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Graduate programs

Join the lineup of leaders and changemakers

Pioneer solutions to problems. Spearhead new areas of knowledge. Tackle complex challenges where the stakes are high for the wellbeing of the planet and people. We know you have what it takes and we are here to support you. We offer:

  • hands-on collaborative learning
  • opportunities to conduct industry-leading research
  • support to launch a business
  • state-of-the-art facilities
  • high-level labs
  • leading research institutes, centres and groups
  • researchers exploring critical issues, problem-solving the future
  • a smaller, friendlier campus where you are supported and known
  • in Fredericton, NB, a city built on the beautiful St. John River

Nail down your program

Course-based graduate programs

  • Master of Engineering (ME): Bachelor's degree required; no thesis; 1-2 years depending on the program, based within a single engineering discipline.
  • Master of Engineering Leadership in Design Innovation (MELDI): Bachelor's degree required; no thesis; 2 years; interdisciplinary; management, leadership, and design courses; major design project.
  • Master of Technology, Management & Entrepreneurship (MTME): Bachelor's degree required; project-based; 12 months long.

Research-based graduate programs

  • Master of Science in Engineering (MScE): Bachelor's degree required; thesis required; 1-2 years depending on the program.
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Master's degree or working on MScE; thesis required; 3-4 years depending on the program.

Dive into the details

You come with questions. We will help you reach for and find the answers.

You arrive eager to challenge the status quo and drive past limitations and boundaries. We collaborate to push even further.

Every program at UNB Engineering can support your passion and dreams.

Interdisciplinary graduate programs

Fire up your career with an interdisciplinary graduate degree.

Graduate programs

Boost your learning with a discipline specific graduate degree.


We ask tough questions

We are not looking for the easy way out or for half measures. We want real solutions to the challenges we face. We see those challenges as opportunities to be rigorously pursued. Innovation and design are key words that guide our work. Our faculty attract over $12 million annually in research funds from public councils, government organizations and industry partners.

Out of that we have more than 75 spin-off and startup companies with over $43 million in university-wide research funding annually. We know technology plus business savvy makes an impact on the health and wellbeing of people and the planet. Join us in our quest for engineering and technology that makes a positive impact on the world.

Research at UNB Engineering

Become part of our groundbreaking, pioneering, essential research. UNB Engineering has world-leading research groups, centres, and institutes. We invite you to find your research home in one of them.

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