The Master of Engineering (MEng) in Chemical Engineering may be pursued on a full-time or part-time basis.
Admission Categories
Students may be admitted to the Master of Engineering (MEng) in Chemical Engineering under one of the following categories of admission:
Other categories of admission in Chemical Engineering include:
Information on University of Waterloo general admission requirements is available in the General Admission section of this calendar.
Note: in the Department of Chemical Engineering, three (3) academic references are required for application to all graduate programs offered.
Applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit evidence of adequate English language skills, usually in the form of a written test. A minimum score of 550 (213 on the computerized version) is required on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and a minimum of 4.0 on the TWE. The TOEFL score is valid for two years past the test date indicated on the TOEFL certificate. See the English Language Proficiency section for other acceptable tests of English.
Important Notice for MEng Applicants
Applicants to the MEng program are expected to be entirely self-funded. No financial assistance will be provided from the Department of Chemical Engineering, or the University of Waterloo.
Degree Requirements
Background – Chemical Engineering
- 8 graduate courses (0.50 unit weight per course) towards degree credit made up as follows:
- At least 2 core courses.
- At most 2 of this group: 500 level or held with.
- At most 1 reading course.
- Seminar attendance.
Background – Non-Chemical Engineering
- 8 graduate courses (0.50 unit weight per course) towards degree credit made up as follows:
- At least 3 core courses.
- At most 2 of this group: 500 level or held with.
- At most 1 reading course.
- Seminar attendance.
Notes
- At least 5 of the courses for degree requirements are to be taken in Chemical Engineering Department.
- Regular students must achieve a minimum cumulative average of 70% AND a minimum grade of 65% in any individual course (except core courses which require a minimum grade of 70%). Students are responsible for monitoring their academic records. Any inadequate grade or average should be brought to the immediate attention of the Graduate Coordinator.
- Full time MEng students should attend 12 seminars over the course of their degree program (seminars in Chemical Engineering, WIN and from units in the approved list only). Attendance is taken at Chemical Engineering Seminars, students must fill out attendance form and get it signed for WIN Seminars and other approved seminars.
Core courses
- CHE 610 Transport Phenomena
- CHE 612 Interfacial Phenomena
- CHE 620 Applied Engineering Mathematics
- CHE 622 Statistics in Engineering
- CHE 630 Chemical Reactor Analysis
- CHE 640 Principles of Polymer Science
- CHE 660 Principles of Biochemical Engineering
- NANO 701 Fundamentals of Nanotechnology(*)
- NANO 702 Nanotechnology Tools(*)
All regular students must achieve at least 70% in each core course; a higher grade in core courses is required for probationary students as specified in their admission letters. At least 50% of the final grade in core courses will be determined by a final written exam.
(*)Students must complete two Nano 701 modules (0.25 credit each) to meet the core course requirement for Nano 701.
(*)Students must complete two Nano 702 modules (0.25 credit each) to meet the core course requirement for Nano 702.
This option requires completion of eight one-term courses (0.50 unit weight) accepted for credit by the Department. At least five Chemical Engineering graduate courses (0.50 unit weight) will be taken; the remaining required courses (0.5 unit weight) may be chosen from other Engineering courses (0.50 unit weight) or from those of other departments as approved by the Chemical Engineering Department.
Because no research is completed with the Master of Engineering degree, graduates of this program are not eligible for continuation in the doctoral program in this department.
Graduate Courses
Graduate courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering are numbered as 600 or 700 series courses and are assigned a unit weight of 0.50, which means that they are one-term courses as defined in the Graduate Studies Calendar. MEng students may be permitted to take a limited number of 500 series courses, where 500 series courses are senior undergraduate courses. The Faculty of Engineering normally requires that at least one-half of the courses used for credit towards a MEng degree be taken from 600 and 700 series courses. Departments may have more restrictive policies on the types of courses that may be used for credit towards a degree.
Regular students must maintain a minimum cumulative average of 70% in order to remain in the MEng program (except in the "probationary" category, where a higher average is stipulated by the Department). A grade of less than 65% in any course counts as a failure.
The Faculty of Engineering requires that no more than one-half of the courses used for credit towards a graduate degree may be taught by a candidate's supervisor. In the case of co-supervision in small research groups, it may be necessary to relax this rule, but the student's file must contain a statement of formal approval from the Department and endorsement from the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research of Engineering. At least half of the courses for the minimum degree requirements must normally be Faculty of Engineering graduate courses. Only courses taken within five years prior to the completion of the MEng degree may be counted for credit towards a degree, unless a request for revalidation is granted.