UBC MEL MHLP Professional Leadership Master Degrees
Career Prospects
Where will your degree take you?
The Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) and Master of Health Leadership and Policy (MHLP) professional master’s degree programs offer you the opportunity to accelerate your career and achieve your professional goals.
Students come to our programs with professional experience that ranges from two or three years to several decades in their field. Over the 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time of their degree, they deepen their technical skills, gain foundational business strategy and management knowledge, and network with other forward-thinking individuals across many different disciplines. They also benefit from numerous professional development opportunities throughout the year, including one-on-one career coaching.
It all adds up to gaining the credentials and expertise needed to take their careers into new directions and advance into positions of greater responsibility and leadership.
What’s the experience of our graduates?
For many of our graduates, the MEL and MHLP programs are career enablers, empowering them to move into exciting new positions and take on new challenges.
We’ve shown some of the MEL and MHLP career progressions of our alumni below. Check out our full list of alumni profiles to learn more about how the one-year MEL and MHLP can accelerate your career.
Master of Engineering Leadership
Advanced Materials Manufacturing
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Advanced Materials Manufacturing |
Quality Control Lead at Consolidated Biofuels |
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Advanced Materials Manufacturing |
Structural Engineer with ASCO Industries |
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Advanced Materials Manufacturing |
Project Manager in the oil and gas sector |
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Clean Energy Engineering
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Clean Energy Engineering |
Reliability & Integrity Engineer at Shell |
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Clean Energy Engineering |
Process Engineer at Pacific NorthWest LNG |
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Regulatory Engineer at British Columbia Utilities Commission |
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Clean Energy Engineering |
Head of engineering and projects |
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Founder and Director of Engineering at Solar Connect Company |
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Clean Energy Engineering |
Project Engineer |
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Dependable Software Systems
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Dependable Software Systems |
Software Developer at The Blackstone Group |
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Dependable Software Systems |
Senior Software Engineer for Honeywell Aerospace |
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Intermediate Systems Design Specialist for Thales |
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Dependable Software Systems |
Product owner |
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Product Manager |
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Dependable Software Systems |
Technical Product Manager |
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Product Owner at Teck Resources |
Green Bio-Products
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Green Bio-Products |
Biomaterial polymer chemist |
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High Performance Buildings
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High Performance Buildings |
Project Transfer Engineer with St. Jude Medical |
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Integrated Water Management
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Integrated Water Management |
Environmental Engineer at Keystone Environmental |
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Integrated Water Management |
Project Manager for Cole Engineering Group |
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Project Manager Water/Wastewater Planning for the City of Hamilton |
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Integrated Water Management |
Environmental Lead at Kiewit |
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Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
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Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
Marine Surveyor |
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Marine Engineer Lead with Alion Science and Technology Corp. |
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Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
Environmental Engineer, Norwegian Cruise Lines |
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Service Engineer with Wartsila |
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Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
Second Assistant Engineer |
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Production Engineer at Seaspan |
Urban Systems
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Urban Systems |
Quality Assurance Technician with Napoleon Group of Companies |
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Project and Utility Management Engineer with Kerr Wood Leidal Associates |
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Urban Systems |
Senior Manager Projects and Facilities at Telenor |
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Urban Systems |
Civil/Geotechnical Engineering for Thurber Engineering |
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Management Consultant for Cascadia Strategy Consulting Partners |
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Urban Systems |
GIS Specialist for CBRE |
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Master of Health Leadership and Policy
Seniors Care
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Seniors Care |
Director of Housing |
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Seniors Care |
Registered Nurse |
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Seniors Care |
Registered Nurse |
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Seniors Care |
Registered Kinesiologist |
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Seniors Care |
Registered Nurse |
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Clinical Education
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Clinical Education |
Registered Nurse |
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Clinical Planner of Virtual health for Vancouver Coastal Health Authority |
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Clinical Education |
Emergency room nurse |
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Regional Practice Initiatives Lead in Professional Practice at Vancouver Coastal Health |
Learn more about this innovative professional master’s degree from our alumni.
Featured Alumni
Elizabeth Matthews
Seniors Care
Reflecting back on her experience of the MHLP, Elizabeth Matthews says that the specialized knowledge she gained in seniors care – combined with the introduction to foundational business and leadership concepts – has helped her advance within her career.
