- Length
- 1 year
- Degree
- Master of Applied Science
- Type
- Thesis-based
- Options
-
None
Overview
An accelerated MASc option is available to students currently enrolled at McMaster University, whereby the degree may be completed in 12 months of full-time study. Application for entry into the accelerated option occurs in the penultimate year of undergraduate studies.
This option is only available to McMaster’s students in the undergraduate four- or five-year Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Science (IBEHS) program.
Admission requirements
Application deadlines
Academic Term | Application Opens | Domestic Application Deadline | International Application Deadline |
January | February 15 | October 31 | July 1 |
May | June 1 | February 30 | October 1 |
September | October 1 | June 30 | March 15 |
Application status
After you successfully submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email from The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) within a few days. (If you do not receive this email, please email biomedg@mcmaster.ca for assistance).
The confirmation email will contain important information about how to access Mosaic so that you can follow the status of your application and your checklist of required documents. Typically, documents in the “Initiated” stage indicate that your application has not been marked as complete. This should not be immediate cause for concern, as Mosaic checklist updates are performed manually (not automatically); therefore- given the volume of applications received–you may need to wait up to a month to see a status update.
If after a month from your application submission you notice that some documents have remained in the “Initiated” stage, you should understand this to mean that your application is incomplete. Prior to the application deadline, you may email the graduate administrator (biomedg@mcmaster.ca) to gain clarity on any documents in the “Initiated” stage; however, any arrangements to receive supplementary documents are at the discretion of the graduate administrator (as all supplementary documents are supposed to be submitted together).
Programstructure
Seminar requirement
Students must attend all seminars in the Biomedical Engineering Program seminar series. They must present one seminar on the research they have carried out while enrolled in the program.
Students will be encouraged to present their research at appropriate conferences in Canada and internationally. Faculty support of students for this purpose will also be encouraged.
Interaction with industry will be an important aspect of the School of Biomedical Engineering. Students will benefit considerably from these interactions. Some students will work on projects in collaboration with industrial partners with whom the School of Biomedical Engineering has research agreements.
Thesis requirement
Students must complete a thesis to be examined by a committee of no fewer than three members (supervisor(s) plus two additional faculty members, one of whom may be from a department other than Biomedical Engineering).
The thesis will be defended by the candidate in an oral examination before this committee and such other members as may be appointed by the Director. The time of the defense will be set typically 2 weeks after the submission of the completed thesis.
Direct to PhDoption
Students can also consider an accelerated Direct to PhD option. Applicants must have a sessional average of 11.0 or A (i.e., in their 3rd year) at the time of contacting the Director of the School of Biomedical Engineering to express their intention to apply for this option. Students will need to maintain an 11.0 or an A average until undergraduate degree completion.
- At the end of their 4th year, students will need to complete the first term of their research project with their proposed supervisor (i.e., from May through August) prior to completion of their undergraduate degree.
- The accelerated option requires students to complete one of either IBEHS-4FO4 (Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement) or IBEHS-4QZ3 (Modelling of Biological Systems) with the additional 600 level evaluation components (i.e., either IBEHS-6QZ3 or IBEHS-6FO4) completed by the end of their 5th and final year. The program will petition the School of Graduate Studies for advanced credit upon entry to the Doctoral degree.
- Students will officially start in the accelerated Ph.D. program option in May (after completion of their 5th year and once they have been cleared to graduate) and pursue research throughout the summer.
- Students would follow the same schedule as the MASc. option, however, they would extend the degree by at least 2 extra years (for a total of 3 years, post-undergraduate studies). Such students would need an additional three 700 level courses beyond the one 600 level and one core course (total of 5 courses). This option would be available only to McMaster undergraduate students. Other students already possessing an accelerated Master’s degree, or any other type of Master’s degree, would not be accepted into this program.
- Enrolled students would take either core course Biomed 701 3 unit course (required by HESE students) in the Fall or Biomed 706 3 unit course (required for Engineering students) in the Winter.
- Enrolled students would be required to take 3 other courses, at the 700 level, which would be decided upon between them and their supervisory committee.
Need moreinformation?
How to apply
Understand every step, from applying, to accepting your offer and joining us on campus!
Request more information
Thank you for your interest in our Graduate Studies. Please fill out the form below, and we will connect with you to answer all of your questions.