• McMaster University offers MASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering for a duration of 2 years.
  • It is an on-campus, thesis-based program available with both full-time and part-time options.
  • The MASc program requires a candidate to successfully complete at least four graduate half courses or equivalent and to prepare a thesis embodying the results of the research taken on by the students.
  • The research areas of the program are:
    • Biomedical information technology
    • Computer aided design
    • Optimization and Simulation
    • Communications
    • Computer Engineering
    • Microelectronics
    • Microwaves and Photonics-Optoelectronics
  • The MASc degree is a thesis-based program where students are required to complete courses in addition to writing and defending a thesis.
  • University provides environment that fosters creativity and research excellence on an international scale in a particular field of electrical and computer engineering.
  • Students also get the co-op option in this program.
  • McMaster’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department is ranked as one of the best departments of electrical and computer engineering both nationally and internationally. 
  • 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.
  • McMaster’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is home to The Centre for Research in Micro- and Nano-systems.
  • The average salary of the program goes up to 54,000 USD.