Graduate Programs

Program Overview · Admission Information · Course Syllabus
Faculty & Staff · Careers · Research & Industry

Program Overview

Research and graduate studies are important aspects of the Engineering Department. In the course of their studies, graduate students undertake challenging and rewarding research programs which are targeted at overcoming resource management and environmental problems in a sustainable fashion. Students benefit by working closely with faculty and staff in an atmosphere that is both supportive and open. We are the only Engineering Department devoted to Agriculture and Biosystems in Atlantic Canada. Our programs focus on technological innovation towards integrated and sustainable management of resources: energy, water, and waste. Our cutting-edge research activities provide access to advanced technology for every student. Students can pursue graduate studies with specialization available in energy, environment, and sustainability. Nova Scotia Agricultural College is the only educational institution in the Atlantic Region with the faculty and facilities capable of providing such a program of study.

The Master of Science (M.Sc.) program with a specialization in agriculture represents a unique cooperation between Dalhousie University and NSAC. The M.Sc. program is designed to provide a foundation for studies at the doctoral level and for professional careers in research and development, teaching, industry, and extension.

The Ph.D. program in Engineering is a custom designed individualized study, facilitated in collaboration with leading Canadian universities including Dalhousie University.

Admission Information

For further information on graduate studies in the Department of Engineering, please contact Dr. Gordon Price, Graduate Program Coordinator.

For information on program requirements and graduate studies at the NSAC, please visit the web page of the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.

Course Syllabus

Graduate students may take graduate courses offered at NSAC or other leading Canadian universities including Dalhousie University. This provides graduate students with a wide variety of courses from which to select. The possible areas of specialization include, but are not limited to:

For more detailed syllabus information, consult the NSAC Calendar or the Dalhousie University Calendar.

Faculty & Staff

Prospective students are encouraged to directly approach faculty members with common research interests.

Careers

A career in engineering is both challenging and rewarding and can be central to the solution of many of the world's problems. It allows graduates to influence the way the world's supply of materials and energy are utilized. Many engineers may choose management positions, which gives them the opportunity to further influence business decisions.

Demand is growing for engineers beyond the Bachelor's level. Graduate engineers with high academic grades at the undergraduate level can consider continuing on for master's or doctoral degrees, to gain further expertise for research, teaching, or consulting.

Research & Industry

Creation of new knowledge through research is a core mission of NSAC and one in which we take pride. Our strengths are in energy, environment, and sustainability, and associated precision technologies - we work with industry, government, and academic and research institutions nationally and internationally to carry out cutting-edge innovative research. In terms of research intensity, we are small but mighty, ranking 10th out of the 77 Universities in Canada (Research InfoSource Inc., 2003).

The facilities of and within the Department of Engineering are state-of-the-art. Both the Banting Building and Bioenvironmental Engineering Center (BEEC) have world-class technology which you will be able to access for your research.

Research opportunities, dependent on funding, may exist in these areas:

Contact: Department of Engineering
Telephone: 902.893.6710
E-mail: engineering@nsac.ca

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