阿爾伯塔大學

Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate students have the opportunity to work with an advisor in one of twelve research areas in the department. While a specific topic of focus is expected, the research conducted in many of the areas is interdisciplinary. This gives students experience with other facets of electrical and computer engineering, and engineering physics. The twelve areas of research in ECE include: biomedical engineering; communications; computer engineering; control systems; electromagnetic and microwaves; energy systems; integrated circuits and systems; Microsystems and nano devices; photonics and plasmas; signal and image processing; software engineering and intelligent systems; solid state electronics.

The Faculty of Business and the Faculty of Engineering offer a program of joint study which enables students to earn both the MBA and MEng degrees after two calendar years of full-time study. Only students with an undergraduate degree in engineering are admissible to this program.

Each student must complete a Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research application form to be submitted to the Faculty of Business. A letter indicating the intention to apply to the MBA/MEng program should also be enclosed.

Program Requirements:

The course requirements are as follows:

★30 required MBA core courses

SMO 641

Four ★3 elective MBA courses

Five ★3 graduate engineering courses (excluding engineering management courses) for programs in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or seven ★3 graduate engineering courses for programs in other engineering departments

One engineering project equivalent to two ★3 courses. The required engineering project must have a significant business related component, and will be co-supervised by a professor from the Faculty of Business and a professor from the degree department within the Faculty of Engineering.

Students will normally take the ★30 first-year MBA courses in their first two semesters but may defer up to ★6 first-year MBA courses to the second year of the program and replace them in the first year with graduate engineering courses.

Students are eligible to receive financial assistance from either the Faculty of Business or the specific department within the Faculty of Engineering, but may not receive financial assistance from both Faculties simultaneously.

Students who decide to transfer out of the combined program into the regular MBA or MEng program will have to apply and meet the full degree requirements of that program.

Length of Program:

Students enrolled in the combined program on a full-time basis can complete the program in two calendar years. Students may undertake the combined program on a part-time basis but must include one term of full-time attendance within a specified department in the Faculty of Engineering if so required by the specific engineering department. The duration of the total program must not exceed six consecutive calendar years.