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	McMaster Honours Health & Society I OUAC MLH Remove	Ottawa Biomedical Mechanical Engineering (4 years) OUAC OEC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–87%“Low-to Mid-80s”	80–85%“80-85%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	MCV4U MHF4U SBI4U SCH4U SPH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	English 4U	ENG4U or FRA4U MHF4U MCV4U SPH4U SCH4U +3 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Applied Science, BASc, Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op), BEng (Co-op)
First-year intakewhere published	55	63
What you study	Health Informatics Social Policy	General or Integrated Engineering Interdisciplinary Studies Mechanical Engineering Medical Technology
What it is	This program teaches you how social systems, policy, and technology shape health outcomes. You'll study both how societies organize healthcare and how digital tools collect and use health data to inform decisions. It suits people interested in the intersection of public health, policy work, and health information systems rather than clinical patient care.	You study the engineering principles behind medical devices and equipment, combining mechanical engineering with biology and healthcare applications. Unlike pure mechanical engineering, this program integrates biomedical sciences so you design systems that work inside or on the human body. It suits students interested in engineering who also want to apply their skills directly to medicine and health technology, with mandatory paid work terms built into the degree.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	McMaster University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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