Program Overview

Civil Engineering Program

The graduate program in the Department of Civil Engineering fosters research in infrastructure, resilience, and sustainability through the established sub-disciplines of Structures, Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-Environmental and Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, and Transportation.

Program Overview

Cutting edge research is being carried out in state-of-the-art facilities, which include a 350m2 Structures Laboratory that houses a 6 m-high L-shaped reaction wall. In addition, the facilities include over 400m2 of dedicated laboratory space to conduct research in Transportation and Construction Materials, Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering, and Environmental Engineering. Graduate students also have access to a Computational Modelling Lab.

MASc Requirements

• Must complete 5 one-term courses

Core Requirements

• A minimum of 3 core courses for the sub-discipline
• Environmental Courses
• Geotechnical Courses
• Geoenvironmental Courses
• Structural Courses
• Transportation Courses

Mandatory Requirements

• Graduate Seminar Series in Civil Engineering GS/CIVL 6000: Students are required to register in the Graduate Seminar Series course for every term during their study period. Each student must attend a minimum of ten graduate seminars and give at least one graduate seminar based on the student's research project.
• Engineering Ethics GS/ENG 6000: All students are also required to take a non-credit course on engineering ethics offered by the Lassonde School of Engineering
• MASc Thesis in Civil Engineering GS/CIVL 6002: Students are required to register in the Master's thesis course for every term during their study period.

Additional Requirements

• 1 Technical Elective: Technical electives can be selected from courses in Civil Engineering that are outside of the subdiscipline. They can also be from courses offered by other graduate programs within the Lassonde School of Engineering or from courses offered by the Graduate Program in Environmental Studies or by the Graduate Program in Geography.
• 1 Open Elective: An open elective can either be another technical elective or can be selected from courses offered by other York University Faculties.
• Maximum of two directed reading courses

Research Areas

• Designing for Climate Change
• Infrastructure and Resilience
• Sustainable Development
• Facilities