Electronics and Embedded Systems Development
Advance your career by gaining skills in embedded systems development
- Enjoy a more personalized learning environment with our small classes
- Benefit from supportive and experienced faculty who are active in their industry
- Gain the latest and best industry-specific knowledge and skills to be career-ready upon graduation
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Program Summary
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CIP Code(s): 15.1201
Embedded systems are specialized computer systems that are embedded within devices and machines. The one-year Electronics and Embedded Systems Development Ontario College Graduate Certificate program is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to design and develop hardware and software components for various applications, including consumer electronics, automotive systems, medical devices, and industrial control systems.
In this program, you develop computer systems that have a singular purpose within larger electrical, mechanical, and digital systems and that are optimized for cost and reliability. You explore a range of topics, including microcontroller programming, digital signal processing, real-time systems, software architecture, and hardware implementation. You will also use communication protocols, sensors, and actuators within an embedded system....(read more)
Overview
Advance your career by gaining skills in embedded systems development
Embedded systems are specialized computer systems that are embedded within devices and machines. The one-year Electronics and Embedded Systems Development Ontario College Graduate Certificate program is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to design and develop hardware and software components for various applications, including consumer electronics, automotive systems, medical devices, and industrial control systems.
In this program, you develop computer systems that have a singular purpose within larger electrical, mechanical, and digital systems and that are optimized for cost and reliability. You explore a range of topics, including microcontroller programming, digital signal processing, real-time systems, software architecture, and hardware implementation. You will also use communication protocols, sensors, and actuators within an embedded system.
Throughout the program, you will gain hands-on experience designing and developing embedded systems, first in the lab and then through working on applied projects. You will also test and debug your designs and optimize them for performance, power consumption, reliability, and sustainability.
Graduates of the Electronics and Embedded Systems Development program can pursue careers in a variety of industries:
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- Robotics
- Telecommunications
- Consumer electronics
Courses
Programs at Algonquin College are delivered using a variety of instruction modes. Courses may be offered in the classroom or lab, entirely online, or in a hybrid mode which combines classroom sessions with virtual learning activities. Upon registration, each full-time student is provided an Algonquin email account which is used to communicate important information about program or course events.
Code:
CST0010
Course Name:
Embedded Systems Architecture
Course Description:
Embedded systems architecture is the key to producing an embedded system that meets the application's specific requirements, such as perform... + Read More
Hours:
42.0
Code:
ELN0005
Course Name:
Introduction to Embedded Systems Development
Course Description:
Embedded systems are computer systems that are a component of larger mechanical, electrical and digital systems. They are dedicated to and o... + Read More
Hours:
42.0
Code:
ELN0006
Course Name:
Firmware Development
Course Description:
With the limited resources of embedded systems, firmware development focuses on efficient and sustainable use and management of those resour... + Read More
Hours:
70.0
Code:
ELN0007
Course Name:
Fpga-Hdl Programming
Course Description:
To implement embedded systems, low-level Hardware Description Language (HDL) is necessary as part of the hardware design. With a focus on ha... + Read More
Hours:
56.0
Code:
ELN0008
Course Name:
Applied Project 1
Course Description:
Successful embedded systems development requires intentional planning to meet stakeholder requirements and minimize project risk and cost ov... + Read More
Hours:
28.0
Code:
NET0010
Course Name:
Embedded Systems Networking
Course Description:
Embedded systems require connectivity to integrate with other devices and systems. Students develop practical skills by setting up and troub... + Read More
Hours:
70.0
Code:
CST0011
Course Name:
Real-Time Programming
Course Description:
Real-time programming is essential for developing embedded systems that can process data and respond to events within a specified time const... + Read More
Hours:
56.0
Code:
ELN0009
Course Name:
Mixed Signal Printed Circuit Board Design
Course Description:
Mixed-signal Printed Circuit Board (PCBs) are widely used in embedded systems allowing integration of analog and digital signals. Students u... + Read More
Hours:
70.0
Code:
ELN0010
Course Name:
Digital Signal Processing
Course Description:
Digital Signal Processing (DSP) is used to process signals from sensors, such as audio or video signals, and convert them into a form that c... + Read More
Hours:
42.0
Code:
ELN0011
Course Name:
Systems Verification and Testing
Course Description:
Embedded systems are becoming increasingly complex, and ensuring their reliability and functionality is crucial to their success. Students g... + Read More
Hours:
70.0
Code:
ELN0012
Course Name:
Applied Project 2
Course Description:
Using an iterative approach through the execution of the project design supports the ability of the project to evolve along with stakeholder... + Read More
Hours:
42.0
Code:
ISS0003
Course Name:
Secure Embedded System
Course Description:
As an embedded systems' professional, possessing the knowledge of the concepts and practical skills used to secure embedded systems against ... + Read More
Hours:
42.0
Careers & Pathways
Careers
Gradates of the Electronics and Embedded Systems Development Ontario College Graduate Certificate may find employment as embedded systems engineers, software developers, hardware engineers, firmware engineers, or systems architects.
Pathways
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Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Provide a solution that meets quality standards and satisfies customer requirements for embedded systems products.
- Solve complex embedded systems problems through research, collaboration, experimentation, integration of computer hardware and software, and the use of electronic instrumentation.
- Design, develop, test, configure and maintain electronic and embedded systems.
- Integrate engineering skills and knowledge with current business strategies to provide cost-effective and economically sound embedded solutions to product realization problems.
- Adhere to Canadian professional, ethical, legal codes of practice and intellectual property rights to comply with industrial, labour and
environmental regulations. - Plan, implement, manage, and communicate electronic and embedded systems projects in response to partner and industry needs and requirements.
- Collaborate within diverse engineering teams to complete electronic and embedded systems projects that satisfy business and sustainability
requirements and practices. - Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic
commitment, and environmental stewardship.
Tuition & Fees
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2025/2026 Academic Year
Tuition and related ancillary fees for this program can be viewed by using the Tuition and Fees Estimator tool at www.algonquincollege.com/fee-estimator
Further information on fees can be found by visiting the Registrar's Office website at www.algonquincollege.com/ro
Fees are subject to change.
Additional program related expenses include:
$500-750 for textbooks.
Admissions Requirements
Program Eligibility
- Ontario College Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree or equivalent in electronics, electrical, mechanical, computer programming, computer science, computer engineering or related fields with a minimum GPA of 2.3.
- Applicants with international transcripts must provide proof of the subject specific requirements noted above and may be required to provide proof of English language proficiency. Domestic applicants with international transcripts must be evaluated through the International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS) or World Education Services (WES).
- IELTS-International English Language Testing Service- Overall band of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each band; OR TOEFL-Internet-based (iBT)-overall 88, with the minimum in each component: Reading 22; Listening: 22; Speaking: 22; Writing: 22; OR Duolingo (DET) - Overall 120, minimums of 120 in Literacy and 105 in Production.
Application Information
ELECTRONICS AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
Program Code 1533X01FWO
Applications to full-time day programs must be submitted with official transcripts showing completion of the academic admission requirements through:
ontariocolleges.ca
60 Corporate Court
Guelph, Ontario N1G 5J3
1-888-892-2228
Applications are available online www.ontariocolleges.ca.
Applications for Fall Term and Winter Term admission received by February 1 will be given equal consideration. Applications received after February 1 will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis as long as places are available.
International applicants applying from out-of-country can obtain the International Student Application Form at https://algonquincollege.my.site.com/myac360/s/self-registration-page.
For further information on the admissions process, contact:
Registrar's Office
Algonquin College
1385 Woodroffe Ave
Ottawa, ON K2G 1V8
Telephone: 613-727-0002
Toll-free: 1-800-565-4723
TTY: 613-727-7766
Fax: 613-727-7632
Contact: https://www.algonquincollege.com/ro