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The MASc in Civil Engineering enhances your expertise in facility planning, design, construction processes, operations, and environmental impacts. This program deepens undergraduate knowledge while introducing graduate-level research. Those preferring coursework-based studies should consider the MEng Program. The Department provides a research-focused MASc degree with specializations in six areas: Structural and Infrastructure Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Construction Engineering and Management.
Applicants to the MASc program should hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent with high standing. Consideration will also be given to candidates with a degree in a cognate area with high standing; such students may be required to enroll in an extended program. In particular, applicants with a bachelor’s degree in architecture will be considered for the MASc in Building Engineering. The Faculty Graduate Studies Committee will determine the acceptability of an applicant for admission to the program and may require an applicant to take specified undergraduate courses in order to qualify for acceptance. Qualified applicants requiring prerequisite courses may be required to take such courses in addition to their regular graduate program. Applicants with deficiencies in their undergraduate preparation may be required to take a qualifying program. An ability to write simple programs in a standard computer language will be assumed. Students lacking this skill will be required to register for a course prescribed by the Graduate Program Director. This course will be taken in addition to regular degree requirements.