PhD in Biomedical Engineering

The Doctoral (PhD) program requires the successful completion of four one-term graduate courses, pass a qualifying/candidacy examination (please refer to the PhD Candidacy Examination Guide) and a dissertation based on original research. The supervisor must approve both the course selections and the dissertation research proposal submitted in writing by the student. With the approval of the supervisor, one of the four courses may be the directed studies course (BE8003), normally conducted by the supervisor. The student's supervisor, after consultation with the student, will recommend to the Program Director the appointment of a Supervisory Committee. Within 16 months of initial registration, every student in the PhD program will undertake an oral and written candidacy examination. The core aspect of the program is the successful defence of the doctoral dissertation containing original contributions to knowledge at an oral examination.