The degree programs in the Department are organized along the traditional disciplines found in civil engineering including construction engineering and management, environmental engineering and science, geo technical or geo environmental engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering and water resources engineering. In addition, candidates with strong interests in the resource extraction industries can obtain advanced degrees in mining and petroleum engineering. The Department offers a wide range of course options permitting the flexibility to arrange programs for candidates who obtained their undergraduate degree in fields other than civil engineering including students with four year science degrees. In addition to discipline specific degree programs, the Department offers an interdisciplinary degree program in Civil and Environmental Engineering that provides the opportunities for interdisciplinary study in more than one research areas.
The Faculty of Business and the Faculty of Engineering offer a program of joint study which enables students to earn both the MBA and MEng degrees after two calendar years of full-time study.
Program Requirements:
The MBA/MEng Joint program requires 20 first-year ?1.5 MBA courses, ORG A 641, three second-year ?3 elective MBA courses, and seven ?3 graduate engineering courses, as approved by the Department, plus ENGG 600. In addition, one engineering project, equivalent to two ?3 courses and having a significant business related component, will be required. The project will be co-supervised by a professor from the Faculty of Business and a professor from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Length of Program:
Students will normally take the 20 first-year MBA courses in their first two semesters. The program can be completed in two calendar years if students are enrolled on a full-time basis. The duration of the total program must not exceed six consecutive calendar years.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
Expected September 2025
University of Alberta
North Campus,
116 Street and 85 Avenue,
EDMONTON,
Alberta (AB),
T6G 2R3, Canada
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
January 2025
University of Alberta
North Campus,
116 Street and 85 Avenue,
EDMONTON,
Alberta (AB),
T6G 2R3, Canada
The Department's minimum admission requirements are a four-year undergraduate degree with an average of 3.0 in the last two years of undergraduate work (or graduate work) at the University of Alberta, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
English language requirement:
TOEFL: total score of 90 with a score of at least 21 on each of the individual skill areas (internet-based) or equivalent;
Academic IELTS: 6.5, with at least 6.0 on each test band;
CAEL: overall 70 with at least 60 on each subtest;
PTE Academic: 61 with a minimum band score of 60.
MBA Deadline: March 1 for fall
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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