The Civil Engineering Academic Curriculum
The Civil Engineering academic curriculum is detailed in the following sections. A total of eleven approved electives must be completed:
- Three Complementary Studies Electives
- One Natural Science Elective
- Seven Technical Electives
The term-by-term academic component of the curriculum is as follows:
Term 1A (Fall)
Term 1B (Winter)
Term 2A (Fall)
Term 2B (Spring)
Term 3A (Winter)
Term 3B (Fall)
Term 4A (Spring)
Term 4B (Winter)
- CIVE 401 Civil Engineering Design Project 2
- CIVE 499 Seminar
- Four approved electives
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). This includes having to meet minimum requirements in mathematics, natural sciences, engineering sciences, engineering design, and complementary studies.
Exceptions to the electives and requirements listed in the following sections (and links) require approval of the Civil and Environmental Engineering 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
Students are required to complete three Complementary Studies Electives (CSEs) from the Complementary Studies Course Lists for Engineering:
- One course from List A
- One course from List C
- One course from List A, C, or D
Natural Science Electives
Students are required to complete one Natural Science Elective (NSE) from the following list:
Technical Electives
Students are required to complete seven technical electives (TEs) within the following requirements:
- Three TEs must be from TE List 1
- The remaining four TEs may be from TE List 1 or 2
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. 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.
TE List 1 - Engineering Design Intensive Technical Electives
TE List 2 - Technical Electives
Specializations
The Faculty of Engineering recognizes five 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 TEs 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.
The specialization course requirements are provided below.
Building Science Specialization
The Building Science Specialization requires a minimum of four TEs from the lists below.
- From TE List 1:
- AE 405 Building Performance Measurement Lab
- AE 450 Building Service Systems
- AE 572/ME 572 Building Energy Analysis
- AE 573/ME 573 HVAC Systems, Equipment, and Energy Efficiency
- ME 452 HVAC Load Analysis and Design Fundamentals
- From TE List 2:
Geotechnical Specialization
The Geotechnical Specialization requires a minimum of four TEs from the lists below:
- Two required courses:
- At least two additional TEs from the list below.
- From TE List 1:
- From TE List 2:
Structural Specialization
The Structural Specialization requires a minimum of five TEs from the lists below:
Transportation Specialization
The Transportation Specialization requires a minimum of four TEs from the lists below:
- At least three must be CIVE courses.
- From TE List 1:
- CIVE 343 Traffic Simulation Modelling and Applications
- CIVE 542 Pavement Structural Design
- From TE List 2:
Water Resources Specialization
The Water Resources Specialization requires a minimum of four TEs from the lists below:
- One required course:
- ENVE 383 Advanced Hydrology and Hydraulics
- At least three TEs from the list below.
- From TE List 1:
- From TE List 2: