Graduate Co-op
Master’s and PhD students may complete 4 to 12 months of co-op experience in various types of organizations, including corporations, non-profit organizations, government agencies, startups and research institutions.
This program is crafted to elevate your skills, enhance your experience, and position you as a creative leader. Learn to design and engineer elegant solutions to complex problems and discover insights about users through the philosophy of human-centred design.
Design thinking and engineering methodologies are embedded throughout the curriculum. You will learn to apply a prototyping mindset used by successful designers and engineers.
Recommended 16 months full-time (minimum 12 months and maximum 24 months) or 40 months part-time (domestic only).
Exceptional Teaching Team
The program is led by Robert Fleisig, an award-winning educator, engineering designer and expert in health technology. He is passionate about teaching an empathetic and a human-centred approach to engineering design.
Andrea Hemmerich – Andrea Hemmerich is a dedicated educator and global health advocate, with over two decades of experience spanning design, engineering, health, and international development. Passionate about creating inclusive, team-driven environments, she believes that placing people’s aspirations at the heart of collaborative efforts leads to impactful social change.
Alongside Robert and Andrea is a team of former and current Design Thinking (DT) Fellows.
A DT Fellow is an exceptional graduate of the Master of Engineering Design program who joins for a two-year term to mentor students on design projects, to develop the program pedagogically, and to support recruitment.
DT Fellow – Areeb Khawaja, 2020 MEng Design graduate, Technology Architect with the TELUS Data and Trust Office
DT Fellow — Ammaar Athar, 2022 MEng Design graduate, Associate Product Manager
Past DT Fellow — Jon Pusic, 2021 MEng Design graduate, User Experience Researcher, Akendi
Past DT Fellow — Avani Kirit Mehta, 2020 MEng Design graduate, Lead User Experience Researcher for an Enterprise Digital Strategy team at CIBC
Past DT Fellow — Amina Benmessaoud, 2019 MEng Design graduate, Research Coordinator, University of Calgary
Master’s and PhD students may complete 4 to 12 months of co-op experience in various types of organizations, including corporations, non-profit organizations, government agencies, startups and research institutions.
The EGS actively supports engineering graduate students through events, workshops, bursaries, and collaboration with various campus organizations, focusing on representation, community building, and academic and professional development.
Hamilton, also known as The Hammer or Steeltown, is a thriving city close to the U.S. border and Toronto, with easy access for students commuting from the Greater Toronto Area via the on-campus GO Bus Terminal.
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