# Biomedical Technology
**Source**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/graduate/discover-opportunities/explore-programs/biomedical-technology-mbt-course
**Parent**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/graduate/discover-opportunities/explore-programs/biomedical-engineering-msc-thesis
Master of Biomedical Technology (MBT)
Course-based program
[Start your application](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-apply)
## Program overview
Through course and laboratory instruction plus a paid three-month Summer Practicum, students in the 12 month Master of Biomedical Technology program will be able to bridge from the academic to the corporate world. Students are exposed to a broad range of biotechnology and business concepts, along with cutting-edge technology. With mentorship and instruction from entrepreneurs, faculty, alumni and industry leaders, students acquire a tool kit of the technical and soft skills, knowledge and experience needed to directly enter a variety of career paths, including the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, along with biomedical, financial, regulatory or governmental careers. The MBT can be completed in combination with the course-based Master of Business Administration.
### Completing this program
- **Courses:** Topics include biotechnology business aspects, integrated systems, clinical trials and biomanufacturing, bioinformatics and more.
- **Sex & Gender Module:** Students are required to complete one of the CIHR sex and gender online training modules found at discoversexandgender.ca in the first year of their program.
- **Research Ethics:** Students are required to attend Research Integrity Day sessions during their time in the program.
### Outcomes
Biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, start-ups, medical devices, clinical trials, regulatory affairs, sales and marketing, research and development, patent rights, licensing, project management, corporate leadership.
**A course-based master’s degree in biomedical technology is usually considered a final degree.**
### Course-based program
15 courses
[Learn more about program requirements in the Academic Calendar](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/MDBTMBT)
### Classroom delivery
### Time commitment
One year full-time
### Supervisor
No supervisor is required
### Fees and funding
See the Graduate Calendar for information on [fees and fee regulations,](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/uofcregs/tuitionandfeesoverview/grad) and for information on [awards and financial assistance](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/uofcregs/studfinsupport/awardsgrad).
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## Admission requirements
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#### GPA
A minimum of 3.3 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.
#### Minimum education
A BSc in Biological Science or equivalent.
**Suggested Preparatory Courses:**
- Genetics (Biology 311 or equivalent)
- Cellular and Molecular Biology (Biology 331 or equivalent)
- Biochemistry or macro molecules (Biochemistry 393 or equivalent)
- Senior-level course work in at least two of the following subject areas: microbiology, immunology, pharmacology and/or physiology
#### Work samples
None
#### Documents
- A current C.V.
- A Vision Statement (no more than one page) outlining career goals and how the MBT program will help achieve them
#### Reference letters
Two
#### Test scores
None
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#### **English language proficiency (ELP)**
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in different ways. For accepted criteria, please refer to the program “Admissions” tab in the [**Academic Calendar.**](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/MDBTMBT)
*\*Please contact your program of interest if you have any questions about ELP requirements.*
#### Deadlines
**For Fall Term admission:**
- Canadians and permanent residents: May 1 application deadline
- International students: May 1 application deadline
PLEASE NOTE: Review and evaluation of applications will only take place following the application deadline.
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about
[international requirements](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/international-students)
## Are you ready to apply?
[Application process](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-apply)
## Learn more about this program
### Biomedical Technology Program
UCalgary Foothills Campus, Health Sciences Centre (HSC) Building, Office Suite G329, 3330 Hospital Drive NW,\
Calgary, AB T2N 4N1
[Contact the Graduate Program Administrator](mailto:mbtgrad@ucalgary.ca)
[Visit their website](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/gse/current-students/current-student-program-overview/biomedical-technology)
### Cumming School of Medicine
Health Sciences Centre\
Foothills Campus, University of Calgary,\
Calgary, AB T2N 4N1
[Visit the Cumming School of Medicine's website](http://cumming.ucalgary.ca/)
Learn more about UCalgary by taking a
[virtual tour](https://virtualtour.grad.ucalgary.ca/)
## Related programs
If you're interested in this program, you might want to explore other UCalgary programs.
#### [Pathologists' Assistant](#collapse2045595495)
[Course-based MDPA](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/pathologists-assistant-mdpa)
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## Highlights of the Biomedical Technology program
These stories from those involved in the program show what it's like to be involved yourself.
#### UCalgary graduate a biotech innovator
Fabrizio Chiacchia was recognized as an Avenue Magazine Top 40 Under 40 for his work in reducing hospital-acquired infections
[Read More](http://avenuecalgary.com/Top-40-Under-40/Fabrizio-Chiacchia/)
#### Biomedical Technology grad leads two companies
Chad Walton established ATK Technologies and Akamai Diagnostics after finishing at UCalgary
[Read more](http://nature.com/bioent/2005/051201/full/bioent896.html)
#### A future international leader in global health
Lisa Allen Scott, a Vanier scholar and MBT grad, is investigating public health interventions in sanitation and hygiene
[Read more](http://ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2014-06-12/grads-groundbreaking-research-began-stunning-findings)
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