At a glance:
Application deadlines
- February 1 (for admission in September)
- June 1 (for admission in January of the following year)
- October 1 (for admission in May of the following year)
Graduate research fields
- Antennas, Microwaves and Wave Optics
- Biomedical
- Circuits and Systems Including Computer - Aided Design
- Communications and Information Systems
- Computer Hardware
- Computer Software
- Nanotechnology
- Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (PAMI)
- Power and Energy Systems
- Quantum Information
- Silicon Devices and Integrated Circuits
- Systems and Control
- Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI)
- Wireless Communication
Study options
- Thesis
Minimum admission requirements
- Admission to the program is based upon the student's academic record and evidence of ability to pursue independent research.
- Normally an overall standing equivalent to 83% in either a relevant thesis-based Master’s degree or a University of Waterloo Master of Engineering (MEng) degree that includes a completed ECE 699 Master of Engineering Project course.
- At the time of admission, each student must have a faculty supervisor who has endorsed the recommendation for admission.
- Three references, at least two academic
- Proof of English language proficiency, if applicable. TOEFL 80 (writing 22, speaking 20, reading 20, listening 18) IELTS 6.5 (writing 6.0, speaking 6.0)
Approximate tuition, fees, and living costs
- Canadian and permanent resident students, full-time: $2,254.00 tuition and $491.01 incidental fees per term (as of January 2021)
- International students, full-time: $7,182.00 tuition and $703.01 incidental fees per term (as of January 2021)
- Study and living costs
