Proposed Curriculum for Undergraduate Program in Civil Engineering
Year 1 Term 1 [16 Credits]
Year 1 Term 2 [20 Credits]
Year 2 Term 1 [18 Credits]
Year 2 Term 2 [18 Credits]
SC/MATH 1013 Applied Calculus 1 (3 Credits)
SC/MATH 1025 Linear Algebra (3 Credits)
SC/PHYS 1800 Engineering Mechanics (3 Credits)
LE/ENG 1101 Renaissance Engineer 1 – Ethics,
Communications and Problem-solving (4 Credits)
LE/EECS 1011 Computational Thinking through
Mechatronics (3 Credits)
SC/MATH 2015 Applied Multivariate Calculus (3 Credits)
SC/MATH 2930 Statistics and Probability for
Engineers (3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 2120 Civil Engineering Materials (3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 2150 Civil Engineering Graphics and CAD
(3 Credits)
LE/ENG 2001 Renaissance Engineer 3 – Principles of
Business and Economics (3 Credits)
LE/ESSE 2620 Fundamentals of Surveying (3 Credits)
SC/MATH 1014 Applied Calculus 2 (3 Credits)
SC/CHEM 1100 Chemistry and Materials (4 Credits)
SC/PHYS 1801 Electricity, Magnetism and Optics (3 Credits)
LE/ENG 1102 Renaissance Engineer 2 – Engineering Design
Principles (4 Credits)
LE/EECS 1021 Object-oriented Programming from Sensors
to Actuators (3 Credits)
LE/ESSE 1012 Earth Environment (3 Credits)
SC/MATH 2271 Differential Equations for Scientists and
Engineers (3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 2210 Fluid Mechanics (3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 2220 Mechanics of Materials (3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 2240 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
(3 Credits)
LE/ENG 2003 Effective Professional Communications
(3 Credits)
LE/ENG 2402 Renaissance Engineer 4 – Mini Design Project
(3 Credits)
Year 2 Spring/Summer (2 weeks) [3 Credits]
LE/ESSE 2630 Field Surveys (3 Credits)
Year 3 Term 1 [18 Credits]
Year 3 Term 2 [18 Credits]
Year 4 Term 1 [18 Credits]
Year 4 Term 2 [18 Credits]
LE/CIVL 3110 Soil Mechanics (3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 3120 Hydraulics (3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 3130 Structural Analysis (3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 3140 Applied Mathematics and Numerical
Methods for Civil Engineers (3 Credits)
ES/ENVS 2150 Environment, Technology and Sustainable
Society (3 Credits)
Complementary Studies Elective #1 (3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 3210 Foundation Engineering (3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 3220 Hydrology (3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 3230 Introduction to Structural Design (3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 3240 Sanitary and Environmental Engineering
(3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 3250 Transportation Engineering (3 Credits)
LE/ENG 3000 Renaissance Engineer 5 – Professional
Engineering Practice (3 Credits)
LE/ENG 4000 Capstone Design Project (6 Credits)
LE/ENG 4000 Capstone Design Project (6 Credits)
LE/CIVL 4110 Project Engineering and Management
LE/CIVL 4210 Civil Engineering for a Sustainable Future
(3 Credits)
(3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 4XXX Technical Elective (Groups A to E; 3 Credits) LE/CIVL 4XXX Technical Elective (Groups A to E; 3 Credits)
LE/CIVL 4XXX Technical Elective (Groups A to E; 3 Credits) LE/CIVL 4XXX Technical Elective (Groups A to E; 3 Credits)
Technical Elective (Group F; 3 Credits) or Complementary
Technical Elective (Group F; 3 Credits) or Complementary
Studies Elective #2 (3 Credits)**
Studies Elective #2 (3 Credits)**
Complementary Studies Elective #3 (3 Credits)
Complementary Studies Elective #4 (3 Credits)
** Students who have taken a Technical Elective from Group F in Term 1 must take a Complementary Studies Elective in
Term 2 and vice versa.
A COOP or an internship option is highly recommended for all engineering students, but it is not a degree requirement.
Total Credits for the Proposed Program: 147
Year 4 Technical Electives
LE/CIVL 4001 Advanced Structural Analysis
Group A: Structural
LE/CIVL 4002 Reinforced Concrete Design
LE/CIVL 4003 Structural Steel Design
LE/CIVL 4004 Structural Dynamics
LE/CIVL 4011 Geotechnical Modelling
LE/CIVL 4012 Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils
LE/CIVL 4013 Advanced Hydrogeology
LE/CIVL 4014 Rock Mechanics
LE/CIVL 4021 Hydraulic Structures
LE/CIVL 4022 Water Resources Engineering
Engineering
Group B: Geotechnical
Engineering
Group C:
Hydrotechnical
Engineering
Group D:
Transportation
Engineering
Group E: Environmental
Engineering
LE/CIVL 4031 Pavement Materials and Design
LE/CIVL 4032 Urban Transportation Planning
LE/CIVL 4033 Municipal Planning
LE/CIVL 4041 Geoenvironmental Engineering
LE/CIVL 4042 Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainability
LE/CIVL 4043 Advanced Sanitary and Environmental Engineering
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
SC/ESSE
3300
GIS
and
Spatial
Analysis
3
Group F: Other
SC/ESSE
4610
Global
Positioning
Systems
(GPS)
3
Engineering Disciplines**
SC/ESSE 4640 Digital Terrain Modelling
3
SC/ESSE 4220 Remote Sensing of the Earth’s Surface
3
SC/ESSE 4650 Hydrography
3
[** Only Geomatics Engineering courses listed for now; more courses will be added subsequently.]
Proposed Complementary Studies Framework