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Engineering Science

Master of Engineering

The MEng program is a course-based Master’s program that involves 30 credit hours of coursework at the graduate level. Students in the MEng program have the option to complete a MEng project, depending on the availability of the faculty members in the particular area. The project is documented by a technical report and presented to a committee that includes at least two faculty members.

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Requirements

Applicants must satisfy the University admission requirements as stated in Graduate General Regulation 1.3 in the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar and have a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, biomedical engineering, engineering science, or a related area, with a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (B average) from a recognized university, or equivalent. International applicants must also meet the university's requirement on English proficiency.

Program Requirements

This program consists of required courses and elective courses for a minimum of 30 units.

Students complete the following

ENSC 820 - Engineering Management for Development Projects (3)

This course focuses on the management and reporting activities of typical engineering development projects. Through seminars and workshops it builds the student's skills at estimating project cost and schedule, keeping a project on track, and handing over the completed project to a customer or another team. A writing workshop emphasizes techniques for writing proposals, and writing and controlling documentation. Note that ENSC 820 will not count towards the course work requirement of students enrolled in the MASc program.

ENSC 870 - MEng Course Option Portfolio (0) *

Students in the course option of the MEng program develop a portfolio of their MEng graduate work. This includes a brief report submitted to the Graduate Program Committee that describes the work undertaken in each course and how the overall set of courses contributes to their areas of expertise and future careers. Prerequisite: Students may only register for the ENSC 870-0 during their final term.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
TBD

and 12 units of ENSC graduate courses (excluding ENSC 701, ENSC 702, ENSC 703, ENSC 803, ENSC 820, ENSC 891, ENSC 892, ENSC 896, ENSC 897, ENSC 898, ENSC 899)

and 15 units of graduate courses (any additional graduate courses from ENSC or up to 9 units from other departments in the Faculty of Applied Sciences or the Faculty of Science; ENSC 703 cannot be used towards this requirement).

The following courses can be used towards the 15 units of graduate courses:

ENSC 701 - Graduate Co-op Practicum I (3)

This course is the first term of work experience in the School of Engineering Science Co-operative Education Program for graduate students. A final report will be submitted and graded by the student's Senior supervisor. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite: The student must have finished at least two terms in the program with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 before taking this course. Approval of Senior Supervisor is needed.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:00 a.m.–7:50 p.m.

Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:00 a.m.–7:50 p.m.

Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:00 a.m.–7:50 p.m.

ENSC 702 - Graduate Co-op Practicum II (3)

Following ENSC 701-3, this course is the second term of work experience in the School of Engineering Science Co-operative Education Program for graduate students. A final report will be submitted and graded by the student's Senior supervisor or delegate. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite: ENSC 701-3, a minimum CGPA of 3.0, and approval of the Senior Supervisor and a GPC representative.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:00 a.m.–7:50 p.m.

Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:00 a.m.–7:50 p.m.

Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:00 a.m.–7:50 p.m.

ENSC 891 - Directed Studies I (3)

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
TBD
TBD
ENSC 892 - Directed Studies II (3)

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
TBD
TBD
ENSC 897 - MEng Project (6)

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
TBD

*Project

ENSC 897 is an elective course that can be completed instead of ENSC 870, in which case it replaces ENSC 870 as part of the program requirements. Students interested in doing a project should approach ENSC faculty members with matching interests. Availability of projects may depend on faculty member's interests and schedule, as well as student's prior academic performance. Students who find a faculty member willing to be their MEng project supervisor should register for the course ENSC 897-6 MEng Project. At the completion of the course, the student should submit a MEng project report and give an oral presentation to the supervisory committee. Students who do not complete ENSC 897-6 in one term must enroll in ENSC 896-6 (MEng Project Completion) in all subsequent terms until the project is complete, but only need to pay 50% of the tuition for the ENSC 896 credits.

Program Length

Students are expected to complete the program requirements in six terms.

Other Information

International Students

International MEng students with a study permit should register in at least two courses each term with a total of six or more units to maintain full-time status.

Supervisory Committee

The Chair of the Graduate Program Committee is the default Senior Supervisor of all MEng students. When a faculty member agrees to supervise a MEng student for the student's ENSC 897-6 MEng Project course, the faculty member becomes the senior supervisor of the MEng student.

Transfer from MEng to MASc Program

A transfer from the MEng to the Master of Applied Science (MASc) program will be considered if the student meets all the admission requirements of the MASc program, and if the proposed senior supervisor can provide financial support that meets the school's minimum requirement for MASc students.

Financial Support

Students in the MEng program are ineligible for university financial support except for a teaching assistantship (TA).

Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations

All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the Graduate General Regulations, as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled.