Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.A.Sc.

Master’s Degree

A candidate for the Master’s degree may proceed by one of three routes: the Research Program (M.A.Sc.), the course and project program (M. Eng.) or the M. Eng. in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering.

M.A.Sc. Degree

Required Courses

A candidate is required to complete successfully at least four graduate half courses (or equivalent), of which at least two must be from among the 700-level graduate courses offered by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and to prepare a thesis embodying the results of the research taken on by the candidate. Up to one 600-level graduate course within the ECE program can be taken with prior permission from the department. 700-level courses to be taken outside of the ECE program also require prior approval from the department.

General Requirements

The thesis submitted by PhD and M.A.Sc candidates must be defended orally at the conclusion of their study. All M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. graduate students are required to satisfy a seminar requirement by registering in either of ECE 792 / Advanced Communication Skills for Graduate Research in Electrical and Computer Engineering or ECE 790 / Foundational Communication Skills for Graduate Research in Electrical and Computer Engineering . M. Eng.students registering for ECE 701 , with the exception of those registered in the combined B. Eng./M. Eng. Biomedical Engineering program, must register for either ECE 792 or ECE 790 as well. Under special circumstances, and subject to the Department approval, the students may alternatively enroll in an equivalent course from another program in the Faculty of Engineering to satisfy the seminar requirement. PhD candidates who have passed ECE 792 or ECE 790 during their Master’s degree may apply for an exemption from this requirement. The seminar course requirement is in addition to the regular graduate program course requirements described elsewhere in the calendar.