Academic Regulations
- See the General Regulations section of this Calendar.
Admission Requirements
The normal requirement for admission to a master's program is a bachelor's degree with at least high honours standing in civil engineering.
- Graduates from engineering programs other than civil engineering, or Honours science programs with a mathematics content equivalent to the civil engineering program will have to take a minimum of four qualifying undergraduate civil engineering courses in their area of graduate specialty.
- Graduates from other science programs will have to take all the core engineering undergraduate mathematics courses in addition to the requirements specified in (1) above.
The undergraduate courses required will be specified in the Certificate of Admission.
Undergraduate civil engineering courses will not be accepted towards a graduate degree. Graduate students may still be required to take undergraduate courses for credit to fulfil the admission requirements.
No more than one half of the program credit requirements or that stipulated in the regulations of the university in which the student is registered, whichever is less, can be transferred at admission. At least one half of the course work must be taken at the Institute.
Program Requirements
Study at the master's level can be pursued through either a thesis leading to a M.A.Sc., a project option leading to a M.Eng., or a course work option leading to a M.Eng.
Requirements are stated in terms of Carleton University credits.
Master's degree by thesis (M.A.Sc.):
- 3.0 course credits
- Thesis equivalent to 3.0 course credits
- Participation in the graduate student seminar series (CIVE 5901)(0.0 credit)
- Successful oral defence of the thesis
Master's degree by project (M.Eng.):
- 4.5 course credits
- A project equivalent to 1.5 course credits
Master's degree by course work (M.Eng.):
- 6.0 course credits
Graduate Courses
In all programs, the student may choose graduate courses from either university with the approval of the adviser or the advisory committee. Graduate courses are listed below, grouped by subject area. Course descriptions may be found in the departmental section of the calendar concerned. All courses are of one term duration. The codes given in parentheses are those used by the University of Ottawa. Courses beginning with "CIVE" and 'ENVE' are offered at Carleton University and those beginning with "CIVJ" and 'ENVJ' are offered at the University of Ottawa. Not all courses listed are necessarily given during one academic year.
- Geotechnical and Soils
- CIVE 5209 (CVG 7100) Geotechnical Case Studies
- CIVE 5300 (CVG 7101) Advanced Soil Mechanics
- CIVE 5500 (CVG 7104) Earth Retaining Structures
- CIVE 5501 (CVG 7105) Foundation Engineering
- CIVE 5502 (CVG 7106) In-situ Geotechnique
- CIVE 5503 (CVG 7107) Num. Methods in Geomechanics
- CIVE 5504 (CVG 7108) Seepage through Soils
- CIVE 5505 (CVG 7109) Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- CIVE 5800 - CIVE 5804 (CVG 7305 - CVG 7309) Topics in Geotechnique
- (CVG 5100) CIVJ 5000 Deep Foundations
- (CVG 5103) CIVJ 5003 Dam Engineering
- (CVG 5106) CIVJ 5006 Site Improvements
- (CVG 5108) CIVJ 5008 Pile Dynamics
- (CVG 5161) CIVJ 5106 Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils
- (CVG 5171) CIVJ 5102 Strength and Deformation Behaviour of Soil and Rock
- (CVG 5174) CIVJ 5104 Soil Plasticity
- (CVG 5175) CIVJ 5105 Numerical Methods for Geotechnical Engineers
- (CVG 5177) CIVJ 5107 Offshore Geotechnique
- (CVG 5178) CIVJ 5108 Ice Mechanics
Structural Engineering- CIVE 5101 (CVG 7120) Introductory Elasticity
- CIVE 5102 (CVG 7121) Advanced Elasticity
- CIVE 5103 (CVG 7122) Finite Element Analysis 1
- CIVE 5104 (CVG 7123) Earthquake Engineering Analysis
- CIVE 5105 (CVG 7124) Finite Element Analysis 2
- CIVE 5106 (CVG 7137) Dynamics of Structures
- CIVE 5200 (CVG 7138) Masonry Behaviour and Design
- CIVE 5203 (CVG 7125) Theory of Structural Stability
- CIVE 5204 (CVG 7126) Advanced Steel Structures
- CIVE 5205 (CVG 7127) Advanced Structural Analysis
- CIVE 5206 (CVG 7128) Prestressed Concrete
- CIVE 5208 (CVG 7130) Advanced Reinforced Concrete
- CIVE 5600 (CVG 7131) Project Management
- CIVE 5601 (CVG 7140) Eng. Stats. and Probabilities
- CIVE 5602 (CVG 7141) Advanced Computer-Aided Design
- CIVE 5605 (CVG 7143) Design of Steel Bridges
- CIVE 5606 (CVG 7144) Design of Concrete Bridges
- CIVE 5607 (CVG 7145) Introduction to Bridge Design
- CIVE 5609 (CVG 7170) Fundamentals of Fire Safety Engineering
- CIVE 5610 (CVG 7171) Fire Dynamics I
- CIVE 5611 (CVG 7173) People in Fires
- CIVE 5612 (CVG 7174) Fire Modeling
- CIVE 5613 (CVG 7172) Fire Dynamics II
- CIVE 5614 (CVG 7175) Design for Fire Resistance
- CIVE 5705 - CIVE 5709 (CVG 7300-7304) Topics in Structures
- (CVG 5142) CIVJ 5201 Advanced Structural Dynamics
- (CVG 5143) CIVJ 5202 Advanced Structural Steel Design
- (CVG 5144) CIVJ 5300 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
- (CVG 5145) CIVJ 5203 Theory of Elasticity
- (CVG 5146) CIVJ 5302 Numerical Methods of Structural Analysis
- (CVG 5147) CIVJ 5204 Theory of Plates and Shells
- (CVG 5148) CIVJ 5305 Prestressed Concrete Design
- (CVG 5149) CIVJ 5304 Structural Stability
- (CVG 5150) CIVJ 5206 Advanced Concrete Technology
- (CVG 5153) CIVJ 5209 Wind Engineering
- (CVG 5155) CIVJ 5306 Earthquake Engineering
- (CVG 5156) CIVJ 5301 Finite Element Methods I
- (CVG 5157) CIVJ 5303 Finite Element Methods II
- (CVG 5158) CIVJ 5307 Elements of Bridge Engineering
- (CVG 5154) CIVJ 5308 Random Vibrations
- (CVG 5159) CIVJ 5309 Long Span Structures
Transportation- CIVE 5303 (CVG 7103) Pavements and Materials
- CIVE 5304 (CVG 7150) Intercity Transportation
- CIVE 5305 (CVG 7151) Traffic Engineering
- CIVE 5306 (CVG 7152) Highway Materials
- CIVE 5307 (CVG 7153) Urban Transportation
- CIVE 5308 (CVG 7154) Highway Geometric Design
- CIVE 5309 (CVG 7155) Transportation Supply
- CIVE 5401 (CVG 7156) Transportation Economics
- CIVE 5402 (CVG 7159) Transportation Terminals
- CIVE 5403 (CVG 7158) Airport Planning
- CIVE 5805 - CIVE 5809
- (CVG 7310 - 7314) Topics in Transportation
Water Resources- (CVG 5111) CIVJ 5501 Hydraulic Structures
- (CVG 5112) CIVJ 5502 Numerical Modeling in Water Resources
- (CVG 5119) CIVJ 5803 Computational Hydraulics
- (CVG 5120) CIVJ 5506 Water Resources Systems
- (CVG 5122) CIVJ 5508 Groundwater and Seepage
- (CVG 5123) CIVJ 5509 Advanced Topics in Hydrology
- (CVG 5124) CIVJ 5605 Coastal Engineering
- (CVG 5125) CIVJ 5601 Statistical Methods in Hydrology
- (CVG 5126) CIVJ 5602 Stochastic Hydrology
- (CVG 5127) CIVJ 5603 Hydrologic Systems Analysis
- (CVG 5128) CIVJ 5604 Water Resources Planning and Policy
- (CVG 5131) CIVJ 5606 River Engineering
- (CVG 5140) CIVJ 5607 Irrigation and Drainage
- (CVG 5160) CIVJ 5503 Sediment Transport
- (CVG 5162) CIVJ 5504 River Hydraulics
Environmental- ENVE 5001 (CVG 7160) Biofilm Processes
- ENVE 5101 (EVG 7101) Air Pollution Control
- ENVE 5102 (CVG 7161) Traffic-Related Air Pollution
- ENVE 5103 (CVG 7162) Air Quality Modeling
- ENVE 5104 (EVG 7104) Indoor Air Quality
- ENVE 5201 (EVG 7201) Geo-Environmental Engineering
- ENVE 5202 (EVG 7202) Contaminant Fate Mechanisms
- ENVE 5203 (CVG 7164) Hazardous & Radioactive Wastes
- ENVE 5301 (EVG 7301) Contaminant Hydrogeology
- ENVE 5302 (CVG 7163) Case Studies in Hydrogeology
- ENVE 5303 (EVG 7303) Multiphase Flow in Soils
- ENVE 5401 (EVG 7401) Env. Impacts of Major Projects
- ENVE 5402 (EVG 7402) Finite Elements in Field Problems
- (CVG 5130) ENVJ 5900 Wastewater Treatment Process Design
- (CVG 5132) ENVJ 5901 Unit Operations of Water Treatment
- (CVG 5133) ENVJ 5906 Solid Waste Disposal
- (CVG 5134) ENVJ 5907 Chemistry for Environmental Engineering
- (CVG 5137) ENVJ 5905 Water and Wastewater Treatment Process Analysis
- (CVG 5139) ENVJ 5700 Environmental Assessment of Civil Engineering Projects
- (CVG 5138) ENVJ 5902 Advanced Water Treatment
- (CVG 5179) ENVJ 5908 Anaerobic Digestion
- (CVG 5180) ENVJ 5909 Biological Nutrient Removal
- (CVG 5232) ENVJ 5911 Unit Operation of Water Treatment Lab [0.25 Credit]
- (CVG 5238) ENVJ 5912 Advanced Water Treatment Processes Lab [0.25 credit]
- (CVG 5331) ENVJ 5902 Sludge Utilization and Disposal
Directed Studies and Seminars- CIVE 5901 Master's Seminar
CIVE 5906 (CVG 6108) Directed Studies 1 - CIVE 5907 (CVG 6109) Directed Studies 2
- CIVJ 6000 - CIVJ 6020 (CVG 6300 - CVG 6320) Special Topics
- CIVE 6901 Ph.D. Seminar
ENVE 5701-ENVE 5705 - (EVG 7301- EVG 7305) Topics in Environmental Engineering
Projects and Theses- CIVE 5900 Civil Engineering Project
- CIVE 5909 M.A.Sc. Thesis
- CIVE 6909 Ph.D. Thesis
- (CVG 6000) Civil Engineering Report
- (CVG 7999) M.A.Sc.Thesis
- (CVG 9998) Comprehensive Exam (Ph.D.)
- (CVG 9999) Ph.D. Thesis
