Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Master of Science (MSc)

Thesis-based program

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Ambitious students can explore their interest and aptitude in performing research by taking the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (MSc Thesis) degree. As a stepping stone to the PhD degree, the program allows students to investigate a new research topic in depth with a leading researcher in the mechanical engineering program. Through things such as conferences, peer-reviewed publications and technical papers, students get to disseminate knowledge. They will complete technical courses, present at a conference, and prepare and defend a thesis documenting their research over the course of their two years of full-time study. Students are typically funded through the duration of their study under various mechanisms offered by the faculty, department, and supervisor.

Completing this program

Manufacturing Engineering: Topics may include computer integrated manufacturing, optimization methods with robotics, CAD/CAM/CAE and more.
Mechanical Engineering: Topics may include combustion processes, mechanics of compressible flow, instrumentation, mobile robotics and more.
Research Seminar: Students present at the annual Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Conference.
Additional Courses: Students complete Numerical Methods for Engineers.
Thesis: Students will be required to submit and defend an original research thesis.
Pipeline Engineering Specialization: Students wishing to complete the Pipeline Engineering Specialization must include three courses of Pipeline Engineering approved courses with a Pipeline Engineering project.

Specializations

Pipeline Engineering
Energy and Environment (Interdisciplinary)
Environmental Engineering (Interdisciplinary)
Energy & Environmental Systems (Interdisciplinary)

Outcomes

Consulting, research and development, forensic engineering, management, process control.

A thesis-based master’s degree in mechanical engineering will give you the pre-requisite for a PhD.

Thesis-based program

Students are required to prepare a thesis and successfully defend in an open oral defense.

Courses

Five courses with conference presentation

Learn more about program requirements in the Academic Calendar

Classroom delivery

Time commitment

Two years full time; four years maximum

Supervisor

A supervisor is required, and must agree to oversee the student's research before admission will be granted

Fees and funding

See the Graduate Calendar for information on fees and fee regulations, and for information on awards and financial assistance.

Bob Brennan

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Self-Manageable and Adaptive Cyber-Physical Systems for Manufacturing Automation, Chair in Design Engineering
Ke Du

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1) Air pollution process, 2) Environmental monitoring techniques
Neil Duncan

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Orthopaedic Bioengineering and Tissue Engineering
Philip Egberts

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Nanotribology, Ultra-high vacuum surface science, Lubricants and Coatings
Salvatore Federico

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Continuum Mechanics, Soft Tissue Biomechanics
Peter Goldsmith

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Robotics, Control Systems, Human-Computer Interfaces, Mathematics, Education
Seonghwan (Sam) Kim

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M/NEMS with IR spectroscopy, Nano-metrology with SPM, Porous Nanomaterials for Sensing, Nanomaterials for enhanced oil recovery and environmental remediation, Micro/nanoscale fluid-structure interaction
Artem Korobenko

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Ongoing and perspective research directions
LePing Li

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Biomechanics; Applied mechanics
Simon Li

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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

None

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

For admission on September 1:

Canadians and permanent residents: June 1 application deadline
International students: Jan. 15 application deadline

For admission on January 1:

Canadians and permanent residents: Oct. 1 application deadline
International students: May 1 application deadline

If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about international requirements