Graduate Studies
Contact
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Thompson Engineering Building
Room 279
London, ON N6A 5B9
Tel: 519-661-2111 (88056)
Fax: 519-850-2436
ecedept@uwo.ca
MESc Program Information
Time to Completion: 6 terms (2 years)
Funding Information:
Eligible research-based students will receive a minimum of $13,000 plus tuition (excludes ancillary fees) through research grants, contracts, scholarships and teaching assistantships. To maintain fundable status, students must sustain an average of 78% at Western. For information about the cost of living and educational expenses while at Western, please visit our Financial Planning page.
Students are encouraged to review all opportunities available and apply to those for which you are eligible.
MESc Program Requirements
- 4 graduate courses
- Courses must be technical courses - professional development or non-technical courses would be considered outside the 4 course requirement.
- Undergraduate courses can be taken as an audit with supervisory approval. Any undergraduate course taken would be above & beyond the degree requirement and would not be considered as credit towards the degree.
- Students may request course credit exemption in accordace with the Faculty of Engineering Graduate Course Exepmtion Policy. All requests are subject to approval. Please contact the ECE Graduate Program Coordinator for more information.
- Successful defense and submission of a research thesis (Thesis Defense Timeline)
- Complete 1 seminar session over the course of degree
- Students can start in September, January or May
- Students enrolled in the MESc program MUST register in every term from initial registration until all degree requirements are complete. If unable to register, the student may apply for a Leave of Absence.
M.E.Sc. Course Offerings
**All courses & schedules may be subject to change. Please regularly check this page for the most up to date information** Western Buildings & Abbreviations
Summer 2022
Course | Title | Instructor | Schedule | Start Day |
ECE 9200L | Software Engineering for Human-Computer Interface Design | R. Eagleson |
Wednesdays 12:00pm-3:00pm P&AB 106 |
May 4-August 24, 2022 |
ECE 9400 | Flexible AC Transmission Systems FACTS | R. Varma |
Monday 4:00pm-7:00pm Friday 2:00pm-5:00pm Virtual synchronous sessions |
May 9 - July 8, 2022 |
ECE 9304 | Digital Modulation and Coding | R. Rao |
Thursday 9:30am-11:30am SEB 3109 (May 5th only: SEB 3102) Friday 9:00am-10:00am SEB 3109 |
May 3-June 30, 2022 |
Fall 2021
Course | Title | Instructor | Schedule | Start day |
ECE 9201 | Digital Image Processing | H. Ladak |
Monday 2:30pm-3:30pm Wednesday 3:30pm-4:30pm Friday 2:30pm-3:30pm |
September 8, 2021 |
ECE 9305 | Applied Probability Theory | S. Primak |
Wednesday |
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ECE 9406 | Special Topics in Power: Modeling Transmission Lines in Power Systems | A. Dounavis |
Thursday 1:30pm-4:30pm |
September 16, 2021 |
ECE 9408 | Modelling Power Systems for Protection, Control, and Transient Studies | F. Badrkhani-Ajaei |
Wednesday 2:30pm-5:30pm TBD |
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ECE 9506 | Linear Systems and Modern Control Theory | L. Brown |
Tuesday 6:00pm-7:30pm Thursday 5:30pm-7:00pm |
September 14, 2021 |
ECE 9603 | Data Analytics Foundations | K. Grolinger |
Thursday 9:00 am-1:00pm |
September 9, 2021 |
Winter 2022
Course | Title | Instructor | Schedule | Start day |
ECE 9202 | Advanced Image Processing & Analysis | H. Ladak |
Monday 8:30am-10:30am Tuesday 5:30pm-6:30pm |
January 10, 2022 |
ECE 9203 | Random Signals, Adaptive and Kalman Filtering | V. Parsa |
Monday 11:30am-2:30pm |
January 10, 2022 |
ECE 9308 | Wireless Communications: Design and Simulations | S. Primak |
Thursday 1:30pm-4:30pm |
January 10, 2022 (first lecture January 13th) |
ECE 9309 | Machine Learning | A. Shami |
Wednesday 3:30pm-6:30pm |
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ECE 9402 | Power System Protection | F. Badrkhani-Ajaei |
Thursday 5:30pm-6:30pm Friday 8:30am-10:30am |
January 14, 2022 |
ECE 9407 | Sensor Networks & Embedded Systems | J. McLeod | Tuesday 9:30am-12:30pm ACEB 1450 |
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ECE 9516 | Topics in Autonomous Robots | I. Polushin |
Tuesday 1:00pm-4:00pm |
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ECE 9609 | Introduction to Hacking | A. Essex |
Monday 9:00am-12:00pm |
January 10, 2022 |
ECE 9660 | Special Topics in SE – Artificial Intelligence and Society: Ethical and Legal Challenges | M. Barnes |
Monday 4:30pm-6:30pm |
Course Enrollment Deadlines
Fall 2021
**Please note the below deadlines apply to all Fall 2021 courses - regardless of course start date. September 1, 2021: Fall term officially begins - does not necessarily concide with the beginning of classes.
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Winter 2022
**Please note the below deadlines apply to all Winter 2022 courses - regardless of course start date. January 1, 2022: Winter term officially begins - does not necessarily concide with the beginning of classes.
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Summer 2022
**Please note the below deadlines apply to all Summer 2022 courses - regardless of course start date. May 1, 2022: Summer term officially begins - does not necessarily concide with the beginning of classes.
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MESc Program Information
MESc Forms
*Accelerated Masters Program
Accelerated Master of Engineering Science (MESc) Program
The Accelerated Master of Engineering Science (MESc) program is designed to encourage outstanding and research-motivated students to complete the MESc degree through one extra year of study beyond their BESc program.
This program is offered to current 3rd year Western Engineering students, and in order to be accepted into the Accelerated MESc, an applicant must have at least 78% cumulative average based on 2nd and 3rd years of the undergraduate program. For dual-degree students, the admission average is calculated based on 2nd and 3rd years of the Engineering program.
Program format
Applicant must identify a supervisor during 3rd year, and begin his/her research project in supervisor's lab (typically through NSERC USRA or Dean' s Research Award) in the Summer before the beginning of 4th year.
During the 4th year of undergraduate program:
- Take one graduate level course as a substitute for a 4th year technical elective.
- Complete rest of the courses and other requirements for the BESc program.
- May take (optional) one graduate course as an overload, to be counted as a credit in the graduate degree. Maintain a cumulative average of 78% based on 3rd and 4th years of the undergraduate program
Starting the MESc program in May (immediately after completing BESc degree):
- Take two graduate courses (if took the overload graduate course in the 4th year)
- Take three graduate courses (if no overload graduate course in the 4th year)
- Complete research and thesis
How to Apply and Requirements
- Interested students must complete an online application for graduate studies (Accelerated Masters program) no later than August 1st prior to beginning their 4th year of study.
- Students who work in the summer prior to beginning their 4th year of study through the summer research program in Engineering (NSERC USRA, Dean's Award or Summer Research Award) are eligible to apply.
- Students must also register in the appropriate 4th year courses as described in the table above.
- Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international students are all eligible to apply
Enrolling in Graduate courses as a 4th Year Undergraduate student
While you are an undergraduate student, you must work with the Undergraduate Coordinator in ECE on all course enrollment matters.
MESc to Doctoral Program Transfer
Both the ECE Transfer Request and the SGPS Transfer Request Forms must be completed and submitted to the Department. These forms are located on the ECE Forms page.
Requirements
- In order to request a transfer to the PhD program an MESc student must submit the request prior to beginning their 4th term of enrolment.
- An average of 85% across the courses taken during the MESc program is required to be eligible to transfer to the PhD program
- MESc to PhD transfer students must take 8 graduate level courses to complete the degree requirements. A Maximum of 2 courses 2 MAY be waived, with ECE Graduate Committee approval.
Thesis Exam Information
Please see the SGPS Thesis Guide for information on formatting, timelines, preliminary submission, exam requirements and final submission.
Scholastic Integrity
Graduate Students in the ECE Department are expected to meet and uphold Western University's standards of Academic Integrity.
For the complete policy and regulations see: http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/scholastic_discipline_grad.pdf