York University

Course Description

• A demanding York program, the Master of Applied Science (MASc) Civil Engineering enables students to learn how to make a lasting contribution to society by understanding and shaping the built environment sustainably
• This course offers thesis-based MASc and PhD degrees with areas of specialization in one or more of the following sub-disciplines: Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, GeoEnvironmental and Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, and Transportation Engineering
• The course also emphasizes the design of civil infrastructure capable of withstanding extreme weather conditions, as well as the replacement or appropriate retrofitting of existing structures
• York’s state-of-the-art facilities will allow graduate students to conduct research on above-ground and buried infrastructure and the performance of civil infrastructure during extreme loading events, including the influence of climate change
• Graduates of this course find employment in various fields such as construction, consulting, water systems, transport infrastructure, utilities, marketing, education, and patent law