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SYDE 584Physiological Systems and Biomedical Design

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Systems Design Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

In this course, students will become familiar with the physiology and anatomical structures of the human body. The structure, functions, and properties of major physiological systems (e.g., musculoskeletal, nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory) will be presented in relation to modelling physiological systems and the design of biomedical devices (imaging, assistive, and diagnostic). Various aspects of pathology and how they influence measurements will also be introduced.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Students must be in level 3B or higher
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Enrolled in a program offered by Faculty of Engineering
      • Enrolled in Honours Life Physics - Biophysics Specialization

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • BIOL273 - Principles of Human Physiology 1 (0.50)
    • BME284 - Physiological and Biological Systems (0.50)

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00150090 / 50T 13:30–15:20
Th 13:30–14:20
LEC 701202436 / 9999Online or by arrangement
TUT 10150100 / 50Th 14:30–15:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

50% liked it58% easy67% useful

From 4 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Maud is awesome, super flexible with due dates and alters the content of the course to what the class is interested in! Highly recommend if you are interested is biomedical design, but dont have a biology background.

    Apr 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This was an interesting intro to biology course for SYDE students. Mostly a memorization course which is kind of refreshing in an engineering workload.

    Mar 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I regret taking this course, I took it because it was a prerequisite for SYDE544 but that really was not necessary. However, it wasn't a painful course to complete.

    May 2022 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

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Spring 2021

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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