Dec 22, 2024

2019-2020 Graduate Academic Calendar

2019-2020 Graduate Academic Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

Electrical and Computer Engineering, PhD

Degree requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical and Computer Engineering are listed below. For general program information, admission requirements, graduate faculty lists and/or details on part-time options, see Electrical and Computer Engineering .

Degree requirements

Students in the PhD program must complete four courses worth a total of 12 credits, the PhD Candidacy Exam (ENGR 6001G ), Seminar (ENGR 6007G ), Workshops (ENGR 6006G ) and a dissertation worth 40 credits (ENGR 6002G ).

A student who transfers directly into the PhD program after one full year in the MASc program must complete nine courses worth a total of 27 credits, Seminar (ENGR 6007G ), Workshops (ENGR 6006G ) and a dissertation worth 40 credits (ENGR 6002G ).

Within 18 months of entry into the PhD program, PhD students must prepare a written research proposal and pass the oral PhD candidacy exam (ENGR 6001G ). PhD students must successfully defend their dissertation (ENGR 6002G ) in front of an examining committee.

Note: PhD students may not take any undergraduate-level courses in lieu of their graduate course requirements.

Courses outside of the program

Courses in other graduate programs at the university may be taken provided that students have not taken similar courses during their undergraduate or master’s degrees and the courses are approved by the graduate program director. At least half of a student’s courses must be within their program in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Students who wish to take courses outside of their program must gain approval from the graduate program director. Students who are uncertain about the academic background needed for a graduate course should consult the course instructor before registering for the course.

Course listing

Graduate courses offered are listed below. Courses related to communications and signal processing are numbered as ENGR 56xxG. Courses related to software and computer systems are numbered as ENGR 57xxG. Courses related to electronics and mechatronics are numbered as ENGR 58xxG. Courses related to control systems and power systems are numbered as ENGR 59xxG.

Note:

Courses are offered on the basis of demand with the expectation that most courses will be offered at a minimum of once every three years.