Civil Engineering
Program Overview
The Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Applied Science (MASc), the Master of Engineering (MEng), and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Qualified students are accepted for advanced studies in one of the following fields: Building Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geomechanics, Structural Engineering, and Transportation Engineering.
Students registered in a graduate degree program involving research are required to participate in the non-credit seminar course JDE 1000H Ethics in Research during their first or second session of registration.
The department also offers a graduate program in Cities Engineering and Management leading to the Master of Engineering in Cities Engineering and Management (MEngCEM).
Students may also be interested in combined degree programs:
- Environmental Chemistry (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science / Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering
- Environmental Chemistry (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science / Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering
- Environmental Geoscience (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science / Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering
- Environmental Geoscience (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science / Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering
- Environmental Physics (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science / Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering
- Environmental Physics (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science / Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering
- Global Environmental Change (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science / Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering
- Global Environmental Change (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science / Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering
Quick Facts
| Domestic | International | |
|---|---|---|
| Application deadline | MASc, PhD: Fall 2026 entry 15-February-2026
Alternate start dates available.
MEng: Winter 2026 entry Recommended: 15-September-2025 Final: 15-November-2025
Fall 2026 entry
| MASc, PhD: Fall 2026 entry 15-February-2026
Alternate start dates available.
MEng: Fall 2025 entry 15-Apr-2025
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| Minimum admission average | MASc, MEng: Mid-B in final year of bachelor’s PhD:B+ average in Master’s | MASc, MEng: Mid-B in final year of bachelor’s PhD:B+ average in Master’s |
| Direct entry option from bachelor's to PhD? | PhD: Yes (minimum A-minus average in bachelor’s degree) | PhD: Yes (minimum A-minus average in bachelor’s degree) |
| Is a supervisor identified before or after admission? | MASc, PhD: Before | MASc, PhD: Before |
| Is a supervisor assigned by the graduate unit or secured by the applicant? | MASc, PhD: Grad Unit | MASc, PhD: Grad Unit |
| Are any standardized tests required/recommended? | MASc, MEng, PhD: N/A | MASc, MEng, PhD: N/A |
“This scholarship means a lot. It’s a motivation to do more for my community”
- Damilola Iduye
- PhD Student, Dalla Lana School of Public Health