Department Overview

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) was established on July 1 1983 as part of the Faculty of Engineering which was also founded at the same time. There are distinct advantages to the relative newness of the Faculty: experienced academics have been recruited from around the world, laboratory facilities contain some of the latest and most sophisticated equipment available and the curriculum has been developed to take the lead in 21st century technologies.

ECE offers two accredited undergraduate programs, B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering and B.Eng. in Computer Engineering. ECE also offers graduate programs leading to M.A.Sc., M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees. The first class of undergraduate students received their B.Eng. degrees in 1988 and the first graduate student received a M.A.Sc. in 1985.

At present, ECE has thirty-three regular and emeritus faculty members, twelve full-time and part-time staff members and over five hundred undergraduate and graduate students.

The mandate of the Department is:

• to offer undergraduate and graduate programs in Electrical and Computer Engineering of outstanding quality and in addition, the undergraduate programs should meet all accreditation requirements of the Canadian Engineering Accredition Board (CEAB);
• to educate our students for professional careers as engineers with advanced technical knowledge which is based on strong applied science knowledge coupled with applications of engineering practice and an ability to understand the impact of technology and to communicate well;
• to carry out both theoretical and experimental research in electrical and computer engineering and to disseminate the results in the form of publications, patents and technology transfer to industry.

About this web site

For Prospective Undergraduate Students and parents

Many visitors to the site are prospective students and their parents, scouting out likely colleges and universities. A great place to begin your review of our website would be with the pages which have been developed especially for Prospective Students. These pages should answer most of your questions and perhaps help you make the final decision in choosing UVic's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Of General Interest

Perhaps you are a casual visitor, wanting to learn more about the Faculty and its areas of research. Then you might like to take a look at our Research Interests page which has links to many of the organizations with which faculty members are currently involved. Or perhaps you are interested in a particular Faculty member and her or his area of research. Many faculty have their own homepages which can be reached from this site.

Graduate and Undergraduate Curricula and Courses

Prospective students can also visit the Graduate and Undergraduate Course Descriptions page to learn more about ECE courses. From these pages there is a link to course outlines, syllabi and lab instructions for students currently registered courses. Both current and prospective graduate and undergraduate students can get a breakdown of how a particular program would look schedule wise, by visiting either the Graduate Program page or the Undergraduate Program page. Remember to stop by the Co-op Program page which has a link to the main Co-op site for your convenience.