Program Overview

Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering

About

The Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering program aims to develop a high level of knowledge, intellectual rigor, scientific curiosity and creativity, both in cutting-edge professional activities and in scientific research in biomedical engineering. The program allows you to deepen knowledge on a subject and push its boundaries, understand and evaluate scientific literature, and develop mastery of rigorous methods of reasoning and experimentation.

The advantages of studying biomedical engineering at UdeM

• A multidisciplinary environment to invest in scientific research
• Collaborate with a dozen departments, including the Faculty of Medicine
• Perform laboratory work, clinical studies, big data analysis and digital modeling
• Find a solution to problems by combining the point of view of the engineer and that of the specialist in the medical field
• Take advantage of financial support offered to all doctoral students
• Discover the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IGB)

Courses and particularities

• 90 credits
• Full time
• Day classes
• Pathway with dissertation or thesis
• Offered jointly with Polytechnique Montréal

Course overview

• GBM 6125 - Basics of biomedical engineering
• GBM 7904 - Doctoral Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
• MMD 6005R - Ethics and health research

Admission Requirements

Eligibility conditions

• You have studied in Quebec, in Canada (outside Quebec), or outside Canada
• You have obtained, or will obtain, a diploma from the following program or province
• Be sure to select your choices to view the eligibility requirements that apply to you

Additional documents to provide

• Letter of acceptance from a research director specifying the planned financial package

Costs and financial assistance

Financial support possible

• Recruitment and excellence scholarships
• Michel Bergeron Scholarship
• Graduate and postdoctoral scholarships
• Postgraduate scholarships
• UdeM exemption scholarship
• Mobility grant

Tuition

• Permanent resident of Quebec: $2,183.05
• Non-resident Canadian in Quebec: $2,183.05
• International student: $9,972.10
• French or French-speaking Belgian student: $2,183.05

Future prospects

Whether in teaching or research and development, pursue a career as a specialist in biomedical engineering in universities, industrial companies, hospitals, engineering consulting firms, research centers or government agencies.