Biological Engineering

Biochemical and bio-environmental principles + Sustainable bio-industrial innovation

Improve life by producing safe and abundant food, develop sustainable environmental solutions for agriculture, and design life-enhancing and life-saving products.

Biological engineering integrates a strong engineering and technology foundation with biological, biochemical, and environmental principles. Our interdisciplinary curriculum prepares engineers with specialized expertise to design and analyze new and sustainable ways to produce safe and abundant food, develop innovative environmental solutions for agricultural and urban waste management, and life-enhancing and life-saving products.

Academic Sequence | Regular Stream

YEAR	FALL	WINTER	SUMMER
1	Semester 1	Semester 2	Off
2	Semester 3	Semester 4	Off
3	Semester 5	Semester 6	Off
4	Semester 7	Semester 8	Graduate!

Academic Sequence | Co-op Stream

YEAR	FALL	WINTER	SUMMER
1	Semester 1	Semester 2	Off
2	Semester 3	Semester 4	4-month work term
3	Semester 5	8-month work term
3	Semester 5	4-month work term	4-month work term
4	Semester 6	Semester 7	8-month >
4	Semester 6	Semester 7	4-month work term
5	< work term	Semester 8	Graduate!
5	4-month work term	Semester 8	Graduate!

Program Information

	DEGREE: Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)* *Available in regular or co-operative education
	SPECIALIZATION IN: Biochemical Engineering Food Engineering Environmental Engineering
	BIOLOGICAL DESIGN COURSES: Bioreactor Design Food Processing Engineering Design Bio-Instrumentation Design
	OUR STUDENTS HAVE WORKED HERE: PepsiCo Agropur Johnson and Johnson Novocol Pharma Providence Therapeutics Quaker Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)

From a Current Student!

Alexis - Biological Engineering Student

Alexis
Biological Engineering

In high school, after visiting my top choice schools, it was Guelph that stood out as the ideal learning and living environment. With career aspirations ranging from doctor and architect, to medical illustrator, I needed a program that would challenge me, while giving me the freedom to seek out my passion. As a varsity athlete and avid traveller, I valued the flexibility of working in research for two to four months each summer. The flexibility of the biological engineering program allowed me to take specialized food science courses, and now every aspect of my job as Brewing Manager at a major international brewery draws on knowledge I learned during my undergrad!