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This program combines intensive instruction in physics, mathematics, and engineering with biotechnology, bioprocess engineering, and life sciences. You'll become an environmental guardian, working to utilize Earth's natural resources while enhancing living standards through sustainable, eco-friendly production methods for better pharmaceuticals, purified water, renewable energy sources, advanced materials, and innovative medical solutions.
Our mission is to deliver an exceptional and unique chemical and biological engineering education via a thorough, forward-thinking curriculum. By choosing from diverse elective subjects, graduates gain preparation for rewarding professional paths in industrial, governmental, and academic sectors across British Columbia, Canada, and internationally. The Chemical and Biological Engineering program allows students to merge life science passions with engineering principles, concentrating particularly on biotechnological and biomedical applications. Many program alumni pursue further education in medical disciplines.
Graduation from a university-preparatory program at a senior secondary school: Higher Secondary School Certificate awarded on completion of Standard XII. Certificates must be official. Photocopies are acceptable if certified by school principal, head, or counsellor. Notarized copies are not acceptable.
Degree-specific requirements: Applied Science (Engineering)
English Language Admission Standard: Canadian Academic English Language assessment - Overall 70; Cambridge English Qualifications – 180; UBC Certificate in English – 600; International English Language Testing System (Academic) - 6.5, with no part less than 6.0; Pearson Test of English (Academic) - Overall: 65, Reading: 60, Listening: 60, Writing: 60, Speaking: 60; Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test - Overall: 90, Reading: 22, Listening: 22, Writing: 21, Speaking: 21.