• The Ph.D. degree is a thesis-based program where students are required to complete courses in addition to writing and defending a thesis. 
  • McMaster’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department is ranked as one of the best departments of electrical and computer engineering both nationally and internationally. 
  • In the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program, students also provide an environment that fosters creativity and research excellence on an international scale in a particular field of electrical and computer engineering and inspires students to a career of contributions to the communities through leadership of advances in the state-of-the-art in their fields of interest.
  • The minimum number of graduate courses required is four half-courses (or equivalent) beyond the Master's degree, or eight half-courses (or equivalent) beyond the Bachelor's degree.