Electrical and Computer Engineering - MEng

Length: 16 months
Degree: Master of Engineering (Co-op Available)
Type: Course-based
Options: Co-op

Program highlights

McMaster’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department is internationally and nationally recognized as one of the leading departments in its field.

The MEng program has two related goals: First, it seeks to enable students to enhance their knowledge and skills in key areas of electrical and computer engineering to a level at which they will be able to lead the implementation the technologies of today. Second, it seeks to enable them to develop an understanding of the principles that underlie these technologies, so that they will be able to critically evaluate future advances in the state-of-the-art, and to lead creative applications of these advances to develop innovative products and services that address the needs of local, national, international and global communities.

Exceptional faculty

Faculty members are regular award winners including the prestigious Premier Research Excellence Award (PREA), OCUFA teaching award, McMaster Students Union Teaching Award, Booker Gold Medal, and the Signal Processing Society Education Award.

Unique courses

This program offers a wide range of specializations and requires candidates to successfully complete seven graduate half courses or equivalent.

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How to apply

Academic Prerequisites

Honours Bachelor’s Degree (4 Year) in Engineering, Sciences, or equivalent.

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Anticipated Admission Range

Minimum B+ (77-79%)

How to Apply Electrical and Computer Engineering MEng degree requirements

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Cutting-edge research

McMaster’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering is home to The Centre for Research in Micro- and Nano-systems.

This unique facility in North America offers fabrication, characterization and integration of different materials, components and devices at multiple length scales. For example, Nano-Bonding and –Interconnect System (NBIS) and Nanoimprinting Lithography System (NIL) provide fabrication and integration of nanometer scale structures and devices.

Research using MNSL infrastructure spans from fundamental areas such as molecular interactions during bonding to applied relating to miniaturization of emerging systems for health and environmental applications.

Areas of research:

Biomedical information technology
Computer aided design
Optimization and Simulation
Communications
Computer Engineering
Image Processing & Multimedia
Microelectronics
Microwaves and Photonics-Optoelectronics
Networks
Signal Processing
National Microelectronics & Photonics Testing Collaboratory

Program structure

Candidates for the degrees of MASc, MEng and PhD must present a seminar on a topic approved by the Department at least once during the course of their programs. Grading will be restricted to Pass/Fail.

The thesis or report submitted by the candidate must be defended orally at the conclusion of the study.

All graduate students are required to register for ECE 790: Graduate Seminars in Electrical & Computer Engineering.

A candidate is required to complete successfully a program of seven graduate half courses (or equivalent), of which at least four must be 700-level and up to two 600-level courses approved by the department; these courses may be taken on a part-time basis. Two of these 600-leel courses can be taken in the final undergraduate year at McMaster for graduate credit. For full time students, this program can be finished in a year and a half.

Co-op and Student Life

Graduate Co-op

Master’s and PhD students may complete 4 to 12 months of co-op experience in various types of organizations, including corporations, non-profit organizations, government agencies, startups and research institutions.

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Engineering Graduate Society

The EGS actively supports engineering graduate students through events, workshops, bursaries, and collaboration with various campus organizations, focusing on representation, community building, and academic and professional development.

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Life in Hamilton

Hamilton, also known as The Hammer or Steeltown, is a thriving city close to the U.S. border and Toronto, with easy access for students commuting from the Greater Toronto Area via the on-campus GO Bus Terminal.

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