The program information below was valid for the fall 2016 term (September 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016). This is the archived version; the most up-to-date program information is available through the current Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.
The Graduate Studies Academic Calendar is updated 3 times per year, at the start of each academic term (January 1, May 1, September 1). Graduate Studies Academic Calendars from previous terms can be found in the archives.
Students are responsible for reviewing the general information and regulations section of the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.
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Admit term(s)
- Fall
- Winter
- Spring
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Delivery mode
- On-campus
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Length of program
- The minimum period of registration for the Master's degree is two terms after an Honours Bachelor's degree or equivalent. The maximum time limit is six terms for the regular program and fifteen terms for the part-time program. Extensions beyond six terms must be approved by the Faculty Graduate Studies Office.
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Program type
- Collaborative
- Master's
- Research
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Registration option(s)
- Full-time
- Part-time
- Study option(s)
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Minimum requirements
- An Honours Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with at least a 78% standing.
- At the time of admission, each student must have a faculty supervisor who has endorsed the recommendation for admission.
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Application materials
- Résumé
- Supplementary information form
- Transcript(s)
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References
- Number of references: 2
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Type of references:
at least 1 academic.
- English language proficiency (ELP) (if applicable)
- Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)
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Courses
- Students must complete a total of at least 5 courses (0.50 unit weight) including 2 required Nanotechnology core courses and 3 elective courses from the list of technical electives, the choice of courses must meet with the approval of the supervisor.
- Students who have completed their Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree in Nanotechnology Engineering at the University of Waterloo will not be required to take the 2 core courses. Instead, they can choose all graduate courses from the list of technical electives to meet the total course credit requirement.
- Nanotechnology core courses:
- NANO 701 Fundamentals of Nanotechnology (students must complete any 2 of the 0.25 unit weight modules)
- NANO 702 Nanotechnology Tools (students must complete any 2 of the 0.25 unit weight modules)
- Technical elective courses:
- (a) Micro/nano Instruments and Devices
- BIOL 642 Current topics in Biotechnology
- CHEM 724 Chemical Instrumentation
- CHEM 750 Topic 17 Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry: Surface Science and Nanotechnology
- CHEM 750TXX Nanostructured Materials and Analysis
- ME 738 Special Topics in Materials: Materials for NEMS and MEMS
- ME 770 Topics in Heat and Fluid Flow: Micro- and Nano- fluidics
- ME 780 Special Topics in Mechatronics: MEMS Design and Analysis
- SYDE 682 Advanced MicroElectroMechanical Systems: Principles, Design & Fabrication
- SYDE 750 Topic 24 Topics in Systems Modelling: Modelling, Simulation and Design of MEMS
- (b) Nanoelectronics Design and Fabrication
- CHEM 750 Topic 11 Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry: Bioelectronics
- CHEM 750 Topic 19 Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry: Carbon Nanotube Electronics
- ECE 631 Microelectronic Processing Technology
- ECE 632 Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
- ECE 633 Nanoelectronics
- ECE 634 Organic Electronics
- ECE 635 Fabrication in the Nanoscale: Principles, Technology, & Applications
- ECE 636 Advanced Analog Integrated Circuits
- ECE 637 Digital Integrated Circuits
- ECE 639 Characteristics & Applications of Amorphous Silicon
- ECE 672 Optoelectronic Devices
- ECE 676 Quantum Info Processing Devices
- ECE 677 Quantum Electronics & Photonics
- ECE 730 Topic 10 Special Topics in Solid State Devices: Advanced Technology for Semiconductor Processing
- ECE 730 Topic 11 Special Topics in Solid State Devices: Physics and Modeling of Semiconductor Devices
- ECE 730 Topic 19 Special Topics in Solid State Devices: Magnetism and Spintronics
- ECE 730T20 Topics in Solid State Devices: Physics of Nanodevices
- ECE 770T13 Topics in Antenna and Microwave Theory: Quantum Information Devices
- ME 595 Introduction to MEMS Fabrication
- ME 596 Topics in Nanotechnology: Introduction to Fabrication & Characterization of Nano-structures
- PHYS 713 Molecular Physics
- PHYS 731 Solid State Physics 1
- PHYS 747 Optical Electronics
- (c) Nano-biosystems
- BIOL 608 Advanced Molecular Genetics
- BIOL 614 Bioinformatics Tools and Techniques
- BIOL 629 Cell Growth and Differentiation
- BIOL 642 Current Topics in Biotechnology
- BIOL 670 Photobiology
- BIOL 678 Current topics in Neurophysiology
- CHE 562 Advanced Bioprocess Engineering
- CHE 660 Principles of Biochemical Engineering
- CHE 661 Advances in Biochemical Engineering
- CHE 760 Special Topics in Biochemical Engineering
- CHE 765 Research Topics in Biochemical Engineering
- CHEM 730 Proteins and Nucleic Acids
- CHEM 731T02 Physical Biochemistry
- CHEM 737 Enzymes
- PHYS 751 Clinical Applications of Physics in Medicine
- PHYS 752 Molecular Biophysics
- (d) Nanomaterials
- CHE 541 Introduction to Polymer Science and Properties
- CHE 542 Polymerization and Polymer Properties
- CHE 612 Interfacial Phenomena
- CHE 622 Statistics in Engineering
- CHE 640 Principles of Polymer Science (cross-listed with CHEM 770)
- CHE 641 Physical Properties of Polymers (cross-listed with CHEM 771)
- CHE 740 Special Topics in Polymer Science and Engineering
- CHE 745 Research Topics in Polymer Science and Engineering
- CHE 750 Special Topics in Materials Science: Thin Film Fabrications & Mechanical Properties
- CHE 755 Research Topics in Electrochemical Engineering, Interfacial Engineering & Material Science
- CHEM 710T12 Structure and Function of Supramolecular Materials
- CHEM 710T15 Advanced Solid State Chemistry: Ion, Electron and Molecular Transport
- CHEM 710 Topic 17 Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry: Nanostructured Materials and Integrative Chemistry
- CHEM 713 Chemistry of Inorganic Solid State Materials
- CHEM 750 Topic 17 Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry: Surface Science and Nanotechnology
- ME 632 Experimental Methods in Materials Engineering
- ME 738 Special Topics in Materials: Materials for NEMS and MEMS
- ME 738 Topics in Materials Science: Nanostructured and Amorphous Materials
- ME 738 Topic 8 Special Topics in Materials: Introductory and Advanced Nanomechanics
- PHYS 701 Quantum Mechanics 1
- PHYS 704 Statistical Physics 1
- PHYS 706 Electromagnetic Theory
- PHYS 773 Special Topics
- (a) Micro/nano Instruments and Devices
- Students may be required at any time to withdraw from the program if they fail to maintain a minimum grade of 65% in each of the 5 courses and a cumulative average of at least 70% in the coursework portion of their approved study program or if they fail to receive satisfactory progress reports regarding their research activities.
- The Department may recommend that credit be allowed for courses taken at other institutions. In special cases, 1 course (0.50 unit weight) may be approved.
- Link(s) to courses: for information about these courses, please contact Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) courses
- Nanotechnology (NANO) courses
- Biology (BIOL) courses
- Chemical Engineering (CHE) courses
- Chemistry (CHEM) courses
- Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (ME) courses
- Physics and Astronomy (PHYS) courses
- Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) courses
- Nanotechnology Seminar
- This seminar is a forum for student presentation of research results or proposals. The range of topics that will be addressed in the seminar crosses all areas of research in the collaborative program. Each student is required to present at least 1 Nanotechnology research seminar over the course of the degree. The Nanotechnology Seminar may simultaneously count towards the Master’s Seminar requirement of the ECE Department.
- Master's Seminar
- Students are required to present a seminar on their thesis topic as part of the degree requirements. The purpose of this seminar is to develop the student's ability to communicate the results of a research work in an organized and informative manner. The seminar is not an oral examination of the thesis. The seminar should be held during the term the thesis is submitted to the readers. The supervisor(s), plus one other Faculty member must be in attendance at the seminar in order for the student to receive credit.
- Master’s Thesis
- The topic of the thesis and the choice of the required 5 courses of graduate coursework are arranged by students and their faculty supervisor. Each student's program is subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Committee of the Department. Students must maintain continuous active registration until the thesis requirements are completed. The research work leading to the thesis must be performed under the direction of the faculty supervisor(s) and is finally approved and accepted by at least three readers. The readers will consist of the supervisor(s) plus a minimum of two other faculty members.
