- A completed undergraduate degree equivalent to a four-year University of Toronto program with a minimum final-year grade point average (GPA) of a mid-B (3.0 out of 4.0 or 75%). Required grades must be achieved in each of the final two years of undergraduate study.
- Applicants whose primary language is not English and who graduated from a university where the language of instruction and examination was not English must demonstrate proficiency in English. See General Regulations section 4.3 for requirements.
- Students who do not possess an undergraduate degree in civil engineering may be required to take more than the usual time and number of courses.
| Full-time | Extended full-time | Part-time | |
| Program start | September or January | ||
| Number of courses | 5.0 full course equivalents (10 half courses) | 5.0 full course equivalents (10 half courses) | |
| Typical program duration | 3 sessions (12 months) | 6 sessions (24 months) | 9 sessions (36 months) |
| Typical course load | 4-5 courses per term | 2-3 courses per term (maximum 6 per 12 month period) | 1-2 courses per term (maximum 2 courses per term) |
The MEng program consists of 10 one-semester courses, 6 of which have to be from the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering. The remaining 4 can be from outside of the Department, and two of these can be from outside of the Faculty of Applied Science of Engineering or outside of the University of Toronto. MEng students also have the option of doing a 1 or 2 term project, which counts toward your 6 Civil courses. APS courses, offered by the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, are counted as part of your 4 courses outside the Department.
See the list of graduate courses offered by the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering.
For a listing of courses offered by the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, please see the ELITE site here.
Students enrolled in the MEng program have the flexibility to choose an optional emphasis. Students earning an emphasis would receive a corresponding notation on their academic transcript, acknowledging the depth and focus of the student's studies.
Department emphasis options:
Building Science
Concrete
Construction Management
Geomechanics
Environmental Engineering
Sustainable Urban Systems
Structural Engineering
Transportation Engineering & Planning
Faculty emphasis options:
Advanced Water Technologies & Process Design
Analytics
Engineering and Globalization
Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology in Engineering (ELITE)
Forensic Engineering
See below for detailed information on each emphasis.
Fees below are for the 2017-2018 year, which includes the Fall, Winter and Spring/Summer terms. They are subject to change. For full fees information including part-time, extended full time and non-degree studies, please see this site: http://www.fees.utoronto.ca/sessions/2017_2018/tuition_fees/fees/sgs.htm
- Domestic full time Tuition: $14,170 + $1,520 incidental/student fees
- International full time Tuition: $50,780 + $1,520 incidental/student fees + health insurance
The MEng professional graduate program is a self-funded program. Learn more about funding your degree.
Customize your degree with an optional emphasis
Through the Emphasis in Advanced Water Technologies & Process Design, students are able to gain in-depth knowledge of water treatment methods and design of treatment processes.
This specialization is administered by another department in the Faculty, please see this page for course requirements and additional information.
New for 2018
Analytics covers a range of methodologies, from descriptive to predictive to prescriptive approaches.
This specialization is administered by another department in the Faculty, please see this page for course requirements and additional information.
Complete at least 6 courses (3.0 FCE) with a combination of core and elective courses as detailed below. One or two of the optional courses may be a 1-term (CIV1001H) or 2-term (CIV1002Y) project (not listed below). Other courses may be considered but will require approval of the emphasis coordinator.
Core Courses (take at least 4):
- CIV575H1 - Studies in Building Science
- CIV576H1 - Sustainable Buildings
- CIV 578H1 - Design of Building Enclosures
- MIE507H1 - Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- CIV1282H - Case Studies in Building Science
- CIV1320H - Indoor Air Quality
Elective Courses (others can be approved by emphasis coordinator):
- CIV1299 - Building Performance Assessment
- CIV1279H - Construction Contract Documents
- CIV514H1 - Concrete Technology
- CIV536H1 - Urban Activity, Air Pollution and Health
- CIV577H1 - Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities
- MIE515H1 - Alternative Energy Systems
- MIE1240H - Wind Power
Complete six of the following technical courses (3.0 FCE), one or two of which may be a 1-term (CIV1001H) or 2-term (CIV1002Y) project. Other courses may be considered but will require approval of the emphasis coordinator.
- CIV514H1 - Concrete Technology
- CIV517H1 - Prestressed Concrete
- CIV1201H - Concrete Technology and Non-Destructive Testing Principles
- CIV1250H – Instrumentation Methods for Concrete Research
- CIV1252H - Infrastructure Renewal
- CIV1260H – Chemistry of Cement and Concrete
- CIV1262H – Microscopy Applied to Building and Geomaterials
- CIV1275H – Construction Modelling Methods
- CIV1504H – Applied Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering
Complete six of the following technical courses (3.0 FCE), one or two of which may be a 1-term (CIV1001H) or 2-term (CIV1002Y) project. Other courses may be considered but will require approval of the emphasis coordinator.
- CIV1279H - Construction Contract Documents
- CIV1281H - Asset Management
- CIV1283H - Civil Informatics, Inactive
- CIV1299H - Special Studies Course - The Business of Civil Engineering Knowledge
- CIV1307H – Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability of Engineering Activities
- CIV1504H – Applied Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering
- APS1001H - Project Management
- APS1004H - Human Resources Management: An Engineering Perspective
- APS1005H - Operations Research for Engineering Management
- APS1017H - Supply Chain Management and Logistics
- MIE1413H - Statistical Models in Empirical Research
- MIE562H – Scheduling
Every day, people in the developing world struggle to obtain many of the things that most of us in Canada take for granted, like clean water, safe shelter, and basic health care. Engineering students can make a difference. But to tackle these complex challenges effectively often requires a different mindset and a different set of skills. Through the Emphasis in Engineering and Globalization, and other initiatives, the Centre for Global Engineering aims to develop these capabilities in our students. The emphasis offers an innovative curriculum that enables our students to leverage their engineering knowledge and talent for maximal impact on issues of global importance. We develop the wide range of professional skills necessary to address the evolving technological challenges in an increasingly global society.
Engineering practice today demands a breadth of skills: not only technical, but also an understanding of leadership, finance and business, management, entrepreneurship and innovation. Engineers often appreciate the importance of such skills only after they join the workforce.
The Emphasis in ELITE offers University of Toronto MEng students a broad range of courses in these topics. The first of its kind in Canada, the ELITE Emphasis is targeted at engineers seeking to develop a more well-rounded skill set.
Complete six of the following technical courses (3.0 FCE), one or two of which may be a 1-term (CIV1001H) or 2-term (CIV1002Y) project. Other courses may be considered but will require approval of the emphasis coordinator.
- CIV541H - Environmental Biotechnology
- CIV549H - Groundwater Flow and Contamination
- CIV550H – Water Resources Engineering
- CIV577H - Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities
- CIV1303H - Water Resources Systems Modeling
- CIV1307H - Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability of Engineering Activities
- CIV1308H - Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes
- CIV1311H – Advanced and Sustainable Drinking Water Treatment
- CIV1319H - Chemistry and Analysis of Water and Wastes
- CIV1320H – Indoor Air Quality
- CIV1399H – Special Studies Course – Treatment Wetlands
- CIV1399H – Special Studies Course – Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
- CHE1134H – Advances in Bioengineering
- CHE1150H – Industrial Water Treatment
- CHE1180H – Appropriate Technology & Design for Global Development
- CHE1431H – Environmental Auditing
- CHE1432H – Technical Aspects of Environmental Regulations
- CHE 2504H - Industrial Pollution Prevention
- CHL5903H – Environmental Health
- ENV1001H – Environmental Decision Making
- ENV1701H - Environmental Law
- JCC1313H - Environmental Microbiology
- JGE1212H – Fate of Contaminants in the Environment
- JNC2503H - Environmental Pathways
- MIE1240H – Wind Power
Forensic engineers are trained to logically investigate and analyse data from disasters, accidents and failures, and present an unbiased assessment of what the underlying cause may have been using deductive methodologies.
The Emphasis in Forensic Engineering creates a unique opportunity for students to gain specialized expertise and recognition for a personal and professional commitment to enhanced engineering investigation skills that will compliment design skills learned in other courses. Forensic engineers investigate accidents and failures commonly causing personal injury and/or monetary loss—the consequences of which are normally dealt with in a court of law.
Complete six of the following technical courses (3.0 FCE), one or two of which may be a 1-term (CIV1001H) or 2-term (CIV1002Y) project. Other courses may be considered but will require approval of the emphasis coordinator.
- CIV523H – Geotechnical Design
- MIN540H - Borehole Geophysics for Engineers and
- MIN565H - Design and Support of Underground Mine Excavations
- CIV1404H – Numerical Methods in Geomechanics
- CIV1420H - Soil Properties and Behaviour
- CIV1429H - Advanced Rock Engineering: Fractured Rock Masses
- CIV1498H - Specials Studies in Civil Engineering: Rock Reinforcement and Support
- CIV1498H - Specials Studies in Civil Engineering: Constitutive Modelling in Geomaterials
- CIV1499H - Special Studies in Civil Engineering: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- CIV1499H - Special Studies in Civil Engineering: Mine Optimization
Complete six of the following technical courses (3.0 FCE), one or two of which may be a 1-term (CIV1001H) or 2-term (CIV1002Y) project. Other courses may be considered but will require approval of the emphasis coordinator.
- CIV510H - Solid Mechanics II
- CIV514H - Concrete Technology
- CIV515H – Introduction to Structural Dynamics
- CIV517H - Prestressed Concrete
- CIV518H - Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures
- CIV519H - Structural Analysis II
- CIV1361H - Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures
- CIV1163H - Mechanics of Reinforced Concrete
- CIV1164H - Bridge Engineering
- CIV1167H – Advanced Structural Dynamics
- CIV1169H - Advanced Topics in Building Design
- CIV1171H – Principles of Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Design
- CIV1174H - Finite Element Methods in Structural Mechanics
- CIV1175H - Design of Tubular Steel Structures
- CIV1180H – Advanced Modelling Methods for Seismic Performance Assessment of Structures
- CIV1190H – Structures Under Blast and Impact
- MIE1303H - Fracture Mechanics
Complete six of the following technical courses (3.0 FCE), one or two of which may be a 1-term (CIV1001H) or 2-term (CIV1002Y) project. Other courses may be considered but will require approval of the emphasis coordinator.
- APS1024H – Infrastructure Resilience Planning
- APS1025H – Infrastructure Protection
- APS510H – Innovative Technologies and Organizations in Global Energy Systems
- CIV514H – Concrete Technology
- CIV516H – Public Transit Operations and Planning
- CIV531H – Transport Planning
- CIV575H – Studies in Building Science
- CIV576H- Sustainable Buildings
- CIV577H- Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities
- CIV1201H – Concrete Technology and Non-Destructive Testing Principles
- CIV1252H- Infrastructure Renewal
- CIV1280H – Building Envelope Design
- CIV1303H - Water Resources Systems Modeling
- CIV1307H - Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability of Engineering Activities
- CIV1535H - Transportation and Development
- ECE1092H – Smart Grid Case Studies
- ENV1001H- Environmental Decision Making
- MIE515H - Alternative Energy Systems
- MIE1120H –Current Energy Infrastructure and Resources
- MIE1240H – Wind Power
- MIE1715 – Lifecycle Engineering
Complete six of the following technical courses (3.0 FCE), one or two of which may be a 1-term (CIV1001H) or 2-term (CIV1002Y) project. Other courses may be considered but will require approval of the emphasis coordinator.
- CIV516H - Public Transit Operations and Planning
- CIV531H - Transport Planning
- CIV536H – Urban Activity, Air Pollution and Health
- CIV1307H – Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability of Engineering Activities
- CIV1506H - Freight Transportation and ITS Applications
- CIV1508H - Airport Planning and Engineering
- CIV1520H – Travel Survey Methods
- CIV1532H - Fundamentals of ITS and Traffic Management
- CIV1535H - Transportation and Development
- CIV1536H – Modelling Transport Emissions
- CIV1538H - Transportation Demand Analysis
Rules Governing Emphases
- An emphasis is not a requirement for the MEng Degree.
- Students must take at least six “CIV” courses (out of a total of ten) to meet the general MEng requirements. Students may double-count at most one course towards any CIV Emphasis or towards any other Faculty Emphasis.
- One or two of the six courses may be a 1-term (CIV1001H) or 2-term (CIV1002Y) project that is undertaken in the given emphasis area.
- Courses must be taken as part of the Masters Degree (500-level and 1000-level courses taken as an undergraduate student do not count).
- Emphases will be applied for by students at the time of program completion.
