Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements for students admitted to the Master's program are as follows:

• an honours Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in an acceptable discipline from a university of recognized standing, with at least a B (75%) standing
• two letters of reference, from professors
• proof of competency in English (if applicable). A score of at least 550 is required in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), along with a minimum score of 4.0 in the Test of Written English (TWE). A score of at least 213 is required on the computer version of the TOEFL. See the English Language Proficiency page for other acceptable tests of English.

Additional information is availale on the Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering website.

Degree Requirements

The MASc program emphasizes high level independent research by candidates. The topic of the thesis and the choice of courses are decided by the student and their supervisor(s). Each student's program is subject to the approval of the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies. Candidates will participate in a research program generally involving either theory or experimentation, or both.

Degree requirements are as follows:

• Four one-term (.50 unit weight) graduate level courses (or courses acceptable for graduate credit). [A maximum of one 500-level course may be counted for credit]
• Master's research seminar
• Safety milestone (must be completed by the end of the student's second registered term) 
• MASc thesis

Additional Regulations

Additional Faculty regulations concerning Master's degree requirements are:

• at least two-thirds of the courses used for credit in a candidate's program must be taken from the 600 and 700 series,
• no more than half of the courses used for credit may be taught by the candidate's supervisor,
• the candidate must obtain a pass in all courses credited to his or her program, with a minimum overall average of 70% (a grade of less than 65% in any course counts as a failure (F)), and
• at least half of the courses used for credit must normally be Faculty of Engineering courses.

Candidates registered for a Master's degree are requested to give advance notice of their intention to submit a thesis approximately three months prior to submission. In the case of candidates in the thesis program, two assessors will then be appointed to aid each candidate's supervisor(s) in evaluating the thesis. Normally, the assessors will be members of the Mechanical Engineering Department, one being external to the supervisor's research group.