Research-based Programs

Our research-intensive M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programs will challenge and reward students looking for the best education available.

We offer a wide variety of courses in both fundamental and applied areas of chemical engineering. Students also take courses offered in other departments.

We have excellent computational and experimental facilities and students generally have both office and lab space to call their own. Research supervisors cover all costs of research. You have a choice of research areas for advanced study. Please refer to the Research/Cluster section of our web site for further details of research areas available.

The M.A.Sc. program consists of three one-term courses and a dissertation based on research completed under the close supervision of a professor.

The Ph.D. program consists of an additional four one-term courses and a more extensive research program leading to a dissertation. Students have an opportunity to bypass the M.A.Sc. degree after one year and enrol directly in the Ph.D. program.

Non-research based Master's Program

In addition to the two research degrees, we offer an M.Eng. degree program, which consists of 10 one-term courses or seven one-term courses and a smaller project. This degree is designed for students wishing to broaden their knowledge base, and may be taken part-time. If followed on a full-time basis, it is possible to complete the requirements in 12 calendar months.

Course offerings include several non-technical courses, in subjects like Project Management, Entrepreneurship and Business for Engineers, Financial Engineering, Teaching and Learning in Engineering, Leadership and Public Policy, from which candidates may choose up to three.

Applicants to the M.Eng. degree program must have an undergraduate degree in engineering.

Collaborative Programs

The Department participates in the collaborative programs listed below. A student must be admitted to and enrol in one of the collaborating graduate departments (e.g. Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry in our case), and must fulfill the requirements for the degree in that home unit. On successful completion of requirements for the collaborative program, a notation is added to the student's transcript.

Details on these programs are available through the following websites:

Biomedical Engineering (MASc, PhD)
Dynamics of Global Change (PhD, starting Fall 2011)
Environmental Engineering (MASc, MEng, PhD)
Environmental Studies (MASc, MEng, PhD)
Genome Biology and Bioinformatics (PhD)

Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology in Engineering (ELITE) Courses

The Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering offers a series of courses in Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology in Engineering (ELITE). The courses are intended for engineers whose hearts are in engineering, but who want to take a leadership role in innovation and their technical environment; to motivate their teams, foster and manage innovation, and embrace global opportunities.. Information on the courses is now located here.