Students admitted to the Civil Engineering program from a Quebec CEGEP or with advanced credits in basic sciences and humanities may be admitted to the 7-semester program. Other students may be required to enrol in a pre-engineering year to satisfy these requirements and will be admitted to an 8-semester program.
The courses that must be satisfied to complete a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering are listed below. For a listing of the courses offered by our department, please refer to the Faculty of Engineering section of the McGill University Calendar.
Note that courses must be taken in an appropriate sequence. For details, please download the recommended sequence of courses:
Recommended Sequence of Courses 7 Semester [.pdf]
Recommended Sequence of Courses 8 Semester [.pdf]
(files require Adobe Acrobat Reader.)
Notes:
- 1 credit (cr) is equivalent to 50 minutes of lecture time per week during a 13-week semester.
- The letters 'A', 'B' or 'C' after the course number refer to the semester in which the courses are usually offered. 'A' refers to the Fall semester (September to December), 'B' refers to the Winter semester (January to April) and 'C' refers to the Summer session.
- Not all courses are offered each semester or each year. Please consult Minerva to establish which courses are offered in a particular semester.
IMPORTANT:
Students should consult with their academic advisor at the beginning of each school year. This will prevent occurrence of problems that could result in an unnecessary delay in graduation. See Academic Advisors on the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program web page to determine the name of your advisor.
Please note that in the case of discrepancies between this web page and the McGill University Calendar, the calendar is considered to be the official source of program information.
Pre-engineering courses (for students admitted to the 8-semester program)*
CHEM 110 (A) General Chemistry I (4 cr)
CHEM 120 (B) General Chemistry II (4 cr)
MATH 133 (A), (B) Vectors, Matrices & Geometry (3 cr)
MATH 150 (A) Calculus A (4 cr)
MATH 152 (B) Calculus E (4 cr)
PHYS 131 (A) Mechanics and Waves (4 cr)
PHYS 142 (B) Electromagnetism and Optics (4 cr)
xxxx xxx (A), (B) Humanities/Social Sciences course (3 cr)
* Note:
Students who complete MATH 150 Calculus A and MATH 151 Calculus E will be exempt from MATH 262 Intermediate Calculus (see below). Depending on their level of mathematics preparation, students may opt to replace MATH 150 Calculus A and MATH 152 Calculus E with MATH 140 Calculus I and MATH 141 Calculus II. In this case, the student will not be exempt from MATH 262 Intermediate Calculus.
Required engineering courses (89 credits)
Non-departmental courses (28 credits)
EPSC 221 (A) General Geology (3 cr)
MATH 262 (A), (B) Intermediate Calculus (3 cr)
MATH 263 (A), (B) Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (3 cr)
MATH 264 (A), (B) Advanced Calculus (3 cr)
MECH 261 (B), (C) Measurement Laboratory (2 cr)
MECH 289 (A) Design Graphics 2 (3 cr)
MIME 221 (A), (B) Engineering Professional Practice (2 cr)
MIME 310 (A), (B) Engineering Economy (3 cr)
COMP 208 (A), (B) Computers in Engineering (3 cr)
EDEC 206 (A), (B), (C) Communication in Engineering (3 cr)
Departmental courses (61 credits)
CIVE 202 (B) Construction Materials (4 cr)
CIVE 205 (A), (B) Statics (3 cr)
CIVE 206 (B) Dynamics (3 cr)
CIVE 207 (A), (B) Solid Mechanics (4 cr)
CIVE 208 (A) Civil Engineering Systems Analysis (3 cr)
CIVE 210 (C) Surveying (2 cr)
CIVE 225 (B) Environmental Engineering (4 cr)
CIVE 290 (A) Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer (3 cr)
CIVE 302 (B) Probabilistic Systems (3 cr)
CIVE 311 (A) Geotechnical Mechanics (4 cr)
CIVE 317 (A) Structural Engineering I (3 cr)
CIVE 318 (B) Structural Engineering II (3 cr)
CIVE 319 (B) Transportation Engineering (3 cr)
CIVE 320 (A) Numerical Methods (4 cr)
CIVE 323 (A) Hydrology & Water Resources (3 cr)
CIVE 324 (B) Construction Project Management (3 cr)
CIVE 327 (B) Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics (4 cr)
CIVE 418 (A), (B) Project (4 cr)
CIVE 432 (A), (B) Technical Paper (1 cr)
Complementary courses (21 credits)
Technical complementary courses (15 credits)
Fifteen credits (usually 5 courses) of technical complementaries must be completed. A minimum of six credits must be selected from list (a) below and the remaining credits are to be selected from list (a), (b) or other suitable undergraduate or 500 level courses. Courses are usually selected to acquire expertise in an area of specialization. Up to two technical complementary courses may be taken outside the Department, subject to approval by the student's advisor prior to registration.
(a) Design Technical Complementaries (minimum of 6 credits from this group)
CIVE 416 (B) Geotechnical Engineering (3 cr)
CIVE 421 (B) Municipal Systems (3 cr)
CIVE 428 (A) Water Resources & Hydraulics Engineering (3 cr)
CIVE 430 (A) Water Treatment & Pollution Control (3 cr)
CIVE 462 (A) Design of Steel Structures (3 cr)
CIVE 463 (B) Design of Concrete Structures (3 cr)
(b) General Technical Complementaries (9 credits from list below and/or group (a))
CIVE 433 (B) Urban Planning (3 cr)
CIVE 440 (A) Traffic Engineering (3 cr)
CIVE 446 (A) Construction Engineering (3 cr)
CIVE 451 (A) Geoenvironmental Engineering (3 cr)
CIVE 460 (A) Matrix Structural Analysis (3 cr)
CIVE 470 (A), (B) Research Project (3 cr)
CIVE 512 (B) Advanced Civil Engineering Materials (3 cr)
CIVE 527 (A) Renovation & Preservation of Infrastructure (3 cr)
CIVE 540 (A) Urban Transportation Planning (3 cr)
CIVE 550 (B) Water Resources Management (3 cr)
CIVE 573 (A) Hydraulic Structures (3 cr)
CIVE 574 (A) Fluid Mechanics of Water Pollution (3 cr)
Non-technical complementary courses (6 credits)
Two additional courses (six credits -- one 3-credit course in humanities and one 3-credit course in impact of technology on society) are to be selected from the Faculty of Engineering section of the McGill University Calendar in consultation with the student's academic advisor.
Total credits = 110 (excluding the pre-engineering program)