ECE 499Engineering Project
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An engineering project requiring the student to demonstrate initiative and assume responsibility. The student will arrange for a faculty supervisor prior to registration. Students can propose their own topic. A project report is required at the end of the term.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 4A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Computer Engineering, or H-Electrical Engineering
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRJ 001 | 5234 | 4 / 10 | Online or by arrangement |
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRJ 001 | 4434 | 0 / 20 | Online or by arrangement |
| PRJ 701 | 1794 | 2 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
67% liked it17% easy92% useful
From 3 ratings on UW Flow. Read them all on UW Flow.
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
7 posts and comments in 7 threads mention ECE 499, June 2014 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2024
hands-on collaborative robotics electives?? 2 points, 2 comments
“wondering if anyone has recommendations for hands-on robotics electives (4A/4B eng), ideally like a lab or something where you'd have to build a small robot over the course of the term (potentially …”
u/nyephe: “You could make it a research based project with ECE 499 or SE 499”
Fall 2021
how to make the best bird course ever? 197 points, 75 comments
“So, I’m a prof here at UW and I want to design a fun, hopefully high-enrolment bird course. I used to be against such courses but after a few years here I can see that people need a fun, low-stakes …”
u/realbrokenlantern: “… I would rather have no assessments and make the course project-based (kind of like ece499). …”
Spring 2019
[Serious] is it possible to bullshit the FYDP? 14 points, 20 comments
“Any 4th year eng students here know whether it's possible to BS the whole thing as in do something like design a random app and BS the report?”
u/alt-goldgrun: “I wish FYDPs are not mandatory :( unlike other schools, we don't have a thesis option (at least for eng I think)”
u/Frozen-Penis: “It's mandatory in every accredited eng program m8. You can do a thesis in place of a course if you want tho (ECE 499 in ECE, other programs have their own version)”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… ECE 318 ECE 356 ECE 358 ECE 361 ECE 390 ECE 400A ECE 400B ECE 451 ECE 484 ECE 498A ECE 498B ECE 499 ECE 600 ECE 601 ECE 604 ECE 606 ECE 611 ECE 613 ECE 614 ECE 621 ECE 630 ECE 633 ECE 635 ECE 636 ECE 637 ECE 639 ECE 650 ECE 651 ECE 658 ECE 6604PD ECE 6610PD ECE 6616PD ECE 662 …”
Spring 2016
4B dilemma 2 points, 7 comments
“I switched into engineering after 1st year and will be entering 4B this winter. Due to the transfer, alot of the courses from first year were transferred over as elective requirements and because of …”
u/axyjo: “Hah! We're in the same boat OP. My plan is to take courses with no finals so that I'll be done by the end of March.”
u/axyjo: “BET 100? ECE 499 (or your departmental equivalent)?”
Winter 2015
what are bird courses at uwaterloo without finals 3 points, 36 comments
“in arts or science.”
u/something_radd: “Ece 240,242. Hm 250 as well”
u/rcfox: “ECE 499, my one and only 100%.”
Spring 2014
Work with prof for a co-op term? (Engineering) 12 points, 10 comments
“I'm going into my last coop term and I don't like the traditional job options in Jobmine. My URA supervisor offered to take me on for the next coop term out of the blue as a research student. …”
u/rcfox: “… overall.) A couple terms later when I was in 4B, he agreed to do a project course with me (ECE499, I think) and I got 100% in it. :D (For reference: my marks were pretty terrible. …”
Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026
- Undergraduate Calendar, 2026–27The official entry
- Requirements for Fall 2026Waterloo’s requisite checker
- Schedule of Classes, Fall 2026Instructors, rooms, live seats
- Quest Class SearchWhere you enrol
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them