Civil Engineering:
As a civil engineer, you will help people get where they need to go and design the spaces where everyone lives, works and plays. You will learn how to design and maintain buildings and other infrastructure essential to modern society while applying the principles of environmentally responsible development.
Program Details:
Build a foundation in sciences, engineering design process and environmental issues in your first two years. In the final two years, you will develop an in-depth knowledge of civil engineering, including further exposure to practical engineering problems through a capstone design project.
Design courses begin in your first year, giving you the chance to engage your creative thinking. You will hone your problem-solving skills as you continue to take design courses in every year of your program.
In technical courses, you will learn about structural design, soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, transportation and environmental engineering. Develop your professional skills in courses focusing on technical writing, teamwork, project management, professional ethics and engineering economics.
Courses use a variety of methods including group learning, team teaching and the use of modern design suite software.
A hallmark of your UNBC degree is experiential learning, which includes many hands-on laboratories, real-world design projects and undergraduate research projects with our world-class engineering research professors.
Credits:
153 credits, 4 Years, Part-time available
Career Paths:
- Civil engineer
- Municipal engineer
- Geotechnical engineer
- Construction management
- Structural engineer
- Transportation engineer
- Water resources engineer
Environmental Engineering:
You will take design courses that begin in your first year, giving you the chance to engage your creative thinking.
Hone your problem-solving skills as you continue to take design courses in every year of the program. During the first two years, build a foundation in basic sciences, engineering tools and environmental issues. In the final two years, you will develop an in-depth knowledge of environmental engineering.
Along with developing a solid background in environmental engineering, you will also gain strong communication skills and the ability to work across various disciplines including resource-based industries, government departments, research organizations, and environmental engineering consulting.
Example projects that an environmental engineering graduate can work on include the following:
- Designing and building processes to bring clean drinking water to northern communities
- Designing and building processes to treat municipal or industrial wastewater
- Designing and building processes to recover energy from municipal and industrial waste
- Developing methods to clean contaminated soil
- Developing flood control plans
- Mapping groundwater flow and contaminant transport in subsurface environments
Credits:
151 credits, 4 Years, Part-time available
Career Paths:
- Environmental engineer
- Pollution control engineer
- Municipal engineer
- Water resources engineer
- Reclamation engineer
Co-op option also available.