The Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Civil Engineering is one of the largest civil engineering graduate programs in Canada. The Institute’s regular faculty and adjunct members, and the combined resources and facilities of the two departments enable it to offer programs of study and research in all the traditional fields of civil engineering. The exposure to a wide range of courses and specialization, and access to a large number of professors assists the students in selecting an area of research that is of interest to them. For students who have decided on their field and area of specialization, a good number of diverse course offerings exist within the Institute. Graduate students are able to select from courses offered at Carleton University or the University of Ottawa. The combined physical resources give graduate students greater and more expeditious access to a wider selection of library materials and computer and laboratory equipment.