MA/MS in Materials Engineering

The Master of Applied Science (MASc) in Materials Engineering at Carleton University is a thesis-based research degree offered through the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, a joint institute combining the research strengths of Carleton and the University of Ottawa. Students undertake a research project demonstrating their ability to apply field knowledge to investigate a specific question or problem in a rigorous, scholarly way, with fields of specialization including combustion and heat transfer, materials and manufacturing processes, metamaterials, nanotechnology, nuclear materials, solar and thermal energy, and solids and fracture mechanics. A collaborative Specialization in Climate Change and Data Science is available. Admission is conditional on a faculty member agreeing to supervise the student's thesis research, which is the applicant's responsibility to arrange. The program runs over a nominal two years of full-time study, delivered in person, with Fall, Winter, and Summer intakes. Graduates pursue careers in advanced materials research and engineering, with access to industry and government research facilities such as the National Research Council.