Program information

Admit term(s)

• Fall
• Winter
• Spring

Delivery mode

• On-campus

Program type

• Collaborative

• Master's
• Research

Registration option(s)

• Full-time

Study option(s)

• Thesis

Degree requirements

Thesis option:

• Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)
• Courses
  • Students must complete CHE 600 Engineering and Research Methods, Ethics, Practice, and Law (0.25 credit weight) and 4 graduate courses (0.50 unit weight per course) as follows:
    • CHE 601 Theory and Application of Transport Phenomena or CHE 602 Chemical Reactor Analysis
    • NANO 600 Introduction to Nanotechnology
    • 1 nanotechnology core course
    • 1 graduate level CHE elective course
  • No more than 2 courses taught by supervisor(s).
  • No more than 1 reading course.
  • Note: Students who have a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Nanotechnology Engineering from the University of Waterloo are not allowed to take NANO 600. Instead, they may choose any 1 course from the list of nanotechnology core courses.
  • Nanotechnology core courses:
    • NANO 601 Characterization of Nanomaterials
    • NANO 602 Structure and Spectroscopy of Nanoscale Materials
    • NANO 603 Nanocomposites
    • NANO 604 Nanomechanics and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
    • NANO 605/SYDE 683 Design of MEMS & NEMS
    • NANO 606/SYDE 682 Advanced MicroElectroMechanical Systems: Physics, Design & Fabrication
  • The courses to be taken will be selected in consultation with the student's research supervisor. The normal full load is at least two 0.50 unit weight courses per term while concurrently maintaining acceptable progress in the research project.
  • Graduate courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering are numbered as 600 or 700 series courses and are assigned a unit weight of 0.50, which means that they are one-term courses as defined in the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.
  • The Faculty of Engineering requires that no more than one half of the courses used for credit towards a graduate degree may be taught by a student’s supervisor(s). In the case of co-supervision in small research groups, it may be necessary to relax this rule: in such cases, the student's file must contain a statement of formal approval from the Chemical Engineering Department and endorsement from the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research of Engineering.
  • Only courses taken within five years prior to the completion of the MASc degree may be counted for credit towards a degree, unless a request for revalidation is granted.
  • Students must achieve a:
    • Minimum cumulative average of 70%.
    • Minimum grade of 65% in each course.
  • Each student is responsible for monitoring their own academic records and must immediately notify the Graduate Studies Manager of any inadequate grade or average.
• Link(s) to courses
  • Chemical Engineering (CHE) courses
  • Nanotechnology (NANO) courses
  • Graduate course search
• Seminar Attendance
• Graduate Studies Seminar
• Master’s Thesis