ECE 601Foundations of Biology in Engineering
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This biomedical engineering core course focuses on equipping students with the foundational knowledge in human biology through a problem-solving oriented treatment of biological phenomena at both physiological and cellular levels. The major aim of this course is to develop students' literacy in biology and to show them how various biological phenomena can be analytically explained and justified with numbers. It is also intended to illustrate how biology knowledge can be integrated with engineering principles to address real-world diagnostic needs. Case descriptions would be included of medical devices that involved discipline-specific knowledge in electrical and computer engineering.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention ECE 601, May 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.
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: “… ECE 358 ECE 361 ECE 390 ECE 400A ECE 400B ECE 451 ECE 484 ECE 498A ECE 498B ECE 499 ECE 600 ECE 601 ECE 604 ECE 606 ECE 611 ECE 613 ECE 614 ECE 621 ECE 630 ECE 633 ECE 635 ECE 636 ECE 637 ECE 639 ECE 650 ECE 651 ECE 658 ECE 6604PD ECE 6610PD ECE 6616PD ECE 662 ECE 664 ECE 667 …”
Spring 2017
Has anyone taken ECE 601? 1 point, 1 comment
u/FutureUWGrad: “I'm considering taking ECE 601 but the last time I took any biology was grade 11, does anyone know how much pre knowledge in biology we need for that course? …”
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