Courses

In all programs, the student may choose graduate courses from either university with the approval of the Advisor or Advisory Committee. All courses are of one semester and courses offered change from year to year. Please see the following pages for a list of civil engineering courses offered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University and a list of courses offered by the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Ottawa.

For the most accurate course offerings and class schedule information, please consult both the Carleton University and the University of Ottawa’s public class search tools. You must ensure that there are no scheduling conflicts between the courses you enroll in.

The requirements for coursework are specified in terms of credits. Most courses at the graduate level are single-term courses consisting of three hours of lectures per week and are equivalent to 0.5 credits at Carleton University and three units at the University of Ottawa.

The following restrictions apply:

1. At least half of the course work credited towards a degree must be taken at the Institute.
2. Undergraduate Civil Engineering course credits cannot be accepted towards a graduate degree even if they were taken as a part of the program requirements.
3. Carleton University: Credits by Individual Directed Studies can be accepted up to a maximum of 0.5 Carleton University credits.
4. University of Ottawa: Master’s students may register up to 1 directed studies course worth 3 units. Ph.D. students may register up to 1 directed studies course worth 3 units.