Bachelor of Engineering - Biological Engineering (GBM) (Co-op)

Join the Biological Engineering program at the University of Guelph! Enhance global food supply & innovate life-saving products. Apply now!

The vision of Engineering at the University of Guelph is to be one of the top-ranked engineering institutions in Canada by delivering a superior, design-based engineering education and relevant research programs that positively impact society and Improve Life. Students will improve life by enhancing people's global food supply and collaborate on interdisciplinary teams to produce innovative life-saving products. Biological Engineers combine their knowledge of life sciences with engineering principles to design and control biological processes and systems with the aim of enhancing human, animal and plant life. Biological Engineers work with the most complex machines in the world - living organisms. The University of Guelph's cutting-edge Biological Engineering program focuses on fundamentals in bio-materials science, bio-systems analysis, instrumentation and control systems. Students can tailor their program to explore interests in the production of renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel or sustainable bioplastics made from plant materials, the extraction and stabilization of nutraceuticals to provide health benefits or manufacturing in the food and beverage industries.