Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Electrical & Computer Engineering Department includes 14 full time faculty members, 5 adjuncts, and 60 graduate students. The role of this department in the intellectual and technological growth of Nova Scotia and Canada is that of a catalyst for research and technology transfer. The collaboration of faculty members with companies, universities, and centers of excellence is an indication of the strengths of this department. Their graduates hold positions in both major industrial companies and small and medium enterprise companies.

Research Labs
Communications
MicroNanoelectronics and MEMS
Photonic and Optics
Power Systems and Energy
RFMicrowave Wire-less
Robotics

An applicant must meet the admission requirements below:

Possession of a research Master’s degree or its academic equivalent from an academic institution recognized by Dalhousie in which the language of instruction is English and in a country where English is the principal language or

Possession of a first-class non-thesis Master’s Degree in a country where English is the principal language may be considered for admission to the PhD program where evidence of independent research can be clearly demonstrated such as a major research paper presentation at scholarly conferences publications in journals etc. Such candidates may also be admitted into a Master’s program with the possibility of transferring to the doctoral program or

Possession of a research Master’s degree or its academic equivalent from an academic institution recognized by Dalhousie with a satisfactory score on an approved English language examination such as TOEFL. The Departmental requirement for TOEFL is 580 (Paper) or 237 (Computer).

English language requirement:

• Internet-based TOEFL (Academic iBT): 92
• MELAB: 85
• IELTS: 7
• CAEL: 70 with no band score lower than 60
• Dalhousie College of Continuing Education (CCE): A-
• Pearson English Test PTE Academic: overall score of 65 and nothing below 54

The application deadline for September admission is Apr 01 January admission is August 31 and May admission is December 31.