Through graduate studies in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, you can play a vital role in future developments in such areas as microchip design, solar vehicles, robots, next generation internet, fibre optics, communications, power engineering, green energy, wireless networks, internet security, and thousands of other areas. Almost every aspect of modern life is impacted by electrical and computer engineering.
Research Areas
- Biomedical and Intelligent Systems
- Communications and Signal Processing
- Computer and Software Engineering
- Microelectronics, Electromagnetics and Photonics
- Power Electronics
Master of Engineering (MEng)
The Master of Engineering (MEng) is a coursework based graduate program that provides a mixture of technical and professional skills to give students a distinct career advantage. The program is designed for students who are interested in learning advanced engineering skills in a specific area of specialization to enhance employment opportunities.
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department MEng degree has three different options: course based, course based with academic project, and course based with internship. Note: Internship Option is currently under review and is not being offered in 2020-2021.
Master of Applied Science (MASc)
This is a thesis/research based Master's program. The minimum requirements are a research thesis, a seminar course, and 4 term-length graduate-level courses, of which two courses must be selected from graduate courses offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Of the remaining two courses, one course may be a fourth year undergraduate course provided that the course is approved by the student's supervisor and the student has not received credit for a similar course in their Bachelor's program.
The student must attend department seminars to complete ELEC 891, the mandatory seminar series course. The requirements are set at the Department's discretion according to the student's background.
Doctoral Program (PhD)
During the first term, the PhD candidate and supervisor establish an internal thesis committee consisting of supervisor, internal examiner, and department representative. At this time, an area of research is chosen. The requirements to be fulfilled include a minimum of 4 term-length graduate courses beyond the master's degree, a two-part comprehensive examination, satisfactory research progress and a thesis. One of the courses must be taken from outside the Department and may be at the fourth-year undergraduate level. One of the graduate courses must be taken inside the Department. The student must attend department seminars to complete ELEC 891, the mandatory seminar series course.
All PhD candidates will take a comprehensive examination administered in two parts by the candidate's thesis committee. Part 1 deals with the candidate's background in his/her chosen area of research. Part II consists of the candidate's thesis proposal. An internal-external examiner (within Queen's University, outside ECE Department) is added to the thesis committee for Part II. Part 1 is normally held shortly 10 months after the beginning of their program. Part II is normally held 24 months after the beginning of their program or 12 months after the Part I. After the successful completion of Part II, thesis research progress is reported by the candidate and reviewed by the thesis committee annually.