The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers four University-level certificates, as outlined below. These Graduate Certificate are earned in conjunction with the MEng program. The objectives of this program are:
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To train engineers with a more specialized technical background and specific focus that is recognized by the award of a Graduate Certificate
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To offer a course-work based professional development graduate program for practicing engineers to be formally trained in the very topical areas of computer networking and security, software engineering, sustainable energy and management sciences
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To provide new immigrants, foreign-trained engineers a degree program that facilitates entry to the Canadian workforce in important technical areas of significant national interest
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To provide newly graduated engineers an opportunity to pursue graduate education in the very topical areas of computer networking and security, software engineering, sustainable energy and management sciences
For additional program information please visit the Department of Electrical and Computer MEng program website. You may also contact Dr. Kankar Bhattacharya, MEng - Electric Power Engineering, Director: Tel: (519) 888-4567 ext. 37064 / email: kankar@ece.uwaterloo.ca.
Course Requirements
Course Requirements for the following Graduate Certificate areas are available through the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Course and Credit Requirements website.
Note: ECE MEng requirements allow for only three courses to be taken outside the department.
Graduate Certificate in Computer Networking and Security
Students will be exposed to the fundamental, advanced, and practical aspects of computer networks, security, and distributed computing systems. They will gain knowledge in the field of local and wide area networks - both wired and wireless. Students will learn designing network based systems for parallel and distributed processing; and the security aspects of communication and distributed system applications.
To receive the Graduate Certificate in Computer Networking and Security, a student will have to successfully complete three compulsory courses and two elective courses. (See Course and Credit Requirements)
Graduate Certificate in Software Engineering
Students will learn the concepts, techniques and methods of modern, effective software development. They will gain knowledge in software specifications, design and testing and will be exposed to data structures and algorithms, networking lower and upper layers, data-base systems, knowledge modeling, computational intelligence, component-based software engineering, re-engineering, and network security.
To receive the Graduate Certificate in Software Engineering, a student will have to successfully complete two compulsory courses and three elective courses. (See Course and Credit Requirements)
Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Energy
Students will be exposed to different aspects of sustainable energy sources including the theory of operation and analysis of wind turbines, fuel cells and photovoltaic. Interfacing these energy sources with the electric utility grid and their effects on electricity market pricing will be addressed.
To receive the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Energy, a student will have to successfully complete two compulsory courses and three elective courses. (See Course and Credit Requirements)
Graduate Certificate in Management Sciences (in Collaboration with the Department of Management Science)
Students can augment their technical knowledge gained from the courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a broad perspective on technology management concepts. The students can learn about production and inventory management or economic concepts in management, organizational behaviour, or even senior management principles.
A student completing the MEng in ECE can obtain a Graduate Certificate in Management Sciences after successfully completing three course. (See Course and Credit Requirements)