Smart Manufacturing and Systems: Master of Engineering (MEng) at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada is a master's degree in Robotics & Automation programme. The programme runs for 16 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 14,217 per semester (CAD 9,417 per semester for local students).
A 16-to-20-month, course-based Professional Master's at SFU's Surrey campus billed as Western Canada's first program built around Industry 4.0 technologies. The 30-unit curriculum splits between hands-on Smart Factory lab courses, core units in industrial IoT and big-data analytics, AI/ML electives, and a mandatory paid industry internship of at least four months with a Canadian manufacturing partner.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: This Master of Engineering in Smart Manufacturing and Systems requires a bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in mechatronic engineering, computer science, or a related field, with the admissions committee able to consider exceptional candidates from other engineering disciplines; students who fall short of the minimum requirements may still be offered conditional or qualifying admission. The program's own page does not publish a minimum GPA or an English-language test score, deferring instead to SFU's general graduate admission standard under Graduate General Regulation 1.3; SFU's institution-wide thresholds are a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on the 4.33 scale and, for English proficiency, IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (6.0 per band) or TOEFL iBT 90 overall (20 per section). The program is aimed at final-year Canadian engineering undergraduates, international professionals with a bachelor's degree seeking entry to the Canadian workforce, and practicing engineers looking to specialize in Industry 4.0 technologies.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, with one set of dates per applicant type rather than by citizenship. Fall 2027 entry: high-school-route applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027, while transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027 (Education and Contemporary Arts transfer applicants may apply from 1 October 2026). Spring 2027 entry runs 1 July to 15 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry runs 1 December 2026 to 15 January 2027. Admission documents are generally due 28 February 2027 (Fall) and offers must be accepted by 1 May. International applicants use the same EducationPlannerBC dates and portal; SFU publishes no separate international deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.