Master of Engineering and Public Policy (M.E.P.P. Internship Optional)
Engineering and Public Policy
Educating Policy Professionals for a Complex World. Program (with an internship option) for professionals with interest in policies that manage complex relationships between people, technology and society.
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Overview
Educating Policy Professionals for a Complex WorldApply your Engineering Mindset to Policy Making
Tackle a Burning Policy Issue that Excites You
Why You Should Enrol
What You Will Do in the Program
What You Will Learn
What You Will Take Away
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Deadline Duration: Start: September or January Prior Degree: Tuition & Fees: $500 deposit upon acceptance (pending approval) IELTS/TOEFL: Required for international students. Minimum IELTS score 6.5 overall (minimum requirement 5.5 in reading and writing and 6 in listening and speaking). Minimum TOEFL score is 88. |
About This Program
A professional Master's degree in Engineering and Public Policy (MEPP) is offered within the W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology at McMaster. Engineers and applied scientists from a wide cross-section of organizations who want professional graduate training will find our program goes well beyond a conventional technical Master's to develop candidates as leaders in the public policy area. The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate degree in engineering or applied science.
In today's complex world engineers and scientists are called upon to design technical systems that provide goods and services to society in a safe, efficient and environmentally sound manner. In this context, engineers and scientists can serve as key advisors to and take the lead as decision makers in both the public and private sectors. Therefore, engineers and scientists need more than extensive technical skills; you need an enhanced understanding of public policy and the role of engineering and science in sustainable technological, social, ecological and economic systems.
The future will be green, or not at all. This truth lies at the heart of humankind's most pressing challenge: to learn to live in harmony with the Earth on a genuinely sustainable basis.
Sir Jonathan Porritt
In the forefront of this revolution is informed public policy.
Learn the skills and acquire the experience through the McMaster Public Policy program to enact change and strengthen the link between sustainability and our ever changing world.
Courses
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Courses
The curriculum has three main components:
- Core courses that provide the content and methodological skills necessary for understanding and analyzing societal issues for which engineering and science can contribute to public policy solutions;
- Focus elective courses that allow students to deepen their knowledge of a range of engineering, science and social science applications;
- The completion of a substantive research paper on a problem at the interface of engineering, science and public policy;
Research Project - Inquiry/Thesis in Engineering and Public Policy
Students select a research topic at the interface of engineering, science and public policy which is of interest to them and carries out inquiry-driven research; completes a formal research paper and prepares to publish their results for broad dissemination.
Candidates for the MEPP degree will follow a program consisting of the following:
Required Courses
Four half-courses:
- SEP 701 / Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis: Frameworks and Models
- SEP 702 / Systems Engineering and Public Policy
- SEP 709 / Emerging Issues, Technology and Public Policy
- SEP 773 / Leadership for Innovation
Additional Program Requirements
- SEP 771 / W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology Practitioner's Forum, Part I (Full-time students only)
- SEP 771 / W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology Practitioner's Forum, Part II (Full-time students only)
- SEP 772 / Innovation Studio
Focus Elective Courses
Three half-courses are required for electives. Students may select from the following options:
- SEP 6I03 / Sustainable Manufacturing Processes
- SEP 6X03 / The Regeneration Imperative: Liveable Cities Revitalization of Built and Natural Assets
- SEP 705 / Green Engineering, Sustainability and Public Policy
- SEP 706 / Energy and Public Policy
- SEP 707 / Communication Technology and Public Policy
- SEP 708 / Special Topics in Engineering and Public Policy
- SEP 710 / International Governance and Environmental Sustainability
- POL SCI 784 / Quantitative Political and Policy Analysis
- POL SCI 785 / Public Sector Management
- POL SCI 786 / Organizational Theory and the Public Sector
- POL SCI 790 / The Politics of Economic Policy in Market Economies
- POL SCI 792 / Public Choice
- Other courses across campus with faculty approval
Additional Courses
Up to two graduate engineering half courses from any department within the Faculty of Engineering. Students can also enroll in other courses in other departments and Faculties with the approval of a faculty member.
MEPP Handbook
In the MEPP Handbook, you will find information about such orientation topics as:
- Important Terminology
- Inquiry Guidelines and Logistics
- About the Government of Canada and Public Policy
Publications
At W Booth, we educate our students to be policy professionals for a complex world.
This includes having students: engage with stakeholders from multiple sectors to identify needs; create policy solutions for decision makers; and develop research, analytical and communication skills required in the policy profession. Students leave the program with a deep understanding of the skills required to collaborate effectively across business, government and community, as well as, competencies to initiate and drive evidence-based policy solutions.
Students must complete an inquiry-driven thesis in Engineering and Public Policy. Below is a showcase of publications written by our students, for our community.
2017
Policy Recommendations for Passive Parks as a Sustainable Solution to Urban Stormwater Management in Ontario: Lessons from the Hamilton Conservation Authority's East Escarpment Wetland Restoration Project
Christopher Boothe, 2017
Policy Recommendations for Reducing Urban Heat Island Effect in Hamilton
Ruberwa Bruno, 2017
Case Study Assessment of Economic Development Surrounding Autonomous Vehicles: A Comparative Analysis of Michigan and Ontario
Hatim Elhag, 2017
Policies for Developing Sustainable Communities: A Review of Ontario
Augusta Eruero, 2017
An Analysis of Transboundary Water Resources: A Case Study of South Asian Rivers
Prakash Jha, 2017
Pathways to Sustainable, Integrated Urban Water Management for Ontario Municipalities: Diagnostic and Toolkit
Kim Jusek, 2017
A Canadian Perspective on Policies to Address Obesity in Populations of Low Socioeconomic Status
Harshal Patel, 2017
Policy Making for Sustainable Development: Goal 6 and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
Krupesh Patel, 2017
Rapid Transit: A Case Study of Tianjin BRT and the Problem Solving Towards Hamilton LRT
Zhiyuan Yang, 2017
Combination of Brexit and CETA - Study on the Possibility of Motor Corporation Moving Vehicle Platforms from UK to Canada
Jessie Junxi Yu, 2017
2016
Tingting Zhu, 2016
2015
Policy Reccomendations for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of information and Communication Technology Devices
Alex Braun, 2015
Landfill Gas as a Climate Change and Waste Management Initiative
Aloefuna Kingsley Okoye, 2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
Other
Syed Zaigham Kazmi
Alejandro Islas Lopez
Admission Requirements
Students should hold a 4-year engineering, science, technology or mathematics undergraduate degree, with at least a B- average (equivalent to a McMaster 7.0 GPA out of 12) in the final year in all courses in the discipline, or relating to the discipline, in which the applicant proposes to do graduate work. Applicants will be required to complete an online interview. Professional work experience is desirable but not essential.
As part of the application process, each applicant is required to upload:
- Resume or CV
- Complete Contact information for 2 Academic References (to be included in the on-line application)
- Transcripts from any post-secondary institution(s) attended
- Recent IELTS or TOEFL scores (within the last 2 years) required for international students. Minimum IELTS score 6.5 overall (minimum requirement 5.5 in reading and writing and 6 in listening and speaking). Minimum TOEFL score is 88. Note that if your medium of instruction was English and this is documented on your transcripts, you do not need to submit an ELP test.
- Statement of Interest is also required.
* No additional documents should be uploaded*
** Please note that applications cannot be reviewed until all documents have been uploaded and the referees have responded. All applications must be completed before the international or domestic deadline to be considered.**
Prospective applicants who did not attain the required standing in their undergraduate degree, , should discuss their situation with the Program Lead. If the applicant’s experience is deemed sufficient, the Program Lead will recommend an interview. Evidence of ability to do graduate work will be required. (See Sections 2.1.1 Admission Requirements for Master’s Degree and 2.1.3 Admission of Students with Related Work Experience or Course Work Beyond the Bachelor’s Degree in the Graduate Calendar.)
The W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology has the following program objectives for the Master’s degree in Engineering and Public Policy (MEPP):
- to provide a high quality educational experience to graduate engineers and scientists in the areas of engineering, science and public policy;
- to foster applied research in the areas of engineering, science and public policy through the successful completion and dissemination of a research paper;
- to produce graduates who will provide inspired leadership in the engineering, science and public policy areas within the public, private and NGO sectors.
Candidates may be enrolled on a full- or part-time basis. Full-time students will complete the degree in twelve consecutive months of study, beginning in September or January. Part-time students will normally be expected to complete the program in 28 months.
McMaster students may receive advanced standing for up to two courses (note that a maximum of two 600-level courses can count towards a SEPT graduate program) with the approval of the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies.
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