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Master of Wood Engineering

University of Northern British Columbia

  • Prince George, Canada
  • 1 year
  • English
  • On campus
  • Master

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About the program

Master's degree in engineering with wood as a building material and a final project.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (3): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Analyze advanced concepts in Wood Engineering
  • Apply research and professional methods
  • and communicate evidence-based solutions. Suggested learning areas: Core courses (24 credits): wood as a building material
  • Wood design I
  • Envelope design.

Career outcomes

  • Graduate Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • Design Engineer
  • Technical Consultant
  • Engineering Coordinator

Curriculum

  • Core courses (24 credits): wood as a building material
  • Wood design I and II
  • Envelope design
  • Project design II
  • Prefabrication and digital manufacturing
  • and a 6-credit Master of Engineering Project (ENGR 731)
  • Plus two electives such as acoustics
  • CAD/BIM
  • Seismic design or finite element analysis. Requires a four-year civil engineering bachelor's degree.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Four-year bachelor degree or equivalent from a recognised institution with a B average (3.00) in third- and fourth-year courses (domestic standard
  • International credentials are assessed on the final two years by country)
  • Statement of interest and references
  • A faculty supervisor for thesis programmes
  • UNBC English language requirement unless exempt
  • Some programmes require more.

Accepted academic background

Four-year bachelor degree or equivalent from a recognised institution.

Language tests

  • IELTS 7.0
  • TOEFL iBT 100
  • Duolingo 135
  • IELTS 7

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts.

How to apply

  1. Check programme requirements
  2. Intakes and deadlines ( Find a supervisor where the programme requires one ( Apply online at and pay the 153 CAD fee. Upload documents per (transcripts
  3. Referees
  4. English proof). If admitted
  5. Pay the 1
  6. 500 CAD graduate admission deposit (credited to tuition. MBA adds 2
  7. 000 CAD). Receive the Letter of Admission to apply for the study permit.

Other costs

Tuition per year$8,979 CAD
Application fee$153 CAD
Deposit$23,448 CAD

Program details

CampusPrince George
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Engineering
DepartmentEngineering
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value30,27
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay3
Scholarship noteInstitutional scholarships or awards may be available to eligible applicants. Confirm program-specific eligibility, Funding and application deadlines.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    15 Jan 2027

    62 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1 year.