Electrical and Computer Engineering [Graduate]

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
11-203 Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering
University of Alberta
9211-116 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 1H9
www.ece.engineering.ualberta.ca

General Information

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers graduate courses leading to the MEng, MSc, and PhD degrees to qualified graduates of recognized universities.

Research is being carried out in a number of areas, including biomedical engineering; communications; computer engineering; control systems; electromagnetics and microwaves; energy systems; integrated circuits and systems; microsystems and nanodevices; photonics and plasmas; signal and image processing; software engineering and intelligent systems; solid state electronics.

Entrance Requirements

The Department’s minimum requirements for admission to the MEng or MSc programs are an undergraduate degree with an average of 3.0 in the last two years of full-time study (or equivalent) at the University of Alberta, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution, and a TOEFL score of 580 (paper-based) or 92 (internet-based) where applicable (see English Language Requirement ).

The Department’s minimum requirements for admission to the PhD program are an undergraduate degree with an average of 3.3 in the last two years of full-time study (or equivalent) at the University of Alberta, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution, and a TOEFL score of 580 (paperbased) or 92 (internetbased) where applicable (see English Language Requirement ).

Financial Assistance

Financial assistance is available on a competitive basis in the form of research assistantships, teaching assistantships, tuition scholarships and a variety of awards administered by the University and affiliated institutions. Details are found at www.gradstudies.ualberta.ca

Graduate Program Requirements

Graduate Courses

Graduate courses can be found in Course Listings , under the subject heading:

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).