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postgraduate

Degree

Master of Applied Science - Civil Engineering (Thesis-Based)

postgraduate

Degree

Master of Applied Science - Civil Engineering (Thesis-Based)

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2023)

    $20,517 CAD

  • Application fee

    $120 CAD

  • Duration

    1-2 years

  • PGWP

    1-2 years

  • Min GPA

    70 out of 100

Highlights
Thesis

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 01-March-2024 2024-03-01
Winter-January 01-August-2024 2024-08-01
Summer-August 01-December-2023 2023-12-01

Overview

Master of Applied Science - Civil Engineering

Civil engineering programs are offered through the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Civil Engineering, which gives students access to professors, courses and facilities at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. 

Capital Advantage

Location in Ottawa gives students access to several industries and world-class government research and developmental laboratories, such as the National Research Council

Your proximity to these facilities ensures that your potential career is just around the corner.

Fields of Specialization

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Fire Safety Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Water Resources Engineering

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$29,411

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $9,156
Accommodation 1 bed room $8,894
Tuition 1 person $20,517

Hourly wage

Min wage

17.20 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Academic/Official Transcripts
  • Language Proficiency (If Applicable)
  • Passport or Visa Documents
  • Letters of Reference (2 required)
  • Statement of Intent (1 required)
  • CV/Resumé (1 optional)

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6.5
6
listening
6
writing
6
speaking
6
reading

TOEFL

86
20
listening
22
writing
22
speaking
20
reading

PTE

60
60
listening
60
writing
60
speaking
60
reading

Cambridge

-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

If your first language is not English, you can prove your language proficiency by:

  • presenting one of the official Language Proficiency (ESL) test scores as defined in the table;
  • showing that you have completed ESLA 1900 or ESLA 1905 at Carleton University with a final grade of B- or higher; or
  • present official certification (transcripts) that you have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree within the past three years in a university in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, or any country in which the primary language is English, where the language of instruction in the relevant educational institution was English, and the language of instruction in their most recently completed undergraduate or graduate degree was English.

Note: Letters from your universities stating the medium of instruction is English are not acceptable.


Academic background and requirement

  • An honour's bachelor degree or academic equivalent in civil engineering or a related discipline with an average of B+ or higher in discipline-specific courses and an overall average of B- or higher.
  • Graduates from engineering programs other than civil engineering, or Honours science programs with a mathematics content equivalent to the civil engineering program will have to take a minimum of four qualifying undergraduate civil engineering courses in their area of graduate specialty.
  • Graduates from other science programs will have to take all the core engineering undergraduate mathematics courses in addition to the requirements specified in above.
  • The undergraduate courses required will be specified in the Certificate of Admission.
  • Undergraduate civil engineering courses will not be accepted towards a graduate degree. Graduate students may still be required to take undergraduate courses for credit to fulfil the admission requirements.

Career opportunities

  • Engineering Project Manager
  • Senior Civil Engineer
  • Engineering Manager
  • Civil Engineer
  • Architect
  • Engineering Inspector and Regulatory Officer
  • Civil Engineering Technologist
  • Building Control Surveyor

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