U of T ENGINEERING

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Master of Engineering (MEng)

Please review the degree requirements, optional emphases, MEng-focused courses, and delivery options for the MEng program.

General Requirements for Degree

1)  Students must complete nine approved graduate courses:

      • At least six of the nine courses must be technical courses (examples of non-technical course codes: APS, RSM, LAW).
        • At least five of the six technical courses must be ECE courses.

2)  Students may choose to complete a project (ECE2500Y “MEng Project”) with a value equivalent to three ECE 1000-level courses. Students choosing the project option will be required to complete a total of six courses in addition to the project. In order to pursue the project option, the student must secure a professor who will act as the supervisor throughout the project.

      • The supervisor must hold an appropriate graduate faculty membership (GFM) in ECE. The supervisor must typically hold a full, associate (unrestricted), or emeritus GFM; an associate member with restricted duties can serve only if their graduate faculty membership specifically includes the privilege to serve as the supervisor of an ECE2500Y project.
      • Students who wish to enrol in a project (ECE2500Y) must complete an Add Course Form (PDF), including the signature of the project supervisor, and return the form to the ECE Graduate Office.  Forms may be submitted in person or via email to meng.advising.ece@utoronto.ca.
      • When the Graduate Office receives the form, the project supervisor will be contacted to provide project details.  Once the parameters of the project have been sufficiently reported, the Graduate Office will enrol the student in ECE2500Y on ACORN.

MEng Emphases

In addition to the general requirements, students have the option of completing an emphasis in one of the following areas as part of their degree program:

The detailed requirements for each emphasis are listed in the 'Electrical and Computer Engineering: Electrical and Computer Engineering MASc, MEng, PhD Emphases' section of ECE's SGS Calendar entry. Students may complete more than one emphasis. Students who complete an emphasis (or emphases) will receive a corresponding notation on their University of Toronto transcript.

Course Offerings

ECE's size, and the breadth of expertise represented across our more than 85 professors, allows us to offer an exceptionally large and diverse array of graduate courses each year. ECE also hires industry experts to teach industry-oriented courses designed specifically to meet the needs and interests of MEng students. Our current MEng-focused courses are listed below; please note that not all courses are offered every year.

  • Communications

    • ECE1524H Service Provider Networks
  • Computer Engineering

    • ECE1718H Special Topics in Computer Hardware Design: Hardware-Accelerated Digital Systems
    • ECE1783H Design Tradeoffs in Digital Systems
    • ECE1779H Introduction to Cloud Computing
  • Electronics

    • ECE1394H Technical Management of Modern IC Design
  • Energy Systems

    • ECE1092H Smart Grid Case Studies
    • ECE1093H Electrical Insulation Design and Coordination
    • ECE1095H Grounding and Bonding

On top of ECE's own courses, MEng students may be interested in the hundreds of other graduate courses offered by other U of T departments, many of which are open to MEng students. In particular, students are encouraged to explore the courses offered by other departments within the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, as well as the selection of ELITE and Analytics courses offered by the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.

Delivery Options

ECE offers three delivery options for the MEng program, part-time, full-time or extended full-time, to suit the goals and circumstances of students.

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