University of Victoria offers Electrical and Computer Engineering: Master of Applied Science (MASc), a master's degree in Information Systems & Technology programme in Victoria, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 2,857 per semester (CAD 2,265 per semester for local students).
This thesis-based MASc covers electrical and computer engineering research areas spanning communications, signal processing and control, computer and network systems, electromagnetics and photonics, power electronics, materials and devices, and artificial intelligence, robotics and cybersecurity. Applicants must secure agreement from a faculty supervisor before applying and submit two assessment reports, a résumé, a statement of intent and transcripts. The full-time, on-campus degree runs two years, combining coursework and seminars with a thesis defended in an oral exam, with an optional co-op stream and three intake dates spread across the year. The three annual intakes carry deadlines of May 31 for September entry, September 30 for January entry, and January 31 for May entry, and research areas also include human-robot interaction, blockchain and distributed systems alongside the core specializations.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission follows UVic's general Master's requirements: a four-year bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with a minimum “B” average over the last two years, plus program-specific criteria. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering publishes no minimum grade average, required undergraduate field, or GRE requirement of its own on this page. Applicants must list a potential supervisor on the application, who must agree to supervise and recommend admission, and submit two assessment reports from academic or professional references, a current résumé, a statement of intent, and post-secondary transcripts. English-language proficiency follows UVic's general graduate standard for applicants whose first language is not English (IELTS Academic 6.5 overall, no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 90, no section below 20, among other accepted tests).
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, which opens for 2027-entry applications on 1 October 2026: most degree programmes see September 2027 entry close 31 January 2027, January 2027 entry close 30 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry close 31 March 2027, though Teacher Education post-degree programmes close 2 January 2027, Indigenous Education post-degree admits on an ongoing basis, and Engineering's Summer entry (high-school graduates only) closes 31 December 2026. International applicants use the same portal and face identical dates, since UVic publishes no separate international deadline. UVic treats these as fixed annual dates rather than rolling admission, though it warns any programme can close early without notice. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
