Electrical and Computer Engineering
2332 Main Mall
Vancouver,
BC
Canada
V6T 1Z4
Tel +1.604.822.2872
Fax +1.604.822.5949
Email:
info@ece.ubc.ca
September 2012 MASC and PHD applications are now available!
for International Students and Domestic (Citizens and Permanent Residents) Students requiring financial support
for Domestic (Citizens and Permanent Residents) Students not requiring financial support
We expect to receive COMPLETED files by stated deadlines.
NOTE : We receive a very high volume of applications, we are unable to acknowlege receipt of applications and supporting materials.
The Degree Programs offered by the Department are:
Prospective students should be familiar with the requirements and advantages of the various programs BEFORE selecting a program of study on their applications. Applicants to all programs must have a faculty member who is willing to supervise their graduate program before they will be admitted to graduate studies in the department. It is not necessary to contact a supervisor before applying. All applications which are complete and approved for circulation by the Associate Head for Graduate Affairs are made available to all faculty members.
Please note that you must apply for these degree programs by following this guide.
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department is loosely structured around the following five research areas:
| Acronym | Area Description |
| BIOT | Biomedical Technologies |
| COMM | Communication Systems |
| COSE | Computer and Software Systems |
| EPES | Energy Systems |
| MINA | Micro and Nano Technologies |
Please explore the personal web pages of the faculty members listed in the Professors and Instructors section of our Faculty Listing.
There are two adjudication stages in the Admissions Process: one at the Departmental level and another at the University level.
At the Departmental level, your application is reviewed by the Associate Head Graduate Students prior to circulation to faculty members. Individual faculty members will consider your overall eligibility, comparing and contrasting your stated research interests with their research programme’s objectives. If a faculty member wishes to extend an offer of admission, he will inform the Department and we will submit a Recommendation For Admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
At the University level, your application is reviewed by the Faculty of Graduate Studies to ensure that you meet the University's minimum requirements. If they agree with our Recommendation, they will send you an Offer Of Admission and we will send you a Welcome Package.
Applicants are not expected to find a supervisor(s) prior to the application submission. However, you are encouraged to indicate any preferred supervisor or research group you are interested in working with on the online application.
Please note the following:
Review the Faculty of Graduate Studies' Admission Procedures. In particular, note the section detailing the Admission Requirements and the section detailing the Application Components and Required Documents.
Additionally, please review ECE's supplementary Admission Requirements.
The deadlines for applications for admission to our degree programs for the September 2012 intake are as follows:
All documents in support of your application must be recieved by these deadlines.
We will require the following documents:
Your application requires three letters of support from referees. At least one of your references should detail your academic achievement and how you would perform in a graduate level degree program. Please be sure to contact prospective individuals in advance of your application so that you have their contact information prior to accessing the online application system. Specifically, for each referee, you will need to provide:
Please let your prospective referees know that the online application system will email them asking for a reference to be entered. We strongly prefer that referees submit their references via the online application system.
The online application system will ask several ECE-specific questions. Please prepare your answers to the following questions in advance of beginning the online application.
| Acronym | Area Description |
| BIOT | Biomedical Technologies |
| COMM | Communication Systems |
| COSE | Computer and Software Systems |
| EPES | Energy Systems |
| MINA | Micro and Nano Technologies |
Start here (MASc/PhD): http://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/application-admission/apply-online
Start here (MEng): https://secure.engineering.ubc.ca/instructions
Follow the step by step instructions and enter your contact information, academic information and the program to which you are applying.
Get your Student Number (eight digits; for example purposes, suppose that it is 79820104).
At the Department, we wil keep track of your application using our Request Tracker (RT) system. We will use this system to communicate with you during the application process, You will use this system to submit your electronic documents directly to us.
To create a Request in RT, please email gradapp [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca with a subject line of:
"GradApp AY2012 - STUDENT NUMBER> - <LAST NAME>, <FIRST NAME>"For example, if your name was Luca Filipozzi and your student number was 79820104, the you would email gradapp [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca with a subject line of:
"GradApp AY2012 - 79820104 - Filipozzi, Luca"The Request Tracker system will send you an automated response indicating that it received your Request. This automated response will indicate the six-digit tracking number, the so-called "RT Number". For example purposes, suppose that this number is 123456.
Save your documents / scans in PDF format. Only PDF format will be accepted. Name the files as detailed below. Please do NOT send documents other than those requested below.
Email these PDF files to rt+<RT Number>@ece.ubc.ca (for example, rt+12345 [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca).
Finally, you must submit physical versions of your official transcripts, official translations, and degree certificates (if applicable). Make sure that you mark each envelope with the RT Number (e.g.: "RT 123456"). This will enable us to process your physical documents more quickly. Please send your documents to:
Graduate Admission
UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering
5500 - 2332 Main Mall
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
CANADA
As previously mentioned, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering uses a Service Request tracking systmem. After you have submitted your application and generated a Service Request, to ask a question of an ECE staff member, please do so by emailing rt+<RT Number>@ece.ubc.ca. This will cause your question to be directed to the staff member responsible for your application and will cause your question to be answered more prompltly. Please be sure that you pose questions specific to your application. If your question is of a general nature (e.g.: what is the deadline or what supporting documents are required), you will be redirected to the Faculty of Graduate Studies or our guide. Please do not send general questions regarding admission to gradapp [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca. For general questions, please direct admission questions to help [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca.
With a rich set of courses from which to select and a diverse faculty having wide-ranging research interests with whom to collaborate, we can craft an educational experience that suits your personal learning and research objectives.