University of Alberta offers MA/MS in Biomedical Engineering, a master's degree in Bio & Biomedical Engineering programme in Edmonton, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,519 per year.
Also offered as: Doctorate
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Bio & Biomedical Engineering
Delivery: On Campus
International tuition: CAD 10,519 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This is the thesis-based Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, requiring three graduate courses and a defended thesis, with a typical completion timeline of two to three years. Applicants must secure an academic supervisor and funding before applying. The program is research-intensive and interdisciplinary, with seminars exposing students to work across four concentration areas: Bionics and Biorobotics, Biomedical Imaging, Biomechanics, and Precision Health Design. A separate course-based MSc option also exists for students who prefer structured coursework over a research-focused thesis. The program is delivered on the University of Alberta's North Campus in Edmonton, based at the Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering, which the page describes as offering access to more than 35 research labs. It suits students seeking interdisciplinary training and cross-faculty mentorship who have clear research interests, are looking toward research-driven careers, doctoral studies, or healthcare technology development, and who can identify a potential supervisor before applying.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This thesis-based MSc in Biomedical Engineering requires applicants to secure a supervising research professor willing to take them on before applying; the programme page defers GPA and prior-degree standards to the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies' general requirements. English Language Proficiency for thesis-based programmes: TOEFL iBT 100 overall with no skill area below 25, IELTS Academic 7.5 overall with no band below 7.0, PTE Academic 61 overall with no communicative skill below 60, CAEL 70 overall with no subtest below 60, or Duolingo English Test 120 overall with no integrated subscore below 100. The department runs three intakes each year: Fall (September, applications open 1 December and close 1 April), Winter (January, open 1 April and close 1 August), and Spring (May, open 1 August and close 1 December).
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to the University of Alberta, not through a provincial service: for Fall 2027 entry the application window opens 1 October 2026 and the deadline for most programmes is 1 March 2027, though several limited-enrolment programmes close earlier (Juris Doctor, 1 December 2026; Dental Hygiene, 1 November 2026) or later (Bachelor of Design and BFA programmes, 1 May 2027); Spring and Summer 2027 admission also opens 1 October 2026, while Winter intake is limited to a few programmes. International applicants use the identical published dates and online application; the university states no separate international closing date. The 1 March deadline is firm and late applications are not accepted, but admission decisions are then issued on a rolling basis, and offers made before 1 April must be accepted by 1 May 2027. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
