该学位可授予已完成个人指导课程并提交体现结果的论文的候选人。强烈鼓励涉及与行业紧密合作的主题，并且大多数当前应聘者所从事的主题均得到其雇主的积极支持。该学位为在职工程师提供了机会，可以深入地解决工程问题，而这需要超出学士学位范围的个人工作。与教师的总体政策保持一致，重点是应用研究和开发工作，尽管基础研究建议也受到欢迎和支持。
This degree may be awarded to candidates who have completed an individual program of supervised work and submitted a thesis embodying the results. Topics which involve close cooperation with industry are strongly encouraged, and a majority of current candidates are engaged in topics which are actively supported by their employers. This degree provides practising engineers with an opportunity to pursue, in depth, the solution of an engineering problem which requires individual effort beyond the scope of a bachelor's degree. In keeping with the faculty's overall policies, the accent is on applied research and development work, although basic research proposals are also welcomed and supported.Career options include positions in universities and other institutions undertaking research or other academic work, including teaching. Opportunities involving research and development also exist with national and international firms.