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In essence, engineering aims to enhance people's lives across Canada and globally by applying scientific and mathematical principles to address societal challenges. From an electrical and computer engineering standpoint, this entails creating electrical, electronic, and computing systems along with their software to fulfill various individual and commercial requirements. Ph.D. candidates must complete a thesis involving original research typically conducted at this institution. Additionally, all students must complete two Residence Periods of full-time postgraduate study at the University of Manitoba after being admitted to the Ph.D. program. Full-time Ph.D. students are also expected to present a research paper annually at the Department's graduate student conference.
Expected Duration - 3.5 years.
Qualification for admission to the PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering program is contingent on first receiving tentative acceptance from an academic advisor who will accept you into their research group.
To qualify for admission to the PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering program, you must normally have completed a Master of Science degree in electrical or computer engineering with a recommended minimum GPA of 3.5.
Individual research groups and programs may require additional degrees, credentials, pre-requisites and/or more specific degree requirements.
English language proficiency
IAEP (Intensive Academic English Program) - Pass Level 5/AEPUCE (Academic English Program for University and College Entrance) with a minimum of 65% overall
IELTS (Academic module) (International English Language Testing System) - 6.5 overall
Internet-based TOEFL - Overall score of 86 (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking - 20)
Pearson Test of English Academic - 61 overall
Cambridge Assessment of English at the C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency level - Minimum score of 180