# Electrical and Computer Engineering
**Source**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/graduate/discover-opportunities/explore-programs/electrical-and-computer-engineering-meng-course
**Parent**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/graduate/discover-opportunities/explore-programs/biomedical-engineering-msc-thesis
Master of Engineering (MEng)
Course-based program
***This program now offers both Fall and Winter semester intake***
[Start your application](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-apply)
## Program overview
If you’re interested in advancing your career, the MEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering is an effective way to get there. This program is ideal for students who aspire to gain more knowledge beyond their bachelor’s degree. The program can often be completed in one to two years of full-time study. Part time options are available. You’ll find yourself part of a vibrant learning community, being mentored by academics who are focused on teaching you how to find practical solutions to real-world problems. As a purely course-based professional degree, the program prepares you for career advancement in companies across any sector. You’ll be equipped to help your company find increasingly digitized engineering solutions.
### **MEng Internship**
This program offers an 8-to-16 month full-time paid internship with companies across Canada to help students gain engineering work experience in a diverse economy. Limited spots are available.
Learn more about this exciting internship opportunity by visiting the [MEng Internship Page.](https://schulich.ucalgary.ca/meng-internship)
### Completing this program
- **Courses:** 10 courses are required to complete this degree. Students can combine courses around the theme of sustainable electrical energy.
### Specializations
- [Engineering, Energy and Environment (Interdisciplinary)](https://schulich.ucalgary.ca/electrical-computer/programs/graduate/master-engineering-course-based/options)
- [Software Engineering (8 month or 12 month cohort)](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/electrical-and-computer-engineering-meng-software-course)
### Outcomes
Depending on your focus, you could work as an electrical engineer, software engineer or computer engineer.
**A course-based master’s degree in electrical and software engineering is usually considered a final degree.**
### Course-based program
10 courses
[Learn more about program requirements in the Academic Calendar](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/ENECMENG)
### Classroom delivery
### Time commitment
1-2 years full-time; 6 years maximum; part-time available
### Supervisor
No supervisor is required
### Fees and funding
MEng degrees are self-funded.
See the Graduate Calendar for information on [fees and fee regulations,](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/uofcregs/tuitionandfeesoverview/grad) and for information on [awards and financial assistance](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/uofcregs/studfinsupport/awardsgrad).
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## Admission requirements
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#### GPA
A minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.
#### Minimum education
A four-year baccalaureate degree in electrical and computer engineering or equivalent, from a recognized institution.\
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Applicants with academic backgrounds primarily focused on software or computer engineering, who may lack foundational coursework in electrical engineering, should apply to the Master of Engineering (MEng) in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a [specialization in Software Engineering.](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/electrical-and-computer-engineering-meng-software-course)
#### Work samples
None
#### Documents
One official copy of your final transcript (and degree certificate if degree is not clearly stated on transcript) in a signed, sealed envelope from the institution attended. **Unofficial transcripts can be uploaded to the online application for initial evaluation purposes. Admission offers, however, are conditional upon receipt of official transcripts.**
- Official transcripts can be mailed to us directly from the institution, or they can be mailed to you directly and you can send them to us yourself
- We will not accept unsealed official transcripts as official
#### Reference letters
None
#### Test scores
None
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#### **English language proficiency (ELP)**
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in different ways. For accepted criteria, please refer to the program “Admissions” tab in the [Academic Calendar](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/ENECMENG).
*\*Please contact your program of interest if you have any questions about ELP requirements.*
#### **Deadlines**
We encourage you to apply early as this program receives a high volume of applications and reaches capacity quickly. We send offers to qualified applicants on a rolling basis. For international applicants, applications will be reviewed taking country-specific study permit processing times into consideration. Please refer to the [**IRCC processing times website**](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html) to ensure that you are applying for a term that would allow for sufficient time for review and study permit application. Your application may be moved to a future term if additional time is required.
**For admission on September 1:**
Deadline for International applicants: April 1
Deadline for Domestic applicants: April 1
**For admission on January 1:**
Deadline for International applicants: August 20
Deadline for Domestic applicants: August 20
To accommodate **extended study permit processing times for students from Iran**, we will be accepting applications from **Iranian applicants** for the **Fall intake until December 1**, and for the **Winter intake until April 1**. This deadline is intended to allow sufficient time for review and study permit application.
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about
[international requirements](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/international-students)
## Are you ready to apply?
[Application process](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-apply)
## Learn more about this program
### Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
Schulich School of Engineering\
ENC 205, Canadian Natural Resources Limited Engineering Complex\
2500 University Drive NW\
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4\
403.220.2001
[Contact the Graduate Program Administrator](mailto:meng@ucalgary.ca)
[Visit the departmental website](https://schulich.ucalgary.ca/electrical-software)
### Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary\
2500 University Drive NW\
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
[Visit their website](http://schulich.ucalgary.ca/)
Learn more about UCalgary by taking a
[virtual tour](https://virtualtour.grad.ucalgary.ca/)
## Related programs
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#### [Electrical and Computer Engineering](#collapse1296780677)
[Course-based MEng](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/electrical-and-computer-engineering-meng-course)
[Course-based MEng (Software)](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/electrical-and-computer-engineering-meng-software-course)
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