The Civil Engineering Academic Curriculum
A total of three approved Complementary Studies Electives (CSE), in addition to ENGL 191/SPCOM 191, CIVE 392, and CIVE 491, and eight approved Technical Electives (TE) must be completed as detailed in the following sections.
Term 1A (Fall)
Term 1B (Winter)
Term 2A (Fall)
Term 2B (Spring)
Term 3A (Winter)
Term 3B (Fall)
- CIVE 310 Introduction to Structural Design
- CIVE 375 Environmental Engineering Principles
- CIVE 399 Seminar
- TE 1 Approved Technical Elective
- TE 2 Approved Technical Elective
- CSE 2 or TE 3 Approved Complementary Studies Elective or Technical Elective
- WKRPT 300 Work-term Report
Note: Elective must be a Technical Elective (TE) if Complementary Studies Elective (CSE) is selected in a previous term, and vice versa.
Term 4A (Spring)
- CIVE 400 Civil Engineering Design Project 1
- CIVE 491 Engineering Law and Ethics (List D-Other CSE)
- CIVE 498 Seminar
- TE 3 or CSE 2 Approved Technical Elective or Complementary Studies Elective
- TE 4 Approved Technical Elective
- CSE 3 or TE 5 Approved Complementary Studies Elective or Technical Elective
- WKRPT 400 Work-term Report
Note: Elective must be a Technical Elective (TE) if Complementary Studies Elective (CSE) is selected in a previous term, and vice versa.
Term 4B (Winter)
- CIVE 401 Civil Engineering Design Project 2
- CIVE 499 Seminar
- CSE 3 or TE 5 Approved Complementary Studies Elective or Technical Elective
- TE 6 Approved Technical Elective
- TE 7 Approved Technical Elective
- TE 8 Approved Technical Elective
Note: Elective must be a Technical Elective (TE) if Complementary Studies Elective (CSE) is selected in a previous term, and vice versa.
Electives
Students are responsible for selecting their own combination of electives, in keeping with their ultimate career objectives after graduation. The combination must satisfy the requirements of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), which meet engineering accreditation requirements such that students are eligible to count their undergraduate education towards a professional engineering license. This includes having to meet minimum requirements in mathematics, natural sciences, engineering sciences, engineering design, and complementary studies.
Exceptions to courses on the Faculty CSE lists and the Civil Engineering TE and Specialization Lists require the approval of the CEE associate chair undergraduate studies. Some courses of interest may require prerequisite knowledge that is not part of the core curriculum in Civil Engineering. Students may require extra courses or may need to seek enrolment approval from the course instructor if the prerequisites have not been satisfied.
Complementary Studies Electives
All engineering students are required to take complementary studies courses, as described in Complementary Studies Requirements for Engineering Students. Three complementary studies electives (CSEs) in approved non-technical subjects, must be taken. The CSEs are in addition to those
courses which are part of the core curriculum and contain complementary studies material, such as ENGL 191/SPCOM 191 (List D), CIVE 392 (List B), and CIVE 491 (List D). The three CSE courses are to be chosen according to the following constraints:
- One course from List A - Impact Courses
- Two courses from List C - Humanities and Social Sciences Courses
Technical Electives
Students are required to complete eight technical elective (TE) courses within the following requirements:
- At least three TEs must be from TE List A (Engineering Design Intensive Technical Electives)
- Up to four TEs may be from TE List B (Technical Electives)
- One TE must be from TE List C (Natural Science Technical Electives)
The Technical Elective Lists for Civil Engineering are provided below. Note that the offering of these courses is contingent upon sufficient demand and/or available teaching resources. There may be courses added and changes made to the content, term of offering, or meet times from what is listed below. Special Topics courses (CIVE 495 and CIVE 497) are offered as resources and faculty availability permit. Further information is available from the CEE Undergraduate Office or CEE website.
Legend for TE List A, B, and C
Term courses are offered: F=fall term, W=winter term, S=spring term
TE List A - Engineering Design Intensive Technical Electives
Choose at least three
- CIVE 343 Traffic Simulation Modelling and Applications (F)
- CIVE 354 Geotechnical Engineering 2 (F)
- CIVE 413 Structural Steel Design (S)
- CIVE 414 Structural Concrete Design (S)
- CIVE 415 Structural System Design (W)
- CIVE 460 Engineering Biomechanics (W)
- CIVE 495 Design Intensive Special Topics in Civil Engineering (as offered)
- CIVE 512 Rehabilitation of Structures (W)
- CIVE 542 Pavement Structural Design (W)
- CIVE 554 Geotechnical Engineering 3 (W)
- CIVE 583 Design of Urban Water Systems (W)
- CIVE 596 Construction Engineering (S)
- EARTH 438 Engineering Geology (W)
- ENVE 577 Engineering for Solid Waste Management (W)
- SYDE 533 Conflict Resolution (F)
TE List B - Technical Electives
Choose a maximum of four
- CIVE 306 Mechanics of Solids 3 (F)
- CIVE 422 Finite Element Analysis (W)
- CIVE 440 Transit Planning and Operations (W)
- CIVE 484 Physical Infrastructure Planning (S)
- CIVE 497 Special Topics in Civil Engineering (as offered)
- CIVE 505 Structural Dynamics (S)
- CIVE 507 Building Science and Technology (W)
- EARTH 444 Applied Wetland Science (F)
- EARTH 458 Physical Hydrogeology (F,S)
- ENVE 277 Air Quality Engineering (F)
- ENVE 279 Energy and the Environment (F)
- ENVE 376 Biological Processes (W)
- ENVE 383 Advanced Hydrology and Hydraulics (W)
- ENVE 573 Contaminant Transport (W)
- GEOG 209 Hydrogeology (W,S)
- GEOG 305 Fluvial Geomorphology (F)
- GEOG 371 Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques (F)
- GEOG 381 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (W,S)
- ME 559 Finite Element Methods (F,S)
- PLAN 416 Modelling the City (W)
- PLAN 477 Freight Planning and Policy (W)
TE List C - Natural Science Technical Electives
Choose one
- BIOL 130 Introductory Cell Biology (F,W)
- BIOL 150 Organismal and Evolutionary Ecology (F)
- BIOL 240 Fundamentals of Microbiology (F)
- BIOL 273 Principles of Human Physiology 1 (F,W, and online S)
- CHE 161 Engineering Biology (W,S)
- CHEM 209 Introductory Spectroscopy and Structure (F)
- CHEM 262 Organic Chemistry for Engineering (F,W)
- EARTH 221 Introductory Geochemistry (W,S)
- EARTH 270 Disasters and Natural Hazards (W)
- EARTH 281 Geological Impacts on Human Health (W)
- ENVS 200 Field Ecology (F,W,S)
- KIN 100 Regional Human Anatomy and KIN 100L Regional Human Anatomy Laboratory (W)
- SCI 207 Physics, the Universe, and Everything (W)
- SCI 238 Introductory Astronomy (F,W,S)
Specializations
The Faculty of Engineering recognizes four specializations with the Civil Engineering BASc degree. Students who satisfy the specialization requirements (courses and grades) will have the specialization designation shown on their transcript and diploma. Specializations are intended to recognize success in a concentration of electives within the Civil Engineering degree specification. In other words, specializations focus the selection of electives required for the base degree and do not require extra courses.
Each specialization requires students to select technical electives with a common theme. Students are responsible for meeting the TE requirements of the Civil Engineering plan when pursuing a specialization. Each specialization requires the successful completion of a minimum number of TEs specified by the specialization with a minimum average of 60%. Students must declare a specialization for it to be recognized as part of their degree and appear on the transcript and diploma.
Exceptions to the listed courses require the approval of the CEE associate chair, undergraduate studies.
Geotechnical Specialization
The Geotechnical Specialization course requirements are:
- CIVE 354 Geotechnical Engineering 2 (F, TE List A)
- CIVE 554 Geotechnical Engineering 3 (W, TE List A)
- At least two additional TEs from the list below.
- From TE List A:
- From TE List B:
Structural Specialization
The Structural Specialization course requirements are:
- At least five TEs from the list below, of which one must be CIVE 413 or CIVE 414.
- From TE List A:
- From TE List B:
Transportation Specialization
The Transportation Specialization course requirements are:
- At least four TEs from the list below, of which at least three must be CIVE courses.
- From TE List A:
- CIVE 343 Traffic Simulation Modelling and Applications (F)
- CIVE 542 Pavement Structural Design (W)
- From TE List B:
- CIVE 440 Transit Planning and Operations (W)
- CIVE 484 Physical Infrastructure Planning (S)
- GEOG 381 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (W,S)
- PLAN 416 Modelling the City (W)
- PLAN 477 Freight Planning and Policy (W)
Water Resources Specialization
The Water Resources Specialization course requirements are:
- ENVE 383 Advanced Hydrology and Hydraulics (W, TE List B)
- At least three TEs from the list below.
- From TE List A:
- From TE List B: