Master in Engineering with a Personalized Concentration at École de technologie supérieure

Programme overview

The Master in Engineering with a Personalized Concentration at ÉTS Montréal is a 45-credit research-thesis M.Sc.A. taught in French and English and offered full-time or part-time. It is for students whose project spans several engineering fields or does not fit any existing ÉTS programme, drawing on seven departments, about 170 professors and over 60 research units.

Duration: Normal duration is 6 sessions full-time or 12 sessions part-time (maximum 9 full-time / 15 part-time) | 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 programme has two zero-credit workshops, one mandatory 3-credit activity, three or four optional activities (at least 12 credits) from ÉTS second-cycle courses chosen to fit the thesis topic and approved by the research director, and a 30-credit thesis. It leads to doctoral study or industry R&D work.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering in an appropriate field, with average of at least 3.0 out of 4.3 (or equivalent). 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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