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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Master of Engineering (MEng)
Thesis-based program
Program overview
PLEASE NOTE: This program is not currently accepting applications
People with a bachelor degree who want to advance their careers by boosting their skills should consider the Electrical and Computer Engineering (MEng Thesis) degree. The research-based program usually takes two years of full-time study beyond a bachelor’s degree, placing students in a vibrant community of researchers who are focused on finding practical solutions to real-world problems. As a professional degree that is purely course-based, the program helps students get the credentials they need to work in high-tech companies. Positions can include research and development engineer, system/network architect, system designer, system engineer, application engineer, application developer and software architect.
Completing this program
- Courses: Topics may include virtual environments, data mining, intelligent control, VLSI and SOC, multidimensional signal processing and more.
- Professional Development Courses: Students take two professional development courses on communication styles, presentation skills and more.
- Software Engineering Specialization: Topics may include modelling and measurement of software performance, advanced software testing and more.
- Thesis: Students will be required to submit and defend an original research thesis.
Specializations
- Software Engineering
- Engineering, Energy and Environment (Interdisciplinary)
- Environmental Engineering (Interdisciplinary)
- Energy and Environmental Systems (Interdisciplinary)
Outcomes
Electrical energy, electronics, control, and instrumentation, telecommunications, information and communications technology, computer, software, oil and gas, medical, biomedical, automotive.
A master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering will give you the pre-requisite for a PhD.
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Seeking Students6G Networking & Communications, Safe and Robust Machine Learning, Immersive Multi-Sensory Communications, Sustainability using AI and Optimization, Industrial Internet-of-Things -
Accepting InquiriesSoftware engineering, open source software, human and social aspects of software engineering, human factors, research methods, collaboration, community management -
Accepting InquiriesRF and Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits and Systems -
UnavailableElectrokinetic Microsystems, Microneedles, Brain-machine interfaces -
Accepting InquiriesNetwork Security, Software Security, Usable Security -
Accepting InquiriesSignal Processing, Indoor Positioning, Wireless Positioning, Simultaneous Location and Mapping (SLAM) -
Accepting InquiriesSoftware Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Machine Learning, NLP, Data Analytics -
Seeking StudentsDistributed Learning Systems, Edge Computing, Container orchestration systems and AIOps, Blockchain Services -
Accepting Inquiries5G and Beyond Wireless Networks, IoT Networking, Wi-Fi Networking, Vehicular Networking, Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer -
Accepting InquiriesDistributed software systems, Intelligent analytics
Admission requirements
GPA
A minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.
Minimum education
A four year baccalaureate degree, or equivalent from a recognized institution.
Work samples
None
Documents
None
Reference letters
Two
Test scores
Required
For the software engineering specialization
At least one year of experience in software development
A background of C/C++
Knowledge of object-oriented design and human-computer interaction
English language proficiency
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:
- TOEFL score of 86 with no section less than 20 (Internet-based). Our institution code is 0813
- IELTS score of 6.5 with no section less than 6.0 (Academic version)
- MELAB score of 80, or higher
- PTE score of 59, or higher (Academic version)
- Tier 3 of the International Foundations Program with minimum grades of B,C,C (Writing & Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension & Oral Fluency)
Deadlines
PLEASE NOTE: This program is not currently accepting applications
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