Master's in electrical engineering after bachelor's in mechanical engineering?

cosmicfish
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:02:38 +0000

Without commenting on Calgary business conditions (of which I know absolutely nothing), going from ME undergrad to EE grad is going to be very difficult, and will depend highly on the EE specialization you intend to pursue and the applicability of your undergrad coursework to that area. With ME you will get a good mathematic base and engineering rigor, but you will not receive the preparatory coursework that EE masters programs are looking for. You MIGHT be able to add some of those courses as electives or acquire them as a nondegree student after graduation, but it is likely that doing so would in some way delay your graduation - there just is not enough overlap in the fields to make this an easy path.

My suggestion - do EE as an undergrad if that is the area in which you truly want to work. You can always attend a non-Calgary school, or move out of Calgary after graduation. If there is a reason you cannot or will not leave Calgary, then you are going to have to make some hard decisions which I suspect no one here can help you with.