Graduate class sizes are typically small, allowing for substantial interaction between students and professors. In addition to various research opportunities, there are numerous teaching assistant (TA) positions available during the Fall and Winter terms; graduate students may also participate in the engineering co-op program once eligibility requirements are met. ECE has developed research strengths in the areas listed below. Of special note, is the world-class research conducted by the Emera & NB Power Research Centre for Smart Grid Technologies and the Optical Fiber Systems Research Laboratory (housed within ECE), as well as the research conducted by the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (closely affiliated with ECE) and COBRA (Collaboration Based Robotics and Automation).

Applicants are required to submit a complete application - including a brief statement describing their academic and/or professional background and areas of interest. Once completed, applications for research-based programs are distributed to and assessed by faculty members conducting research in the area(s) indicated on the application. Applications for the course-based MEng program are assessed by the ECE graduate committee. Applicants interested in the research-based programs may contact individual faculty by email to inquire about potential research opportunities and funding. However, please understand that some faculty find it difficult to respond to the large number of email inquiries they receive and prefer to concentrate their efforts on reviewing and assessing the completed applications that have been forwarded to them. Should a potential supervisor wish to speak with you, they will contact you directly. Applicants should hold an undergraduate degree from an accredited university with a minimum average of 80% or First Class standing. In addition, PhD applicants are expected to hold a Master’s degree from an accredited university. International applicants whose first language is not English will be required to submit language scores. Examples of minimum acceptable scores include: 580 for the paper-based TOEFL with 4.0 for TWE, 93 for the internet-based TOEFL with 25 for the writing component, 237 for the computer-based TOEFL with 4.0 for the writing component, a score band of 7.0 for the IELTS, 85 on the MELAB, and a score band of 4.75 on the CanTEST.