• The University of Alberta offers a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering for a duration of 2 years (4 terms).
  • This course is offered on a full-time, on-campus basis.
  • The program consists of two options: project and thesis-based program.
  • The student to faculty ratio for this program is 9:1.
  • Research areas include biomedical engineering, control systems, communication systems, computer engineering, digital signal and image processing, lasers, microsystems, nanotechnology, robotics, and software engineering.
  • The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering studies the design and development of computer hardware and software, electrical and electronic systems, and using physics to solve engineering problems.
  • The Department of Engineering encourages students to apply for scholarships, fellowships, awards, and grants both internally and externally. 
  • This program consists of a total of 18-course units. 12-course units weight must be from ECE courses, while the remaining 6 units should be taken from other departments.
  • Students have career opportunities to work as a Control and Instrumentation Engineer, Design Engineer, Electrical Engineer, and many more.
  • The university consists of 50 tenure-track faculty members, 42 faculty lecturers, and 97 sessional lecturers.
  • Students must also demonstrate proficiency in an approved language other than English.
  • The faculty have won multiple teaching and research awards at the local, provincial and national level, including the 3M Teaching Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, etc.
  • The average salary goes up to 26,250 USD after completing this program.