Offered by University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, Canada, Wood Engineering: Master of Engineering (MEng) is a master's degree in Civil Engineering & Construction programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 746 per credit (CAD 533 per credit for local students).
UNBC's Master of Engineering in Wood Engineering trains civil engineering graduates to design with wood as a primary structural and building-envelope material, reflecting British Columbia's timber resources and the province's shift toward sustainable wood construction. The program rests on three pillars: understanding wood's structural properties from supply chain through load-resisting design, hands-on construction of small-scale wood structures, and collaborative design-team practice. Completed in one to two years, coursework covers wood design, building envelope design, prefabrication and digital manufacturing, and a capstone Master of Engineering project, with electives in structural dynamics, seismic design, or finite element analysis. An optional co-operative education placement is strongly recommended, and applicants need a four-year baccalaureate in Civil Engineering plus the university's standard English-language requirements.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.0
Admission Requirements: Degree requirement is specific and narrower than UNBC's general graduate rule: applicants must hold a four-year, 120 credit hour baccalaureate degree in Civil Engineering from a recognised institution, alongside the general graduate admission GPA of 3.00 (B) equivalent. English requirements are higher than for every other UNBC graduate program: IELTS 7.0 overall with no module below 6.5, TOEFL 100 internet-based with no section below 25, or Duolingo 135 with no sub-score below 125 - or an equivalent accepted score - unless an exemption applies. The application needs a statement of interest covering academic interests and ambitions, reasons for applying and a tentative course selection; a current curriculum vitae; and two references. Academic work written in another language may be submitted in English translation, provided you declare when you apply that a translation service was used and name the engine; UNBC also recommends including a sample originally composed in English. UNBC treats copied statements of interest or writing samples as plagiarism and declines such applications for misrepresentation.
Application Details
Start Date:September (Fall) start only - UNBC lists no Spring (May) or Winter (January) intake for this program.
Application Deadline:Fall (September) intake only - UNBC lists no Spring or Winter intake. Applications open 1 October. First deadline 15 January; second deadline 1 March for international applicants and 1 July for Canadian/domestic applicants. A first deadline is the date by which an application must be in to be guaranteed consideration and to be eligible for entrance awards; a second deadline extends the window but not award eligibility, and a program may close it early once it fills. UNBC publishes these as recurring annual dates and refreshes its graduate intakes each spring, so confirm the current cycle before applying.
