Biological Engineering

Life sciences + Engineering principles

Improve life by enhancing our global food supply and collaborate on interdisciplinary teams to produce innovative life-saving products.

Biological Engineers combine their knowledge of life sciences with engineering principles to design and control biological processes and systems with the aim of enhancing human, animal and plant life.

Biological Engineers work with the most complex machines in the world - living organisms. Guelph's cutting-edge Biological Engineering program focuses on fundamentals in bio-materials science, bio-systems analysis, instrumentation and control systems. You can tailor your program to explore interests in the production of renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel or sustainable bioplastics made from plant materials, the extraction and stabilization of nutraceuticals to provide health benefits or manufacturing in the food and beverage industries.

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: Sleeman Breweries PepsiCo Quaker Johnson and Johnson Novocol Pharma 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!