Engineering: Master of Engineering (MEng) - UBCO at The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada is a master's degree in Engineering & Technology programme. The programme runs for 12 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,140 per semester (CAD 2,325 per semester for local students).
UBC Okanagan's Master of Engineering is a course-based graduate degree with dedicated streams in civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Students choose a 12-month coursework-only route or a longer internship route that extends the program to 16 to 24 months total, adding a placement of 4, 8, or 12 months arranged through the UBC Applied Science Co-op Program. Either way, students complete 30 credits, 24 of which must be graduate-level School of Engineering courses (ENGR, APSC, or MANF 5XX), with the specific course plan for each discipline set out on its own advising sheet. Alongside technical coursework, the curriculum builds communication, ethics, and leadership skills, and small cohort sizes allow close contact with faculty. Admission generally requires an engineering bachelor's degree, though relevant professional experience can support applicants without one.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants typically need a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related area; those without the minimum academic standing may still be admitted with sufficient formal training and relevant professional experience, on the recommendation of the MEng program coordinator. The College of Graduate Studies sets the specific English-language proficiency thresholds, which this page does not restate; UBC Okanagan's general figures are IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 90 overall (minimum 22 Reading/Listening, 21 Writing/Speaking). Required application materials are transcripts from all post-secondary institutions, two referee names, a curriculum vitae, and, for Canadian permanent residents, a clear photocopy of both sides of the PR card. Two intakes run each year: September (deadlines 26 February international, 22 May domestic) and January (2 July international, 22 September domestic).
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic and international undergraduate applicants both apply through EducationPlannerBC for Winter Session 2027/28 (September 2027 entry) and Summer 2027: applications open in early October 2026 and the equal-consideration deadline is 15 January 2027, 11:59 p.m. PST, the same date for both groups; a few programs keep reviewing late applications on a space-available basis afterwards. Earlier dates apply only to entrance-award consideration -- 15 November 2026 for the International Scholars Program and 1 December 2026 for Presidential/Centennial/Beyond Tomorrow scholars. Several limited-entry programmes -- Law, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing (advanced entry), Occupational/Physical Therapy, Social Work and Teacher Education -- set their own earlier deadlines from October 2026 through February 2027. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
