Master of Engineering (MEng) in Systems Design Engineering

The program information below was valid for the fall 2018 term (September 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018). This is the archived version; the most up-to-date program information is available through the current Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.

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• Admit term(s) 
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Spring
• Delivery mode 
  • On-campus
• Length of program 
  • The normal duration of this program is 16 months.
• Program type 
  • Master's
  • Professional
• Registration option(s) 
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
• Study option(s) 
  • Coursework

• Minimum requirements 
  • An Honours Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with at least an overall 75% standing from a recognized university.
  • A Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score is required for all students whose undergraduate degree is not from Canada or the USA.
• Application materials 
  • Résumé
  • Supplementary information form
  • Transcript(s)
• References 
  • Number of references:  3
  • Type of references: 

    2 academic

• English language proficiency (ELP) (if applicable)

Coursework option:

Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)

Courses 

• Students must complete the following 2 core Systems Design Engineering graduate courses:
  • SYDE 600 Systems Theory, Models, Research & Design
  • SYDE 660 Systems Design Graduate Workshop 1
• In addition to the 2 core courses, students must complete 6 Engineering graduate courses (0.50 unit weight per course) counting towards degree credit from the University of Waterloo satisfying the following criteria:
  • At least 2 Systems Design Engineering courses at the 500, 600 or 700 level.
  • At most 2 courses at the 500 level.
  • At least 3 courses at the 600 level.
• All course selections are arranged by the student.
• Note: these requirements are in addition to satisfactory completion of any transitional courses that may be specified at the time of admission.
• Note: the Faculty of Engineering requires that no more than one-half of the courses used for credit toward a graduate degree may be taught by a candidate's supervisor(s). In the case of co-supervision in small research groups, it may be necessary to relax this rule; however, 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 in the Faculty of Engineering.

Link(s) to courses

• Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) courses