At Université Laval in Québec, Canada, Electrical Engineering (Master's) is offered as a master's degree in Electrical Engineering programme. The programme runs for 2 years. It carries 45.0 credits. Tuition for international students is CAD 20,321 per year (CAD 2,338 per year for local students).
This master's program (M.Sc.) in electrical engineering positions the discipline at the centre of technological innovation, training students to design, analyze, and improve systems used across a range of industrial sectors. The 45-credit program combines a minimum of 33 credits of coursework with an essay component; students must complete at least 12 credits of coursework before enrolling in a directed-readings course, which must in turn be finished before the essay begins. Full-time enrolment is required for at least one session, though the program otherwise allows flexible pacing, and it can typically be completed in about two years of full-time study. Five research areas are emphasized: optical communications, photonics, and instrumentation; electrical energy and industrial control; communication systems and signal processing; digital vision and virtual reality; and process automation and optimization. The program is aimed particularly at students holding a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, though graduates in computer science or physics are also considered. Graduates go on to work as specialists in research centres, manufacturing firms, high-tech enterprises, engineering consulting firms, government, and educational institutions.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:2.67 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: Applicants need a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, engineering physics, or a judged-equivalent diploma; candidates with other science backgrounds, or international applicants with partially satisfactory credentials, may be admitted subject to preparatory coursework. A cumulative program or graduation average of at least 2.67 on 4.33, or the equivalent, is required. Non-francophone applicants must demonstrate French proficiency either through the Test de connaissance du français, scoring at least 361 out of 699 on the compulsory tests and at least 8 out of 20 on the written-expression component, or by passing course FLS-2015 with a grade of C or higher. English is not a formal admission requirement, but reading comprehension in English is described as necessary for success in the program. Students must identify a supervising professor during their first term of enrolment, and non-Laval applicants must submit a CV, a letter of motivation, and reference letters.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall and Winter
Application Deadline:Domestic (Quebec and other-Canadian) applicants to Universite Laval apply per trimester: for Automne (Fall) 2027 entry, online applications open August 15, 2026, non-quota bachelor's applications are due March 1, 2027 (late until August 15, 2027) and non-quota graduate applications are due February 1, 2027; Hiver (Winter) 2027 applications are due November 1, 2026 (late until December 1, 2026). Quota programs -- MD, first-cycle PharmD, and bachelor's degrees in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, sexology and biomedical sciences -- close November 1, 2026 for Automne 2027, for all applicants. International applicants face firmer, earlier cutoffs (February 1, 2027 for Automne; July 1, 2026 for Hiver 2027; December 1, 2026 for Ete 2027) given 4-to-6-month immigration processing; a late international application is deferred to a later term rather than accepted for the term requested. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
