Master of Engineering - Smart Grid Systems and Technologies - Flexible Learning British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

Program Description

The Master of Engineering in Smart Grid Systems and Technologies (MEng SGST) is a unique graduate program aimed at providing students with the competencies required to conduct research, plan, design, implement, maintain, commission, and operate Smart Grid systems and applications in the electric utility and related sectors. The MEng in SGST program leverages BCIT’s decade long research results, domain expertise, world-class infrastructure, seasoned faculty, and strategic partnerships with industry. Graduates of MEng in SGST will develop hands-on knowledge and understanding of foundational concepts involved in Smart Grid technologies employed in Critical Infrastructure, including applications in renewable energies, green transportation, and smart cities. The program caters to professionals currently employed in the industry, as well as those interested in continuing their education. As a BCIT Full-Time program, MEng SGST enables students to enrich and complement their Smart Grid domain knowledge outside normal working hours without interfering with their current jobs, thereby preparing them for exciting future careers in the carbon-constrained economy of the new millennia. MEng SGST’s learning outcomes are achieved through a combination of theoretical studies, complemented with hands-on project work at BCIT or in industry. Blended: This program is delivered partly on campus and partly online. Some course lectures (less than 50%) may be delivered online. Also, the MEng SGST courses are available to those who want to take individual courses for professional development. Delivery methods for each course will be tailored to specific learning outcomes. Less than 50% of the course lectures may be offered online. Courses are delivered in a format that combines online synchronous and asynchronous learning activities, team-based and individual projects, and laboratory experience with the SGST equipment and apparatus accessible remotely. Given the significance of BCIT’s current training assets on Burnaby campus, efforts are underway to make such assets safely and securely accessible to students as virtual platforms.

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