BME 101Communications in Biomedical Engineering-Written and Oral
- Units
- 0.25
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Biomedical Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course introduces first-year students to biomedical engineering with a focus on the engineering profession and technical communication skills. Through in-class and independent activities leading to formative and summative assessments, students will consider and reflect on communication intention, audience, content, medium, format, and tone to demonstrate and improve upon their listening, written and oral communication skills for academic, engineering, and professional context.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 1A
- Enrolled in H-Biomedical Engineering
Antirequisites
- Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- SYDE101 - Communications in Systems Design Engineering-Written and Oral (0.25)
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 7759 | 0 / 134 | F 13:30–14:20 |
| LEC 701 | 7988 | 0 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
| TUT 101 | 7760 | 0 / 67 | T 14:30–16:20 |
| TUT 102 | 7762 | 0 / 67 | Th 14:30–16:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
44% liked it97% easy39% useful
From 45 ratings and 10 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
I had Kate Mercer for this class. Assignments are really simplistic and easy. Marking for them is questionable at times. Honestly this is easiest course of 1A, just boring overall. As long as you go for attendance and submit every assignment it was free.
Mar 2026 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Prof was unclear about deadlines and assignments but otherwise engaging. The content is relevant for co-op, but lectures were boring.
May 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
This course was super light and there wasn't much work throughout the term. the lectures were pretty boring though.
Dec 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
This course did not have a lot of workload or exams. Assignments were not extremely difficult, however, be careful of the marking because depending on the prof or TA, they may be very picky. DONT BUY THE TEXTBOOK(bought it and never used it). Overall, content was not super exciting and is as a bird course.
Dec 2022 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Content will probably be useful at some point.
May 2021 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
7 posts and comments in 5 threads mention BME 101, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2024
Admission / High School Megathread (Fall 2024) 24 points, 20 comments
“This megathread is for prospective frosh and current high school students interested in Waterloo. Ask your questions here. …”
u/Suspicious-Egghead: “I just got my offer letter for Eng”
u/Suspicious-Egghead: “BME 101”
Spring 2020
Thoughts on Carolyn MacGregor? 2 points, 2 comments
u/TopCheeseSwiss: “I have her in BME 101 this fall (incoming first-year) and I've been getting mixed messages on how she is from UW Flow, where she is generally well-reviewed, and Rate my Professor, where she has reviews calling her the worst person ever and any positive review gets disliked. …”
u/BME_or_Bust: “Never had her personally but from what I heard as long as you’re a decent student (aka no cheating and paying attention in lectures) she’s fine. BME 101 is a bird course anyways, prof doesn’t really matter for it”
u/chattyycathyy: “When I took BME 101 two years ago it was like 4 profs that tag teamed it and I assume it’s the same thing now. I think she was decent no one really had that many complaints about her. I wouldn’t worry too much about BME101, it’s just a communications course. …”
Admissions Megathread (Fall 2020 Incoming Students) - 2 218 points, 7,167 comments
“Hello UW applicants, This thread is specifically for those who are applying/applied to UW to discuss different admission issues and ask current UW students for help and advice. …”
u/comfybimy: “Just got into BME 101 (international)”
Fall 2018
Admissions Megathread (Fall 2019 Incoming Students) 175 points, 3,208 comments
“Hello UW applicants, This thread is specifically for those who are applying/applied to UW to discuss different admission issues and ask current UW students for help and advice. …”
u/DickusEnlargimus: “… EDIT: For example when looking at BME 101 it says Prereq: 1A Biomedical Engineering. Now how would this translate to international students? EDIT2: What does Offered: F or W mean? …”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 498B BIOL 499A BIOL 499B BIOL 605 BIOL 650 BIOL 651 BIOL 669 BIOL 680 BIOL 681 BIOL 690 BME 101 BME 101L BME 121 BME 161 BME 181 BME 201 BME 213 BME 261 BME 281 BME 281L BME 285 BME 285L BME 302 BME 362 BME 364 BME 384 BME 386 BME 392 BME 392L BUS 111W BUS 127W BUS 208W BUS 223W …”
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