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Materials Engineering (MEng) at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University, Canada

Programme overview

Explore material design, advanced manufacturing, coating technologies, and material characterization. Choose this program for its strong emphasis on commercially relevant research, extensive opportunities in cutting-edge material design and advanced manufacturing, and the professionally-oriented MEng degree that enhances practical engineering skills and career readiness.

Faculty: Engineering  |  Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering  |  Duration: 16 months or longer  |  Study mode: full-time ; co-op  |  Intake: September, May, January  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Career pathways

Graduates work in diverse fields including aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, materials development, energy, electronics, and coatings technology, material design advancement, production process, and quality assurance.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Within the department of Mechanical Engineering at Dalhousie University, candidate can apply to a degree of Master of Engineering (MEng) in: The Master of Engineering (MEng) is a courses-based degree that requires at least seven courses, completion of the departmental gradate seminar requirements and a project. The MEng is a professionally-oriented terminal degree (which does not lead to a PhD). An MEng project need not involve the discovery or creation of new knowledge, as is the case in a MASc or PhD. An MEng project must show the student’s ability to carry through to completion an engineering project of a credible level of difficulty that draws on the knowledge and experience gained through advanced undergraduate and graduate mechanical and material engineering course work. Therefore, the MEng project (and by extension the MEng degree) has no to little research work.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate intakes: September, January and May.

General Faculty of Graduate Studies deadlines: September admission June 1 (Canadian applicants) and April 1 (non-Canadian); January admission October 31 (Canadian) and August 31 (non-Canadian); May admission February 28 (Canadian) and December 31 (non-Canadian). Program deadlines may differ. The application fee is $115, payable online with the application.

Apply through the official page: https://apply.dal.ca/apply/

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