Future International Undergraduate Students

Expand your net worth and your network.

Every student has access to the co-op program. The best part? You decide when you would like to complete co-op and we’ll help you get there.

How it works:

1. Your professional career starts in your first year with an introductory non-credit co-op course.
2. Throughout the year, a team of 15 staff from the Engineering Co-op and Career Services office connect with more than 1,000 employers, bringing them directly to you through over 200 workshops and events annually. We also work with you to help navigate the job search, application, interview and offer process.
3. Beginning as early as the summer after your first year, you can begin completing four month co-op positions.
4. After your third year, you’ll have the option to complete longer, more immersive eight, 12 or 16 month positions.

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All work + all play = opportunity.

Ridiculously active. Perpetually involved. Our students take extracurricular activity to the next level.

There are more than 50 Faculty of Engineering affiliated clubs and teams, with more than 1,400 members.

These are more than passion projects. McMaster Engineering offers course credit for students participating in both technical and non-technical clubs and teams.

The world needs engineers with heart. Ones who consider the all-important question: am I making the world a better place?

We are the first and only institution in Canada to participate in the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Grand Challenges Scholars Program, where students address the biggest challenges facing our planet, from creating more renewable energy to building resilient infrastructure. Through the McMaster Grand Challenges Program, you can gain experience, develop global awareness and earn credentials by completing a series of courses and participating in action-oriented programming.

Go and see the world! 

We have formal exchange programs with universities around the world, including the Grenoble Institute of Technology in France and KTH Royal Institute in Sweden.

Whether it’s a research opportunity with Stanford University or a co-op with Microsoft, our students are frequently found south of the border in America gaining valuable international experiences.

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We provide more opportunities to participate in research as an undergraduate engineering student than any university in Canada.

As part of Canada’s #1 Research Intensive University, McMaster faculty members are at the forefront of groundbreaking innovation. Our undergraduate students are right there alongside them as part of the team making new discoveries.

 Each year, you can find more than 500 students working alongside professors as research, teaching and technical assistants

Big Ideas are born at McMaster Engineering.

There’s a reason why so many of our students are also musicians, dancers, writers, poets and artists; engineering is a profession that is made for creative problem-solvers who use both sides of their brain to develop innovative solutions.

At McMaster, students learn to identify and frame problems, design and prototype solutions and pitch their big ideas to clients and investors.

6 ways to innovate in your degree:

1. Engineering and iBioMed students kick-start their degree with an integrated
   first-year design course.
2. Engineering students can choose the “& Management” option, offering the
   core of a commerce curriculum as an addition to their studies; or the “& Society”
   option, which gives students room to incorporate courses related to sustainability
   into their degree.
3. 25 per cent of the BTech curriculum is made up of management courses.
4. The Minor in Innovation adds entrepreneurial skills development to any degree.
5. Complete a minor in theatre, dance, or music - or participate in the annual
   McMaster Engineering Musical!
6. iBioMed students have courses in entrepreneurship embedded in their curriculum.

Did you know? We are the 1st Canadian university to offer digital degrees to graduates through blockchain technology.

Our students build each other up in a spirit of collaboration, not competition.

You’ll be welcomed to the MacEng community during Welcome Week - an energy-packed orientation where friendships are forged. Whether you’re living in residence in the Innovation and Society Living Learning Community or commuting from the GTA, you’ll quickly discover the #FireballFamily spirit.

No course assignment is more important than your mental and physical health. The Paws N’ Play dog therapy program brings furry friends right to you for a study break. McMaster’s Student Wellness Centre runs free yoga and mindfulness classes, nature walks, gardening therapy groups and device-free lunch sessions.

4 reasons why you belong at MacEng:

1. Need to take a summer course? Interested in personal travel to a far-off destination? Our flexible co-op structure means that you can complete work terms when and where it works best.
2. Hamilton has a small town vibe with the amenities of a big city. Nature lovers will find refuge in our many conservation areas, while foodies will find no shortage of tasty treats.
3. A free gym membership on campus gives you access to the best indoor and outdoor physical activities.
4. Academic Advisors are your go-to people for issues of any kind.

Did you know? 95% of students achieve first year success.