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  BASc Civil Engineering, Engineering Management and Entrepreneurship 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:                                                                                                                                                   
        ADM 1340                                                                                   Financial Accounting                                                                    3 Units
        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:                                                                                                                                                  
        ADM 2320                                                                                   Marketing                                                                               3 Units
        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:                                                                                                                                                   
        ADM 1100                                                                                   Introduction to Business                                                                3 Units
        ADM 3313                                                                                   New Venture Creation                                                                    3 Units
        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 4150                                                                                   Highway and Transportation Engineering                                                  3 Units
        CVG 4173                                                                                   Construction Management                                                                 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 course units of technical electives in geotechnical and/or structural engineering        3 Units                                                                               
        3 course units of technical electives in environmental and/or water resources engineering  3 Units                                                                               
        Total:                                                                                     132 Units                                                                             
        

        List of Optional Courses

        Course List
          Code                     Title                           Units  
          Geotechnical Electives:                                
          CVG 4108                 Geotechnical Design             3 Units
          CVG 4161                 Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils  3 Units
          
          Course List
            Code                   Title                          Units  
            Structural Electives:                               
            CVG 4143               Structural Steel Design II     3 Units
            CVG 4145               Reinforced Concrete Design II  3 Units
            CVG 4146               Structural Design in Timber    3 Units
            CVG 4147               Sustainable Building Design    3 Units
            CVG 4172               Advanced Concrete Technology   3 Units
            
            Course List
              Code                        Title                                         Units  
              Water Resources Electives:                                              
              CVG 4110                    Hydraulics of Open Channels                   3 Units
              CVG 4113                    Hydraulics of Water Supply and Sewer Systems  3 Units
              CVG 4122                    Groundwater and Seepage                       3 Units
              
              Course List
                Code                                  Title                                    Units  
                Environmental Engineering Electives:                                         
                CVG 4130                              Advanced Environmental Engineering       3 Units
                CVG 4133                              Solid Waste Management                   3 Units
                CVG 4135                              Water Treatment in Northern Communities  3 Units
                
                Course List
                  Code              Title                       Units  
                  Other Electives:                            
                  CVG 4180          Special Directed Studies 1  3 Units
                  CVG 4260          Thesis 1                    6 Units
                  

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