What is unique about this program at the U of M? A key strength of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. is our strong tie with local, national, and international industry through research collaboration. Professors bring this collaboration experience to their classroom teaching, allowing students the benefit of real-world examples of theoretical concepts. Our Power & Energy, Antennas, and Applied Electromagnetics research areas are renowned nationally and internationally for developments in the areas of power system simulation, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission, satellite communications, and virtual antennas. In April 2011, distinguished Applied EM professor Dr. Lotfollah Shafai was awarded the Killam Prize for Engineering as acknowledgement of outstanding achievements. Our Materials research area houses a state-of-the-art Nano Systems Fabrication Laboratory, an open-access cleanroom micromachining lab established to provide nano-system research, development, and prototyping to multidisciplinary university and industry researchers. Biomedical Engineering research begun in our Department in the late 1970s, culminating in the creation of the Biomedical Engineering Lab in the early 1980s. This research area has seen significant growth since that time, particularly in the past 5 years with the development of the Acoustic and Motor Control Laboratory, the Electromagnetic Imaging Laboratory, and the Biomedical Photonics (Biophotonics) Laboratory. The department also has strong research groups in Communication Systems, Signal and Image Processing, and Computational Intelligence.

Common International Curricula (GCE and IB): General Certificate of Education (GCE): Minimum 2 courses at Advanced (A) level and 3 courses at Ordinary (O) level: no grades below a ‘D’ (GCE). International Baccalaureate (IB): An IB diploma with 3 courses at the higher level (HL) and 3 courses at the standard level (SL): no grades below a ‘3’ (IB). English language proficiency.