Graduate Studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) graduate program at the University of Waterloo attracts outstanding Canadian and international applicants, with an enrollment of more than 680 graduate students. The ECE department offers an outstanding research environment in two recently completed new buildings with world-class research laboratories. Graduate research has been benefiting from close connections with many high-technology companies in the Waterloo area and from the very generous intellectual property policy of the University of Waterloo, which vests the rights with the inventor.

Our Programs

We offer research-based master of applied science and a doctor of philosophy in electrical and computer engineering with specializations available in nanotechnology and quantum information.

We also offer a course-based masters of engineering (M.Eng.) allowing candidates to take industry-relevant courses together with the profession-based masters of engineering in power engineering.

The Benefits

Through teaching assistantships, our graduate students have an opportunity to interact with our undergraduate students, who are among the best in Canada and have significant industry experience due to our unique co-op education program. Our commitment to quality, fairness and professionalism means that all students are given the respect that they deserve in order to enrich their postgraduate training and achieve their full potential.

Website Update

All information for prospective students (applications, fields of specialization, etc.), current students (information, TAs, courses, etc.), and our programs (PhD, MASc, MEng, and the Power-MEng) have been collated under a common entry points available on the left-hand menu.