Master in Aerospace Engineering at École de technologie supérieure

Programme overview

The Master in Aerospace Engineering at ÉTS Montréal is a 45-credit second-cycle programme leading to the M.Eng. (project profile, French) or the M.Sc.A. (research thesis profile, French and English), offered full-time or part-time. ÉTS aerospace research involves over 50 professors, 11 research chairs and 14 research units working with about 70 industrial partners, and the programme is delivered jointly with five other Quebec universities.

Duration: Normal duration is 6 sessions full-time or 12 sessions part-time (maximum 7 full-time / 15 part-time for the project profile; 9 / 15 for the thesis profile) | Intake: Fall (August 1), Winter (December 1) or Summer (April 1) | Study mode: full-time / Full-time or part-time basis | Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What you will study

The project profile offers concentrations in aeronautical design and manufacturing and in avionics and control (a third concentration is no longer offered), with 33 to 39 course credits plus an industrial internship (6 credits) and/or a technical or application project; each student takes two specialisation courses at partner universities and a case-study course. The thesis profile comprises two workshops, one general activity (3 credits), three or four optional activities (12 credits) and a 30-credit thesis.

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Entry requirements

Project profile (M.Eng.): bachelor's degree or equivalent in electrical, mechanical, automated production, manufacturing, industrial or software engineering or a related field, with average of at least 3.0 out of 4.3 (or equivalent) (2.8 to 3.0 may be admitted after file review). Thesis profile (M.Sc.A.): bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering, pure science or applied science in an appropriate field, with the same average; or the necessary knowledge, training and experience. Internship options are reserved for students meeting aerospace-industry employability conditions. Bridging courses may be required. Applicants must show sufficient knowledge of French under ÉTS's language policy. For the research (M.Sc.A.) profile, admission on the basis of English is possible with an English-language university degree or a passed English test, plus a 3-credit non-program university French course to graduate and written acceptance from a professor as thesis supervisor.

Domestic applicants: CAD 7,000 for the whole programme (2026). Tuition only for 2026-2027 as stated in the ÉTS cost-of-studies tables; indicative level-wide figure ('costs and durations are approximate'), excludes institutional fees, insurance and other expenses. Rate for Quebec-resident students. Total. Master's deg Source

Academic year has three semesters: fall (September to December; 2026 classes start 31 August), winter (January to April; 2027 classes start 5 January) and summer (May to August; 2026 classes start 4 May). Some programmes do not admit students to the summer semester.

Canadian students: applications close 1 April for summer, 1 August for fall and 1 December for winter (summer excludes Bachelor programmes). International students: 1 December for summer, 1 March for fall and 1 July for winter.

Application fee is $57 for Canadian citizens and applicants through partnership agreements and $141 for international applicants, payable by Visa or Mastercard and non-refundable; a separate application is required for each programme.

Apply through the official page: https://www.etsmtl.ca/en/study-at-ets/applying-to-ets

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