BA/BS in Biochemical and Environmental Engineering

Biochemical and Environmental Engineering is offered through the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering in Western University's Faculty of Engineering. Students enter the programme after completing Western's Engineering Common First Year in full, with no outstanding credits, and a Year Weighted Average of at least 60%. Following the shared first year, the programme is structured as a Second Year Program, a Third Year Program and a Fourth Year Program, making it a four-year Bachelor's degree awarded within the Faculty of Engineering. As a stream within Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, the curriculum builds on the department's core process, reaction and design engineering foundation while applying it to biochemical and environmental systems, preparing graduates for further study or engineering practice in these specialized areas. Entry into the programme takes place after the shared first year rather than at initial university admission, so students first complete Western's common engineering coursework before being placed into this departmental stream.