Program Curriculums
Core engineering program
A substantial part of the work in first and second year is made up of courses common to all 10 engineering disciplines. You will apply to your preferred discipline in the winter term of first year and the elective classes taken in second year will depend on your selected discipline.
Complementary studies
Also an important part of the curriculum is a series of complementary studies classes. The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) requires that an accredited undergraduate engineering degree program must include a minimum of one half year of Complementary Studies which appropriately complement the technical content of the engineering curriculum.
Course requirements
(revisions to course requirements are sometimes necessary, therefore, please contact the department for the most up-to-date requirements)
Civil Engineering
As a co-op student, you will complement your studies with at least 12 months of a paid work term. Work terms begin in your third year and can last for 16 months. See more information on applying to co-op.
Program schedule
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Students who began their program prior to September 2023 should refer to the appropriate academic calendar for curriculum information.September 2022; September 2021; September 2020 |
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Students beginning Year III in September 2023 |
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Work Term Begins for Co-op Students |
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Design Electives (schedule permitting):
• | CIVL 4100.03 Earth Slopes & Embankments |
• | CIVL 4113.03: Rock Slope Engineering |
• | CIVL 4250.03 Highway Engineering |
• | CIVL 4431.03 Water Dist. & Sewerage Syst. |
• | ENVE 4440.03 Water & Wastewater Treatment |
• | ENVE 4460.03 Solid Waste & Landfill Engineering |
• | CIVL 4525.03 Design of Steel Structures |
• | CIVL 4550.03 Timber Design |
• | CIVL 4114.03 Applied Rock Mechanics |
• | CIVL 4560.03 Special Topics in Structural Systems |
Technical Electives (schedule permitting):
• | CIVL 4250.03 Highway Engineering |
• | CIVL 4350.03 Hydraulic Engineering |
• | CIVL 4359.03 Form & Process in Alluvial Channels |
• | CIVL 4113.03: Rock Slope Engineering |
• | CIVL 4114.04 Applied Rock Mechanics |
• | ENVE 4410.03 Engineering Hydrogeology |
• | CIVL 4431.03 Water Distribution & Sewerage Systems |
• | ENVE 4440.03 Water & Wastewater Treatment |
• | ENVE 4460.03 Solid Waste and Landfill Engineering |
• | ENVE 4772.03 Env. Assessment & Management |
• | ENVE 4000.03 Small Watershed Hydrology |
• | ENVE 4201.03 Biological Treatment Processes |
• | ENVE 4641.03 Contaminant Fate & Transport |
• | MINE 4801.03 Advanced Topics in Rock Mechanics |
• | CIVL 4525.03 Design of Steel Structures |
• | CIVL 4542.03 Applications of Finite Element Method |
• | CIVL 4550.03 Timber Design |
• | CIVL 4560.03 Special Topics in Structural Systems |
• | CIVL 4100.03 Earth Slopes & Embankments |
• | CIVL 4816.03 Civil Engineering Research Project |
• | ENGM 4675.03 Risk Assessment Mgt. |
Other courses require Department approval.
The Department of Civil and Resource Engineering offers four Certificate options within the Civil Engineering Program.
Each certificate will provide students enrolled in the Civil Engineering Program at Dalhousie University the opportunity to gain formal recognition of their choice of electives related to the specific area. Students will gain specialty knowledge in this sub-discipline and receive a certificate upon graduation that will allow them to easily demonstrate to potential employers both competence and breadth in this sub-discipline.
Certificate in Environmental Engineering
Requirements
Students must complete the following courses:
• ENVE 4440.03: Water and Wastewater Treatment
• ENVE 4772.03: Environmental Assessment and Management
• CIVL 4401.03: Senior Project I (environmental-based project required)
• CIVL 4402.03: Senior Project II (environmental-based project required)
Students must complete at least two of the following courses:
• ENVE 4201.03: Biological Treatment Processes
• ENVE 4460.03: Solid Waste and Landfill Engineering
• ENVE 4641.03: Contaminant Fate and Transport
Certificate in Geotechnical Engineering
Requirements
Students must complete the following courses:
• CIVL 4114.03: Applied Rock Mechanics
• CIVL 4100.03: Earth Slopes and Embankments
• CIVL 4111.03: Geotechnical Engineering
• CIVL 4401.03: Senior Project I (geotechnical-based project required)
• CIVL 4402.03: Senior Project II (geotechnical-based project required)
Students must complete at least one of the following courses:
• ENVE 4410.03: Engineering Hydrogeology
• CIVL 4113.03: Rock Slope Engineering
• MINE 4801.03: Advanced Topics in Rock Mechanics
Certificate in Structural Engineering
Requirements
Students must complete the following courses:
• CIVL 4550.03: Timber Design
• CIVL 4542.03: Applications of Finite Element Method in Structural Engineering
• CIVL 4525.03: Steel Structures
• CIVL 4560.03: Special Topics in Structural Systems
• CIVL 4401.03: Senior Project I (structural-based project required)
• CIVL 4402.03: Senior Project II (structural-based project required)
Certificate in Water Resources Engineering
Requirements
Students must complete the following courses:
• ENVE 4410.03: Engineering Hydrogeology
• CIVL 4431.03: Water Distribution and Sewerage Systems
• CIVL 4401.03: Senior Project I (water resource-based project required)
• CIVL 4402.03: Senior Project II (water resource-based project required)
Students must complete at least three of the following courses:
• CIVL 4350.03 Hydraulic Engineering
• CIVL 4359.03: Form and Process in Alluvial Channels
• ENVE 4000.03: Small Watershed Hydrology
• ENVE 4641.03: Contaminant Fate and Transport
Additional requirements for all certificates:
Students must complete the Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree requirements to be eligible for the certificate.
Environmental Engineering
As a co-op student, you will complement your studies with at least 12 months of a paid work term. Work terms begin in your third year and can last for 16 months. See more information on applying to co-op.
Program schedule:
Fall | Winter | Summer | |
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Free |
Students who began their program prior to September 2023 should refer to the academic calendar for curriculum information.
September 2022; September 2021; September 2020
Students beginning Year III in September 2023
- ENVE 3251.03 Environmental & Industrial Microbiology
- ENVE 3461.03 Environmental Measurement & Analysis
- CIVL 3101.03 Soil Mechanics
- CIVL 3300.03 Hydraulics
- CIVL 3451.03 Water Quality & Treatment
- CIVL 3830.03 Surveying & Applied Geomatics
- ENVE 3500.03 Air Quality
- ENVE 4410.03 Engineering Hydrogeology
- CIVL 3310.03 Engineering Hydrology
- CIVL 3600.03 Sustainability Concepts
- ENGM 3052.03 Applied Numerical Methods
- LAWS 2800.03 Introduction to Environmental Law
- ENVE 4401.03 Design Project for Environmental Engineering I
- ENVE 4440.03 Water & Wastewater Treatment
- ENVE 4772.03 Environmental Assessment & Management
- ENVE 4641.03 Contaminant Fate & Transport
- CIVL 4811.03 Project Management & Construction
- Technical Elective I
- ENVE 4402.03 Design Project for Environmental Engineering II
- ENVE 4460.03 Solid Waste & Landfill
- CIVL 4840.03 Professional Practice
- Design Elective
- Technical Elective II
Fall | Winter | Summer |
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Work Term begins for Co-op Students |
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Technical electives:
• | ENVE 4000.03 Small Watershed Hydrology |
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• | ENVE 4186.03 Environmental Engineering Research Project | ||
• | ENVE 4201.03 Biological Treatment Processes |
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• | CIVL 4100.03 Earth Slopes & Embankments | ||
• | CIVL 4111.03 Geotechnical Engineering | ||
• | CIVL 4114.03 Applied Rock Mechanics |
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• | CIVL 4350.03 Hydraulic Engineering |
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• | CIVL 4359.03 Form & Process in Alluvial Channels |
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• | CIVL 4431.03 Water Distribution & Sewerage Systems | ||
• | ERTH 3500.03 Geoscience Information Management |
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• | ERTH 3440.03 Geomorphology | ||
• | CHEE 3560.03 Green Engineering | ||
• | ENGM 4675.03 Risk Assessment |
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• | ENVS 3601.03 Global Biogeochemical Cycles |
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• | ENVS 3702.03 Sustainable Industries |
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• | ENVS 4004.03 Pathways to Sustainable Energy |
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• | OCEA 3420.03 Geochemistry of Aquatic Environments |
Design electives:
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CIVL 4100.03 Earth Slopes & Enbankments
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CIVL 4111.03 Geotechnical Engineering
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CIVL 4114.03 Applied Rock Mechanics
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CIVL 4350.03 Hydraulic Engineering
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CIVL 4359.03 Form & Process in Alluvial Channels
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CIVL 4431.03 Water Distribution & Sewerage Systems
Other courses require Department approval.
Mineral Resource Engineering
As a co-op student, you will complement your studies with at least 12 months of a paid work term. Work terms begin in your third year and can last for 16 months.
Program schedule:
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Technical electives - choose three Technical Electives(schedule permitting)
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A minimum of two (2) courses must be completed from Table 1 | |
• | MINE 4801.03 Advanced Topics in Rock Mechanics |
• | MINE 4820.03 Surface Mine Slope Stability |
• | MINE 4821.03 Petroleum Reservoir Engineering |
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One (1) course can be taken from Table 2 |
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• | CIVL 4111.03 Geotechnical Engineering |
• | CIVL 4410.03 Engineering Hydrogeology |
• | ENVE 4772.03 Environmental Assessment Manag |
• | MINE 4816.03 Mining Engineering Project |
• | IENG 4558.03 Project Management and Control |
• | Other approved technical elective (contact Department for approval) |
NOTES:
- Not all of the technical elective classes will be offered each year.
- Other courses require department approval.
Questions?
Civil Engineering Advisor | Dr. Craig Lake |
494-3220 | craig.lake@dal.ca |
Environmental Engineering Advisor | Dr. Rob Jamieson | 494-6791 | jamiesrc@dal.ca |
Mineral Resource Engineering Advisor | Dr. Andrew Corkum | 494-3929 | andrew.corkum@dal.ca |