Courses for your Civil Engineering degree

First-year courses

September to December

CHE 102 – Chemistry for Engineers
CIVE 100 – Civil Engineering Concepts
CIVE 104 – Mechanics 1
CIVE 115 – Linear Algebra
MATH 116 – Calculus 1 for Engineering
ENGL 191/COMMST 191 – Communication in the Engineering Profession

January to April

CIVE 105 – Mechanics 2
CIVE 121 – Computational Methods
CIVE 153 – Earth Engineering
CIVE 199 – Seminar
CIVE 123 – Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation
MATH 118 – Calculus 2 for Engineering

This is a sample schedule. Courses are subject to change.

After first year

See the range of courses available in Civil Engineering.
View all the courses required for your degree.

Sample upper-year courses

CIVE 241 – Transport Principles and Applications
CIVE 310 – Introduction to Structural Design
CIVE 332 – Civil Systems and Project Management
CIVE 491 – Engineering Law and Ethics

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Overview of Waterloo's Civil Engineering program.