Program:Civil Engineering
Program | Civil Engineering | Faculty | Lassonde School of Engineering |
Credential | BEng | Duration | 4 Years |
Starting Month | Fall | Available for | Full-Time |
Program Description:
Civil engineering is a driving engine of economic growth. From soaring skyscrapers and breathtaking bridges to innovative transportation systems and next-generation clean water technologies – the scope and impact of Civil Engineering is unparalleled. Whether it is designing roads, bridges & tunnels or making people safer by creating earthquake proof buildings, civil engineers have a wide variety of skills that make the world safer and more efficient.
Civil Engineering students at Lassonde learn about structural and foundation design, transportation systems planning and design, water resources management, wastewater treatment, and environmental impact assessment. In addition, our graduates receive training in new emerging areas, such as innovative materials and construction technologies, infrastructure rehabilitation, computer-aided simulations, sustainability, natural hazards, and climate-change-driven engineering.
Students have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of technical electives in Civil Engineering:
· Structural
· Geotechnical
· Hydrotechnical
· Transportation
· Environmental
Professional experience through co-op option after second year can give you an early start towards becoming a licensed Professional Engineer.
· Some Courses You’ll Take
· Civil Engineering Materials
· Mechanics of Materials
· Civil Engineering Graphics and CAD
· Field Surveys
· Introduction to Environmental Engineering
· Fluid Mechanics
· Soil Mechanics
· Geoenvironmental Engineering
Admission Requirements:
Chinese High School
BEng
· Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate
o Successful completion of the final year of Senior 3/Grade 12 level of student
· Grade 12 chemistry
· Grade 12 physics
· Grade 12 math
· No prerequisite below 75%
Careers:
· Construction and project managers
· Transportation planners
· Environmental regulators
· Government & public works engineers
· Civil engineers
· Environmental engineers
· Structural engineers
Link to York University Official Website
http://futurestudents.yorku.ca/program/civil-engineering