THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING


10.1.3 THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING

Admission Requirements

A candidate for the degree of Master of Engineering shall hold the degree of Bachelor of Applied Science from this University or an equivalent degree in Engineering or Applied Science from another University. In addition, the applicant must have at least second-class standing or its equivalent in the final year and be recommended by the Program Graduate Committee in which the candidate plans to undertake studies. Applicant qualifications will be assessed through a Prior Learning Assessment Committee, if necessary, set up for this purpose by the Dean of Engineering or his/her designate in consultation with the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research.

Applicants with degrees in related fields may be considered but will normally require strengthening of their background in Engineering. At the discretion of the AAU’s relevant Graduate Studies Committee, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) may be required. In such instances, rules outlined in Section 1.3.2 shall apply.

All applicants whose native language is not English are required to satisfy the English proficiency requirement as described in Section 1.3.2 of the Graduate Calendar.

Applicants who can demonstrate relevant post-Baccalaureate engineering employment experience may be given preference during the admission process.

Possession of the minimum requirements does not automatically ensure acceptance into the program.

It is not anticipated that students with an M.Eng. Degree will seek admission into our Ph.D. programs. However, if they do, the Prior Learning Assessment Committee will determine what extra credits will be required for admission into the Ph.D. program. Students will not be allowed to take both degrees, M.Eng. and M.A.Sc., concurrently. Courses counted for one degree cannot be credited towards the other, although students may apply for permission to transfer between the two masters programs, provided they meet the admission requirement of the new program.

Degree Requirements

The MEng consists of a total of 10 (ten) graduate level courses (equivalent to a minimum of 30 credits). The distribution of these courses will be as follows:

1) A minimum of 5 (five) courses, equivalent to 15 credits, from the list of graduate courses in the specific program.

2) No less than 2 (two) courses, equivalent to at least 6 credits, from other engineering programs.

3 Up to 3 (three) courses may be selected from other graduate programs within the university with the approval of the programs involved.

One of the 5 courses from the specific program will have one or two short projects (case studies) requiring literature search, report writing and presentations. Each student in the program should obtain approval from the Program’s Graduate Co-ordinator regarding the planned program of study.