The Environmental Engineering Academic Curriculum
The Environmental Engineering academic curriculum is detailed in the following sections. A total of nine approved electives must be completed:
- Two Complementary Studies Electives
- Seven Technical Electives
The term-by-term academic component of the curriculum is as follows:
Term 1A (Fall)
Term 1B (Spring)
Term 2A (Winter)
Term 2B (Fall)
Term 3A (Spring)
Term 3B (Winter)
Term 4A (Fall)
Term 4B (Winter)
- ENVE 401 Environmental Engineering Design Project 2
- ENVE 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 Environmental 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
- One course from List C
- One course from List A, C, or D
Technical Electives
Students are required to complete seven technical electives (TEs) with the following restrictions:
- Four TEs must be from TE List 1
- The remaining three TEs may be from TE List 1 or 2
The Technical Elective Lists for Environmental 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 (ENVE 495 and ENVE 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 three specializations with the Environmental 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 Environmental 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 Environmental Engineering degree 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.
Energy Specialization
The Energy Specialization requires a minimum of four TEs from the list below.
- From TE List 1:
- From TE List 2:
Hydrology Specialization
The Hydrology Specialization requires a minimum of four TEs from the list below.
- From TE List 1:
- From TE List 2:
Pollution Treatment and Control Specialization
The Pollution Treatment and Control Specialization requires a minimum of four TEs from the list below.
- From TE List 1:
- From TE List 2: