Overview

Key features

Graduate students in the Ph.D thesis based Software Engineering program at McMaster University are focused on advancing knowledge of software lifecycle from design, implementation, and testing to documentation and maintaining, through intensive research in their chosen area of interest.

Programme Structure

Areas of research include:

Combinatorial computing and optimization

Complexity, design and analysis of algorithms

Computer vision

Computational geometry

Control systems

Discrete event systems, discrete geometry

Formal methods

Mathematical programming

Mechanized mathematics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-28 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hamilton, Canada

Disciplines

Software Engineering View 3 other PhDs in Software Engineering in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

B+

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Equivalent of an M.Eng. or M.A.Sc. degree in Software Engineering
B+ minimum average, based on previous graduate work
All post-secondary academic work completed to date
Two academic references from instructors most familiar with your academic work.
English language proficiency
Statement of Interest

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

4204 CAD / year

≈ 4204 CAD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

4204 CAD / year

≈ 4204 CAD / year

Living costs

Hamilton

Canada

1163 - 1630 CAD / month

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