Masters in Civil Engineering in Canada

Our civil engineering program is project-based learning focused on the core theme of sustainability. You’ll learn all the skills you need for a career in the rapidly-emerging green economy.

Our faculty specializes in and offers supervision on the following research themes:

• Green structures and materials
• Smart buildings, infrastructure and cities
• Sustainable water

In our MASc program, we emphasize research-intensive, sustainability-focused and interdisciplinary work. You’ll pursue advanced studies and carry out independent research. You’ll work on creative civil engineering design under faculty supervision. Your degree will culminate in a written thesis, which you’ll defend in an oral exam. Exceptional undergraduate students can fast-track into our PhD program.

Our advanced training in civil engineering empowers graduates to contribute to the economic and social betterment of our society through sustainable design. Whether it’s the roads we drive on, the safe water we drink, the buildings we live and work in, or the rivers and lakes we enjoy, civil engineers impact many areas of our lives.

The Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) program is suited to students who wish to pursue a graduate degree in a thesis based research program. An M.A.Sc. is expected to take about 24 months.The MASc thesis is prepared with guidance from your Research Supervisor, who must agree to its technical content and findings. The thesis must be approved by a second reader, who may request revisions to the document. The Research Supervisor, in consultation with the second reader, assigns a grade to the thesis. M.A.Sc. degree candidates registered as full-time students are required to spend at least one winter session at the University. M.A.Sc. candidates may also register as part-time students. In either case the program must be completed within 5 years of initial registration.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, incorporating the School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, offers programs of study leading to the advanced degrees of Master of Science, Master of Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy. The degree programs in the Department are organized along the traditional disciplines found in civil engineering including construction engineering and management, environmental engineering and science, geotechnical or geoenvironmental engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering and water resources engineering. In addition, candidates with strong interests in the resource extraction industries can obtain advanced degrees in mining and petroleum engineering. The Department offers a wide range of course options permitting the flexibility to arrange programs for candidates who obtained their undergraduate degree in fields other than civil engineering including students with four year science degrees. In addition to discipline specific degree programs, the Department offers an interdisciplinary degree program in Civil and Environmental Engineering that provides the opportunities for interdisciplinary study in more than one research areas.

The MASc in Civil Engineering increases your technical knowledge in the planning and designing of facilities, their construction processes, their operation and their impact on the surrounding environment. The program strengthens specific areas of knowledge gained at the undergraduate level and provides an introduction to graduate research. Students interested in the course-work masters program should refer to the MEng Program instead.

This unique multi-disciplinary program prepares highly qualified graduate students for active roles in enhancing the nation’s economic, environmental and social development. Emphasis is placed on combining both traditional methods and the latest innovative technologies to enable students to broaden their expertise with a variety of challenging problems.