Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Calgary

Overview

Preparation courses are built in to the Electrical and Computer Engineering program at University of Calgary if you have no software engineering background. This one-term “boot camp” gets you up to speed before you start the core degree courses. If this is your situation, you will complete your degree in 12 months, taking three preparation courses and 10 core courses over three terms. If you already have a software engineering undergrad, or electrical engineering undergrad with a minor in computer engineering, you could complete the 10 core courses over two terms. We designed this expedited program to meet a high market demand for software engineering expertise, as a result, it requires a full-time commitment.

For those interested in part-time MEng studies, consider our regular course-based electrical and computer engineering option.

Completing this program

• Preparation courses: For engineers with no software engineering background, three courses make up a boot-camp style semester to update your programming skills and knowledge.

• Core courses: 10 courses are required to complete this degree. Core topics include: Agile Software Engineering, Software Release Planning, Software Engineering Standards and Models, Advanced Software Testing, Automated Software Engineering and more. Two of the 10 courses are a team design project.

• General engineering courses: Students may select up to two general engineering courses as part of the 10 courses required. Topics include innovation and entrepreneurship, ethics, law and the engineering profession, project management and engineering tools.

Outcomes