Background

Electrical Engineering

Credential:

Bachelor Degree

Tuition fee:

6600.00/Semester (CAD)

Is highly competitive:

No

Length:

10 Semesters

Category:

Science & Engineering Technology

Level:

Undergraduate

Type:

Co-Op

Instruction language:

English

Application Fee:

125.00 CAD

Campuses:

University of Waterloo

Intake and availability

Intake

Status


September 2025
Open

Program overview

Our modern world is built on electricity. Learn to harness its power to create the next generation of electronics, sensors, and information networks. Your career will be super-charged by a degree from Waterloo. We're ranked top 25 in the world for electrical engineering (Shanghai World University Rankings 2021).

You’ll study the fundamentals of electromagnetism, circuits, algorithms, and instrumentation. You will be able to specialize in a range of technologies such as power generation and clean energy, electric vehicles, Internet of Things, quantum computing, integrated circuit design, and machine learning.

You'll also gain hands-on experience starting right in first year, thanks to paid co-op work terms and some of the best student labs in North America.

When you graduate, you’ll have hundreds of career paths open to you, from designing power stations and aircraft control systems to pioneering the future of microprocessors and telecommunications systems.

Academic requirements

Ontario students: six Grade 12 U and/or M courses including

  • Advanced Functions (minimum final grade of 70% is required)
  • Calculus and Vectors (minimum final grade of 70% is required)
  • Physics (minimum final grade of 70% is required)
  • Chemistry (minimum final grade of 70% is required)
  • English (ENG4U) (minimum final grade of 70% is required)

English requirements

Minimum International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score
Overall: 6.5
Listening: 6
Reading: 6
Writing: 6.5
Speaking: 6.5

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