• ​McMaster University offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering for a duration of 4 years.
  • It is an on-campus, co-op program offered on a full-time basis.
  • The PhD degree is a thesis-based program where students are required to complete courses in addition to writing and defending a thesis.
  • Students completing a PhD will be required to complete 2 courses beyond the masters or 5 courses beyond the baccalaureate degree.
  • One must be the core course and one additional course must be from the complimentary discipline from their background (Engineering students must take at least one 700 level Health Science Course, Health/Life Science students must take at least one 700 level engineering course).
  • The specialization areas of the program are:
    • Biomaterials and Devices
    • Imaging, Sensing and Detection
    • Therapeutics
  • Students must attend all seminars in the Biomedical Engineering Program seminar series. They must present one seminar on the research they have carried out while enrolled in the program.
  • PhD candidates are required to complete a comprehensive examination in the form of a research proposal on a topic related to but distinct from the student’s thesis topic.
  • The School of Biomedical Engineering admits new students for two term (Fall and Winter) with our largest intake being in September (Fall term).
  • The average salary of the program goes up to 57,000 USD.