Master of Science (MSc) Thesis-based, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
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In addition to the Faculty of Graduate Studies' requirements and the Schulich School of Engineering requirements, the Department normally requires:
a) At least 15 units, of which 6 units may be taken from outside the Department, and no more than 3 units can be a senior undergraduate course (500-level).
b) 3 units must be selected from either course or course.
c) In addition to the 15 units, students must present at the annual Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Conference in the Winter Term to receive credit for Mechanical Engineering 613.
d) Students wishing to complete the Pipeline Engineering Specialization must complete 9 units of pipeline engineering approved courses with a pipeline engineering project.
Pipeline Engineering Approved Courses:
This list is provided as a reference. At the discretion of the Graduate Program Director and the Director of the Pipeline Engineering Centre (PEC), additional courses may be approved for the pipeline engineering specialization. Please be advised that not all of these courses may be offered in any one semester. For more information about approved courses, contact the Graduate Program Advisor at gradenme@ucalgary.ca.
Further information about this specialization is available on the Pipeline Engineering Centre’s website schulich.ucalgary.ca/pec.
Advanced Credit
The applicant must make Advanced Credit requests as part of the admission process, in consultation with the proposed supervisor and the Graduate Director. Credit will not be given for course work taken as part of another completed degree/diploma or for courses taken to bring the grade point average to a required level for admission. Students who receive advanced course credit when admitted to a master’s program may be able to accelerate the completion of their degree.
Flexible Grade Option (CG Grade)
Students admitted to the Schulich School of Engineering will not be allowed to request the Flexible Grade Option (CG Grade) for any course that is applicable to their degree; or apply any course awarded a grade of CG towards their graduation requirements.
Students may choose the CG grade for a course taken extra to load.
The use of the CG grade will affect students' eligibility for internal awards.
Credit for Undergraduate Courses
See Program/Course requirements for details.
Time Limit
Typical completion times are one to two years for full-time students in a master’s program. Maximum completion times is four years for a Master of Science.
See individual program pages on the Future Students website: https://ucalgary.ca/future-students/graduate/explore-programs.
Schulich School of Engineering Accelerated Master’s Stream: Students must complete all degree requirements for the thesis-based Master’s within three years of initial registration. Students are expected to complete all degree requirements within 18 months.
Other Information
Students may hire an editor to copyedit their theses subject to the conditions outlined in the Faculty of Graduate Studies thesis guidelines.
Graduate students have the opportunity to participate in the Transformative Talent Internship option.
Supervisory Assignments
Supervisors and supervisory committees are assigned according to the Faculty of Graduate Studies regulations (see Supervision) and are approved by the Department Head or the Graduate Program Director.
Final Oral Examination
Composition of the Committee
The examining committee consists of: the Supervisor, an additional member of the University of Calgary academic staff, and Internal Examiner who may be internal to the home program. If applicable, the Co-Supervisor will also be part of the committee. The examination is chaired by a neutral chair (non-voting), proposed by the Department Head or Graduate Director. The examining committee must be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
The student shall make a public twenty-minute presentation of their thesis research, normally immediately before the oral examination. Examining committee members should attend this presentation but should refrain from asking questions. The maximum allowable two-hour examination period does not include the time spent on student presentation.
Thesis-based candidates are typically admitted with financial support provided by an interested supervisor, the department, or an official organization. For information on awards, see the Awards and Financial Assistance section of this Calendar.