, modeling effective transport properties (diffusivity, partitioning). Poroelastic mechanics, modeling of mechanical properties (modulus, permeability). The electrical double layer, electrostatic component of modulus, modeling electrokinetic phenomena (streaming potential, electroosmosis). Applications: biomechanics, mechanobiology, tissue engineering, functional assessment, biomedical entrepreneurship.
Offered by: Chemical Engineering
- (3-1-5)
- Prerequisite: CHEE 315 or permission of the instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2020 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020 academic year
CHEE 562
Course not available
CHEE 563
Biofluids&Cardiovascular Mech.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemical Engineering: Basic principles of circulation including vascular fluid and solid mechanics, modelling techniques, clinical and experimental methods and the design of cardiovascular devices.
Offered by: Chemical Engineering
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisites: CHEE 314 or MECH 331 or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MECH 563.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2020 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020 academic year
CHEE 651
Adv Biochemical Engineering
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemical Engineering: The use of chemical engineering and biological principles in the study, design, use and creation of biologically-based processes and products. Topics: biochemical thermodynamics, protein engineering, manipulation of gene expression, transport phenomena and bioreactor design.
Offered by: Chemical Engineering
- Restriction: Restricted to graduate students
CHEM 571
Polymer Synthesis
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A survey of polymer preparation and characterization; mechanisms of chain growth, including free radical, cationic, anionic, condensation and transition metal-mediated polymerization, and the effects of these mechanisms on polymer architecture; preparation of alternating, block, graft and stereoblock copolymers; novel macromolecular structures including dendrimers and other nanostructures.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall
- Prerequisite: CHEM 302 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Ashok K Kakkar, Christopher J Barrett
COMP 526
Probabilistic Reasoning and AI
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Computer Science (Sci): Belief networks, Utility theory, Markov Decision Processes and Learning Algorithms.
Offered by: Computer Science
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2020 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020 academic year
COMP 546
Computational Perception
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Computer Science (Sci): Computational models of visual perception and audition. Vision problems include stereopsis, motion, focus, perspective, color. Audition problems include source localization and recognition. Emphasis on physics of image formation, sensory signal processing, neural pathways and computation, psychophysical methods.
Offered by: Computer Science
- 3 hours
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken COMP 646.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2020 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020 academic year
COMP 551
Applied Machine Learning
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Computer Science (Sci): Selected topics in machine learning and data mining, including clustering, neural networks, support vector machines, decision trees. Methods include feature selection and dimensionality reduction, error estimation and empirical validation, algorithm design and parallelization, and handling of large data sets. Emphasis on good methods and practices for deployment of real systems.
Offered by: Computer Science
- Prerequisite(s): MATH 323 or ECSE 205 or ECSE 305 or equivalent
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking COMP 451.
- Some background in Artificial Intelligence is recommended, e.g. COMP-424 or ECSE-526, but not required.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Mohsen Ravanbakhsh
- Reihaneh Rabbany
COMP 558
Fund. of Computer Vision
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Computer Science (Sci): Image filtering, edge detection, image features and histograms, image segmentation, image motion and tracking, projective geometry, camera calibration, homographies, epipolar geometry and stereo, point clouds and 3D registration. Applications in computer graphics and robotics.
Offered by: Computer Science
COMP 561
Comp. Biol. Methods & Research
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Computer Science (Sci): Application of computer science techniques to problems arising in biology and medicine, techniques for modeling evolution, aligning molecular sequences, predicting structure of a molecule and other problems from computational biology. An in-depth exploration of key research areas.
Offered by: Computer Science
- 4 hours
- Prerequisites: COMP 251, and MATH 323 or MATH 203 or BIOL 309
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken COMP 562. Not open to students who are taking or have taken COMP 462.
- Note: Additional work will consist of assignments and of a substantial final project that will require to put in practice the concepts covered in the course.
COMP 646
Course not available
COMP 652
Machine Learning
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Computer Science (Sci): An overview of state-of-the-art algorithms used in machine learning, including theoretical properties and practical applications of these algorithms.
Offered by: Computer Science
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2020 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020 academic year
DENT 669
Extracellular Matrix Biology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Dentistry: Advanced topics on extracellular matrix biology with emphasis on matrix molecules and their effects on cell communication, tissue structure and integrity.
Offered by: Dentistry
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2020 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020 academic year
ECSE 523
Speech Communications
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Electrical Engineering: Articulatory and acoustic descriptions of speech production, speech production models, speech perception, digital processing of speech signals, vocodors using formant, linear predictive and cepstral techniques, overview of automatic speech recognition systems, speech synthesis systems and speaker verification systems.
Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr
ECSE 526
Artificial Intelligence
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Electrical Engineering: Design principles of autonomous agents, agent architectures, machine learning, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and multi-agent collaboration. The course includes a term project that consists of designing and implementing software agents that collaborate and compete in a simulated environment.
Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr
ECSE 529
Computer and Biological Vision
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Electrical Engineering: Vision in man and machine, imaging process, spatial and frequency domain filters, biological vision, edge detection, intermediate features, connecting biological and psychophysical vision, science of colour.
Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2020 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020 academic year
ECSE 618
Haptics
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Electrical Engineering: Study of touch as relevant to technological systems. Applications. Elements of anatomy, neuroanatomy, physiology, and behaviour. Technology of tactile transducers. Computational synthesis of tactile signals: Elements of contact mechanics, deformation theory and inelasticity, and computational methods to simulate those for realtime synthesis.
Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr
- (3-0-9)
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
ECSE 626
Statistical Computer Vision
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Electrical Engineering: An overview of statistical techniques as applied to computer vision and image processing. Topics include regularization, Kalman filtering, Markov-Chain Monte Carlo methods, importance sampling and particle filtering, Markov Random fields, parameter estimation, mean-field techniques, stochastic and deterministic annealing, principal and independent components analysis.
Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr
ECSE 629
Course not available
EXMD 609
Cellular Meths in Med Research
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: Different cellular methods used in biomedical research, including spectroscopic, microscopic and immunological techniques as well as statistics. Lectures, some demonstrations by faculty as well as short seminars given by the students.
Offered by: Medicine
- Terms
- Instructors
- Simon Rousseau, Maziar Divangahi, Christine T McCusker, Benjamin M Smith, John Presley, Andrew Bateman, Stephane A Laporte, Carolyn J Baglole, Jörg H Fritz, Gregory J Fonseca
EXMD 610
Molecular Meths in Medical Res
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: Different molecular methods used in biomedical research, including chromatography, purification and analysis of proteins and nucleic acids, various techniques in molecular biology, transgenic technology, and stem cells. Lectures, some demonstrations, and short seminars given by the students.
Offered by: Medicine
- Terms
- Instructors
- Simon Rousseau, Alan Peterson, Andrew Bateman, Bernard Turcotte, Elizabeth Dee Fixman, Tommy Nilsson, Christian Rocheleau, Monzur Murshed, Lisbet A Haglund, Claudia Kleinman
MATH 525
Sampling Theory & Applications
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Simple random sampling, domains, ratio and regression estimators, superpopulation models, stratified sampling, optimal stratification, cluster sampling, sampling with unequal probabilities, multistage sampling, complex surveys, nonresponse.
Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics
- Prerequisite: MATH 324 or equivalent
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MATH 425
MECH 553
Design & Manuf of Microdevices
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mechanical Engineering: Introduction to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Micromachining techniques (thin-film deposition; lithography; etching; bonding). Microscale mechanical behaviour (deformation and fracture; residual stresses; adhesion; experimental techniques). Materials- and process-selection. Process integration. Design of microdevice components to meet specified performance and reliability targets using realistic manufacturing processes.
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering
MECH 561
Biomech of Musculoskeletal Sys
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mechanical Engineering: The musculoskeletal system; general characteristics and classification of tissues and joints. Biomechanics and clinical problems in orthopaedics. Modelling and force analysis of musculoskeletal systems. Passive and active kinematics. Load-deformation properties of passive connective tissue, passive and stimulated muscle response. Experimental approaches, case studies.
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering
MECH 563
Biofluids&Cardiovascular Mech
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mechanical Engineering: Basic principles of circulation including vascular fluid and solid mechanics, modelling techniques, clinical and experimental methods and the design of cardiovascular devices.
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisites: CHEE 314 or MECH 331 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEE 563
MECH 605
Applied Maths 1
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mechanical Engineering: Tensor Analysis, Gauss and Stokes Theorems, Complex Functions, Laplace and Fourier transforms, Linear Algebra, Initial and Boundary Value Problems for ODE's, Partial Differential Equations including elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic, Sturm-Liouville theory, Eigenvalue problems, Galerkin Method, Green's Functions and transform methods.
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering
MECH 610
Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mechanical Engineering: Conservation laws control volume analysis, Navier Stokes Equations and some exact solutions, dimensional analysis and limiting forms of Navier Stokes Equations. Vorticity, Potential flow and lift, boundary layer theory, drag, turbulence.
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering
- Prerequisite: MECH 605 or permission of instructor
MDPH 612
Instr. & Comp. in Med. Phys.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Medical Physics: A course on electronics, computer programming, and instrumentation as applied to medical physics. A basic knowledge of electronics and computers is assumed, but the detailed course contents may vary from year to year, depending on the background of the students.
Offered by: Medical Physics Unit
- Terms
- Instructors
- Horacio J Patrocinio, John J Kildea
NEUR 603
Course not available
NEUR 630
Principles of Neuroscience 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Neurology and Neurosurgery: An overview of cellular and molecular neuroscience at the graduate level. Topics include: synthesis, processing and intracellular transport of macromolecules; development of the nervous system including neurogenesis, axonal pathfinding, synaptogenesis and myelination; neuronal survival and response to injury; generation and propagation of action potentials; neurotransmitters and synaptic transmission.
Offered by: Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Fall
- Prerequisites: BIOL 200 and BIOL 201 or equivalent; permission of instructor
- Terms
- Instructors
- Edward S Ruthazer, Peter Scott McPherson, Philippe Seguela, Wayne Steven Sossin, Jean-Francois Cloutier, Adrien F Peyrache, Austen Milnerwood, Gary A Armstrong, Aparna Suvrathan, Yang Zhou
NEUR 631
Principles of Neuroscience 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Neurology and Neurosurgery: An overview of the structure, function and interaction of neuronal systems of vertebrates. Topics include basic neuroanatomy, coding and processing of sensory information (somatic sensory, visual and auditory systems), control of posture and voluntary movement, learning and memory, processing of language and speech, cerebral blood flow, the neuroendocrine system and neuroimmunology.
Offered by: Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Winter
- Prerequisite: A knowledge of basic mechanisms of biology, physiology, and anatomy as covered by respective undergraduate classes is expected and necessary to succeed in this course.
- Restriction: Students must be enrolled in a graduate program at McGill University. Students from other universities, as well as undergraduate students from McGill require special permission from the Instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- David S Ragsdale, Carl P Ernst, Daniel E Guitton, Joseph Rochford, Abbas Sadikot
PHYS 519
Advanced Biophysics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physics: An advanced biophysics course, with a special emphasis on stochastic and out of equilibrium physical processes in living matter.
Offered by: Physics
PHGY 502
Exercise Physiology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physiology: Behaviour of physiological processes in response to physical effort, in areas such as structural basis of muscle contraction, thermoregulation during exercise, mechanics and energetics of muscle contraction, fuel utilization, fatigue, physiological adjustments during exercise and influence of training.
Offered by: Physiology
- Terms
- Instructors
- Simon Rousseau, Alain Steve Comtois, James G Martin, Sheldon A Magder, Sabah N A Hussain, Larry Lands, Basil Petrof
PHGY 517
Artificial Internal Organs
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physiology: Physiological, bioengineering, chemical and clinical aspects of artificial organs including basic principles and physiopathology of organ failure. Examples: oxygenator, cardiac support, vascular substitutes, cardiac pacemaker, biomaterials and tissue engineering, biocompatibility.
Offered by: Physiology
- Winter
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): permission of instructors.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2020 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020 academic year
PHGY 518
Artificial Cells
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physiology: Physiology, biotechnology, chemistry and biomedical application of artificial cells, blood substitutes, immobilized enzymes, microorganisms and cells, hemoperfusion, artificial kidneys, and drug delivery systems. PHGY 517 and PHGY 518 when taken together, will give a complete picture of this field. However, the student can select one of these.
Offered by: Physiology
- Fall
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): permission of instructors.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2020 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020 academic year
PHGY 556
Topics in Systems Neuroscience
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physiology: Topics of current interest in systems neurophysiology and behavioural neuroscience including: the neural representation of sensory information and motor behaviours, models of sensory motor integration, and the computational analysis of problems in motor control and perception. Students will be expected to present and critically discuss journal articles in class.
Offered by: Physiology
- Winter
- Restriction: Permission of the instructor required.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 456
- Terms
- Instructors
- Daniel E Guitton, Erik P Cook, Christopher C Pack, Stephen Lomber, Adrien F Peyrache, Suresh Krishna
PSYT 630
Statistics for Neurosciences
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Psychiatry: Statistics needed for analysing the types of data generated in a laboratory setting, with emphasis on the neurosciences, will be covered. Hypothesis testing, parametric and non-parametric statistics will be studied with a practical approach, using data generated by the students. Computer analysis will be introduced.
Offered by: Psychiatry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Joseph Rochford
- Joseph Rochford
Undergraduate Life-Sciences courses
Any one of the following courses is appropriate for fulfilling our prerequisite for 'a university-level course in general physiology, anatomy or cell biology':
ANAT 212 - Molec Mechanisms of Cell Funct
,
BIOC 212 - Molec Mechanisms of Cell Funct
,
BIOL 200 - Molecular Biology
,
BIOL 201 - Cell Biology & Metabolism
,
PHGY 209 - Mammalian Physiology 1
and
PHGY 210 - Mammalian Physiology 2
.
Undergraduate Biomedical-Engineering minor
The undergraduate Minor in Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering is intended to allow interdisciplinary preparation for graduate studies in biomedical engineering.