Offered by McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, MA/MS in Chemical Engineering is a master's degree in Chemical Engineering programme. The programme runs for 2 years.
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Chemical Engineering
Duration: 2 years
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This Master of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering is a research-intensive graduate program run over about two years, available on a full-time or part-time basis with entry points across several terms. Chemical engineering, as the discipline behind the program, concerns the systematic manipulation and transformation of materials, chemicals, and energy to produce useful products, and the program combines coursework that strengthens technical foundations with a supervised research thesis in a chosen specialty. Departmental research areas open to students include biomaterials and bioprocessing, polymer science and engineering, process systems engineering and control, and materials and process modelling. The program is aimed at engineering graduates who want to build specialized knowledge beyond the bachelor's level and contribute original research findings, potentially publishing scholarly work as part of their studies. It suits students planning to move into advanced technical roles in industry, research positions, or further graduate study, and places its emphasis on thesis-based research rather than a purely course-based credential.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: McMaster's Chemical Engineering graduate program page lists three typical entry points - September, January and May - each with its own deadline (international: 28 February / 30 June / 31 October; Canadian or permanent resident: 31 July / 30 November / 31 March) but does not itemise a prior-degree, GPA, or English-proficiency figure on this page. These follow the School of Graduate Studies' policy shared across McMaster's Engineering graduate programs, as stated on the Mechanical Engineering program page and the General Regulations of the Graduate School calendar: an honours bachelor's degree in a related field of engineering or science, a minimum average of B- in upper-year undergraduate courses related to the proposed program, and English proficiency of IELTS Academic 6.5 overall or TOEFL iBT 88 overall for applicants whose first language is not English.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January or May
Application Deadline:McMaster admits Level I students for September entry only. For Fall 2027, deadlines are set per programme: competitive programmes such as Engineering, Computer Science, Health Sciences, Midwifery, iBioMed and Honours Integrated Science close 15 January 2027, while most other Level I programmes (Business, Humanities I, the Life Sciences and Social Sciences gateways) stay open to 1 April 2027, often with an earlier 1 February 2027 'Equal Consideration' review point. These dates are identical for domestic and international applicants for nearly every programme; the sole exception is Nursing, where Ontario high-school applicants close 15 January 2027 and all other applicants, international included, close 1 February 2027. No programme is described as rolling beyond its published deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
