Students earn more than just 1 credential in both the Combined Degree/Diploma Program and Degree Completion Program.

Close mentorships with faculty are possible by average lecture sizes of 40 (Combined Degree/Diploma) and 28 (DCP) students. Lab sizes are a maximum of 20 students per section.

All students must satisfy a 12 month (Combined Degree/Diploma) or 8 month (DCP) co-op requirement in order to graduate. In addition to gaining practical skills, this means all B.Tech. grads have relevant work experience on their resumes ahead of graduation.

Students take business management courses alongside their core technical curriculum in order to have a greater complement of skills. Courses in leadership, project management, communication, and financial systems ensure our students have transferable skills upon graduation.

B.Tech.’s “hands-on” approach to engineering curriculum guarantees that our students ‘hit the ground running’ as soon as they are employed. Experience with industry equipment in lectures, labs, and co-op gives our students an employable edge for working in engineering industry. Combined Degree/Diploma students spend more than 700 hours in the lab throughout their 4.5 years in the program!

The BTA is a student run organization that is similar to that of a student council. It seeks to maximize B.Tech. students’ academic and social experiences. Representatives of the BTA support B.Tech. students who are looking for a variety of assistance – health and wellbeing, used textbooks, and social engagements, to name just a few. Because courses become much more specialized in second year, the BTA is also an excellent tool for students to reconnect with the friends they made in first year who may be in a different stream.

To speak with someone from the BTA, email them at btechassociation@gmail.com or visit their office in the basement of the Engineering Technology Building (ETB).

Student volunteers are an integral part of the B.Tech. program. We are always recruiting students to participate in such events as the Ontario Universities Fair, Fall Preview Days, the Degree Completion Program (DCP) Open House, and May@Mac, to name just a few.

B.Tech. student volunteers are eligible to become B.Tech. Student Ambassadors. As a B.Tech. Student Ambassador, you accrue points for your volunteer efforts. Within the different levels of points, students receive some kind reward for their hard work, such as listing your Official B.Tech. Ambassador status on your resume.

Born in the fall of 1959, the McMaster Engineering Society (MES) is one of the largest student groups on campus. Several B.Tech. students are members on the MES. There are 35 affiliated groups within the MES, allowing students to find their niche in engineering-related extracurriculars. Find yours!