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  BASc Civil Engineering, Environmental and Water Resources Option

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          Civil engineers design the infrastructure on which their communities depend, such as buildings and their foundations, bridges, canals, dams, transportation facilities, municipal sewer and water networks, and wastewater and solid waste treatment systems.

          Civil engineering students at the University of Ottawa can take advantage of world-class teaching laboratories, multimedia classrooms and outstanding computer facilities. Students develop expertise in computer applications, field and laboratory testing, and project management, and they are well-equipped to serve their communities upon graduation.

          This program is offered in English and in French.

          French courses are available in first year and almost all of second year. Most third and fourth year courses are offered in English only.

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      Co-operative education is available with this program.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                                                   Title                                                                                   Units  
        Compulsory First-Year Courses:                                                                                                                                               
        CHM 1311                                                                               Principles of Chemistry                                                                 3 Units
        CVG 1107                                                                               Civil Engineering Graphics and Seminars                                                 3 Units
        ENG 1112                                                                               Technical Report Writing                                                                3 Units
        GNG 1103                                                                               Introduction to Engineering Design                                                      3 Units
        GNG 1105                                                                               Engineering Mechanics                                                                   3 Units
        GNG 1106                                                                               Fundamentals of Engineering Computation                                                 3 Units
        MAT 1320                                                                               Calculus I                                                                              3 Units
        MAT 1322                                                                               Calculus II                                                                             3 Units
        MAT 1341                                                                               Introduction to Linear Algebra                                                          3 Units
        PHY 1122                                                                               Fundamentals of Physics II                                                              3 Units
        3 course units from:                                                                   3 Units                                                                               
          ECO 1192                                                                             Engineering Economics                                                                          
          GNG 2101                                                                             Introduction to Product Development for Engineers and Computer Scientists                      
        Compulsory Second-Year Courses:                                                                                                                                              
        CVG 2107                                                                               Geotechnical Materials and Processes                                                    3 Units
        CVG 2116                                                                               Introduction to Fluid Mechanics                                                         3 Units
        CVG 2132                                                                               Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering                                               3 Units
        CVG 2140                                                                               Mechanics of Materials I                                                                3 Units
        CVG 2141                                                                               Civil Engineering Materials                                                             3 Units
        CVG 2149                                                                               Civil Engineering Mechanics                                                             3 Units
        CVG 2171                                                                               Surveying and Measurements                                                              3 Units
        CVG 2181                                                                               Numerical Modelling in Civil Engineering                                                3 Units
        MAT 2322                                                                               Calculus III for Engineers                                                              3 Units
        MAT 2384                                                                               Ordinary Differential Equations and Numerical Methods                                   3 Units
        STA 2391                                                                               Probability and Statistics for Engineers                                                3 Units
        3 course units from:                                                                   3 Units                                                                               
          HIS 2129                                                                             Technology, Society and Environment Since 1850                                                 
          PHI 2394                                                                             Scientific Thought and Social Values                                                           
        Compulsory Third-Year Courses:                                                                                                                                               
        CVG 3106                                                                               Soil Mechanics II                                                                       3 Units
        CVG 3109                                                                               Soil Mechanics I                                                                        3 Units
        CVG 3116                                                                               Hydraulics                                                                              3 Units
        CVG 3120                                                                               Hydrology                                                                               3 Units
        CVG 3132                                                                               Physical/Chemical Unit Operation of Water and Wastewater Treatment                      3 Units
        CVG 3140                                                                               Theory of Structures I                                                                  3 Units
        CVG 3147                                                                               Structural Steel Design I                                                               3 Units
        CVG 3148                                                                               Reinforced Concrete Design I                                                            3 Units
        3 course units of science electives                                                    3 Units                                                                               
        Compulsory Fourth-Year Courses:                                                                                                                                              
        CVG 4001                                                                               Introduction to Civil Engineering Project                                               3 Units
        CVG 4113                                                                               Hydraulics of Water Supply and Sewer Systems                                            3 Units
        CVG 4130                                                                               Advanced Environmental Engineering                                                      3 Units
        CVG 4133                                                                               Solid Waste Management                                                                  3 Units
        CVG 4150                                                                               Highway and Transportation Engineering                                                  3 Units
        CVG 4175                                                                               Field Investigations and Environmental Impact Assessment of Civil Engineering Projects  3 Units
        CVG 4907                                                                               Civil Engineering Design Project                                                        3 Units
        GNG 4170                                                                               Engineering Law                                                                         3 Units
        3 complementary electives course units at the undergraduate level 1                    3 Units                                                                               
        9 course units of technical electives in environmental or water resources engineering  9 Units                                                                               
        Total:                                                                                 132 Units                                                                             
        

        List of Optional Courses

        Course List
          Code                        Title                                          Units  
          Water Resources Electives:                                               
          CVG 4110                    Hydraulics of Open Channels                    3 Units
          CVG 4122                    Groundwater and Seepage                        3 Units
          CVG 4186                    Special Topics in Water Resources Engineering  3 Units
          GEO 3342                    Introduction to Hydrogeology                   3 Units
          GEO 4301                    Selected Topics in Earth Sciences              3 Units
          MCG 4102                    Finite Element Analysis                        3 Units
          
          Course List
            Code                                  Title                                                  Units  
            Environmental Engineering Electives:                                                       
            CHG 4301                              Air Pollution Control Processes                        3 Units
            CHG 4302                              Environmental Biotechnology                            3 Units
            CHG 4385                              Adsorption Separations for Environmental Applications  3 Units
            CVG 4135                              Water Treatment in Northern Communities                3 Units
            CVG 4188                              Special Topics in Environmental Engineering            3 Units
            GEO 4301                              Selected Topics in Earth Sciences                      3 Units
            
            Course List
              Code              Title                       Units  
              Other Electives:                            
              CVG 4180          Special Directed Studies 2  3 Units
              CVG 4260          Thesis 2                    6 Units
              

              Note(s)

              1

              Complementary elective courses at the undergraduate level includes GNG 2101, GNG 4170, and GNG 4120, but excludes all courses offered by the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering as well as all courses that have a science, mathematics or engineering content.

              For a complete list of courses please refer to the list of complementary elective courses on the Faculty of Engineering website

              2

              Permission from Associate Chair is required.

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