Ceramic education at McMaster University

McMaster University has a long history of training ceramic engineers for the Canadian ceramics industry. The ceramic engineering undergraduate program at McMaster is now a named 'stream' within the Materials Engineering degree program. Students enter this stream following a year I program common to all engineering disciplines and an introductory year in Materials Engineering. The specialized material particular to ceramic engineering begins in the third year. The current status of ceramic education at McMaster and the increase emphasis on industrial partnerships in engineering education is reviewed.