Engineers are playing an increasingly important role in the solving of health care problems, including those related to embryo development, ergonomics, medical imaging, and prosthesis design. The purpose of the Biomechanics Option is to allow students to explore this dynamic interdisciplinary field. The Option is available to all Engineering students. It is designed to provide an introduction to such topics as growth, form and function; human anatomy and physiology; biomaterials; joint tribology; medical imaging, orthopaedic surgery, and medical robotics; medical instrumentation; prosthetic devices and joint replacement implants; occupational biomechanics and ergonomics.
The Option consists of seven courses selected from specified lists. At least one course must be taken as an “extra.” An extra can be a course taken during a work term. Individual department requirements must be satisfied and thus the precise number of courses that need to be taken as extras (normally DRNA - see Rules for description) may vary. Contact the associate chair, option co-ordinator, or director for the plan for information regarding the number of extras as well as any other restrictions that may apply.
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F - fall term; W - winter term; S - spring term
* can count only towards List B or D but not both
Option Requirements
The courses listed below may have prerequisites, and it is the student’s responsibility to satisfy the requirements or otherwise obtain permission to enrol.
To satisfy the Option, students must successfully complete:
- one required course:
| Course |
Title |
|
CIVE 460 or ME 598 |
Engineering Biomechanics or Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering (W)
|
- plus one course from each of Lists A, B, C, and D
List A - Anatomy and Physiology
List A is to be taken by the end of the student's 3B term.
| Course |
Title |
| BIOL 201 |
Human Anatomy (F) |
| BIOL 273 |
Principles of Human Physiology 1 (F,W) and a limited number of spaces may be available online (S) |
| BME 284 |
Physiological and Biological Systems (S) |
| KIN 100 and KIN 100L |
Human Anatomy: Limbs and Trunk, and Human Anatomy Lab (W) |
| SYDE 584 |
Physiological Systems and Biomedical Design (W) |
List B - Ergonomics
| Course |
Title |
| KIN 121 and KIN 121L |
Biomechanics of Human Activity, and Biomechanics of Human Activity Lab (F) |
| KIN 320 |
Task Analysis (F) |
| KIN 420* |
Occupational Biomechanics (F) |
| SYDE 162 |
Human Factors in Design (S) |
| SYDE 543 |
Cognitive Ergonomics (F) |
| SYDE 548 |
User Centred Design Methods (W) |
List C - Techniques of Biomechanics
| Course |
Title |
| CHE 341 |
Introduction to Process Control (F,W) |
| CIVE 306 |
Mechanics of Solids 3 (F) |
| CIVE 422 |
Finite Element Analysis (W) |
| ECE 380 |
Analog Control Systems (W,S) |
| ECE 486 |
Robot Dynamics and Control (S) |
| ME 322 |
Mechanical Design 1 (F,W) |
| ME 360 |
Introduction to Control Systems (F,W) |
| ME 423 |
Mechanical Design 2 (F,S) |
| ME 547 |
Robot Manipulators: Kinematics, Dynamics, Control (W) |
| ME 555 |
Computer-Aided Design (W) |
| ME 559 |
Finite Element Methods (F,S) |
| ME 566 |
Computational Fluid Dynamics for Engineering Design (F,S) |
| MTE 360 |
Automatic Control Systems (F,W) |
| PHYS 395 |
Biophysics of Therapeutic Methods (W) |
| SYDE 352 |
Introduction to Control Systems (W) |
| SYDE 543 |
Cognitive Ergonomics (F) |
| SYDE 544 |
Biomedical Measurement and Signal Processing (W) |
| SYDE 553 |
Advanced Dynamics (F) |
| SYDE 572 |
Introduction to Pattern Recognition (W) |
| SYDE 575 |
Image Processing (F) |
List D - Kinesiology
| Course |
Title |
| BME 551 |
Biomechanics and Human Movement (W) |
| KIN 221 and KIN 221L |
Advanced Biomechanics of Human Movement, and Advanced Biomechanics of Human Movement Lab (W,S) |
| KIN 255 and KIN 255L |
Fundamentals of Neuroscience, and Fundamentals of Neuroscience Lab (F) |
| KIN 312 |
Introduction to Neurological Disorders (F) |
| KIN 340 |
Muskuloskeletal Injuries in Work and Sport (F) |
| KIN 356 |
Sensory Systems Neuroscience (W) |
| KIN 416 |
Neuromuscular Integration (F) |
| KIN 420* |
Occupational Biomechanics (F) |
| KIN 422 |
Human Gait, Posture, and Balance: Pathological and Aging Considerations (F) |
| KIN 425 |
Biomechanical Modelling of Human Movement (F) |
| KIN 472 |
Directed Study in Special Topics (F,W,S) |
- plus a two-term project from List E
List E - Project
The project topic must be in the area of biomechanics and students are encouraged to have their projects supervised or co-supervised by a faculty member outside of their home department.
| Course |
Title |
| CHE 482 and CHE 483 |
Group Design Project (F), and Group Design Project and Symposium (W) |
| CIVE 400 and CIVE 401 |
Civil Engineering Design Project 1 (S), and Civil Engineering Design Project 2 (W) |
| ECE 498A and ECE 498B |
Engineering Design Project (F,W,S) |
| ENVE 400 and ENVE 401 |
Environmental Engineering Design Project 1 (F), and Environmental Engineering Design Project 2 (W) |
| GENE 401 and GENE 402 |
Special Directed Studies (F,S/W) |
| ME 481 and ME 482 |
Mechanical Engineering Design Project 1 (F,S), and Mechanical Engineering Design Project 2 (W) |
| NE 408 and NE 409 |
Nanosystems Design Project (F), and Nanosystems Design Project and Symposium (W) |
| SYDE 461 and SYDE 462 |
Systems Design Capstone Project 1 (F), and Systems Design Capstone Project 2 (W) |