Bioengineering admission

Opening doors for biology students to apply for UCalgary engineering

Pursue your interest in understanding the human body and developing biomedical devices as a launching pad to a career in biomedical engineering.

Our four-week Bioengineering Summer Institute is designed specifically for students who are passionate about biology and bioengineering. It also offers a new way for students with high school biology to enter first-year engineering.

What is the summer institute?

Launching as a pilot in the summer of 2019, this new course takes place over four weeks in August and features:

Small class sizes
Hands-on experiments
Field trips
Mentoring from biomedical engineers
A foundation in physics
No final exam

What will I learn?

Analyze human body balance movements and build models to represent the cardiovascular system.

Hear from Olympic athletes and sports coaches with degrees in mechanical and civil engineering on how they use their knowledge of bioengineering to increase their performance.

Explore how diagnostic imaging works and meet bioengineers who are building the machines of the future.

What does it cost?

This is a subsidized program. Students are asked to pay a $50 fee, while we cover the remainder of the $1,000 cost to offer the program. This is a full-time, four-week course and attendance is mandatory to successfully complete course requirements.

How will it help me get into engineering?

Students who do well in high school biology and mathematics tend to do well in engineering. This summer institute introduces you to bioengineering and provides the physics foundation you need to enter your first-year engineering courses.

All students who apply for UCalgary engineering with high school biology will automatically be considered for the Bioengineering Summer Institute.

When does it take place?

This will be a full-time course over the month of August. The course will include a mixture of lectures, labs and field trips. Attendance is mandatory to successfully complete this course.

Who can I contact for more information?

If you would like to find out more about this new opportunity, please contact schulichdiversity@ucalgary.ca to find out more.