SIX SEMESTERS (3 YEARS) -- NEWNHAM CAMPUS

ADMISSION | AREAS OF STUDY | CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION | CURRICULUM | BOOK LIST

Program Eligibility:

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma with a majority of senior credits at the College Preparation (C), University Preparation (U) or University/College Preparation (M) level or Mature Student Status (age 19 or older)
  • Grade 12 English: ENG4(C) or ENG4(U)
  • Grade 12 Mathematics: MCT4(C)-Math for College Technology*

*Seneca will also accept Grade 12 U Mathematics, MHF4(U) (Advanced Functions) and MHF4(U) (Calculus and Vectors). Good grades in MAP4(C) or MCR3(U) may also be considered.

Note: All applicants who are offered admission to programs in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering Technology will have an English and Mathematics assessment. The assessments are used for academic placement in English and Mathematics courses that are apporpriate to the student's skill level. In the event a preparatory course is required before enrolling in the standard semester one English or Mathematics, students will automatically be timetabled into the appropriate preparatory course.

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Build your future as you build the world. Civil Engineering Technology is one of civilization's classic professions. Seneca's renowned Civil Engineering Technology program prepares graduates to be dynamic participants in the design and creation of our built environment ranging from the metropolitan infrastructure of bridges and roads to the neighborhood design of water supply systems, sewage disposal, and residential layout, and areas such as water management, the resource issue of the 21st century.

The building blocks of each student's future employment are contained in the program content including: advanced computer software packages (AutoCAD); new developments in highway design (Land Desktop); Geographic Information Systems (GIS); municipal and building design; environmental assessment; construction inspection, supervision and management; and field skills in surveying as well as soils and materials testing.

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The Civil Engineering Technology Program offers an optional Co-operative Education Program. Students completing Semester 1 with passing grades in all subjects (including EAC 150), and meeting appropriate GPA requirements (minimum 3.0), are eligible to apply. The student enrolling in the program in Semester 2 is able to access, through the CPP 100 subject and co-op facilities, valuable services to facilitate placement opportunities. The program consists of one work term from MAY - SEPTEMBER providing a wealth of valuable course related experience, employer contacts and greater opportunities for permanent placement after graduation. For more information contact Ian MacLeod, Cooperative Education Coordinator at 416 491 5050 ext. 2361 or Ian.MacLeod@senecac.on.ca

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Semester 1 Subject Name Hrs/Wk Prerequisites
ABE141 Aspects of the Built Environment
1
-
EAC150 College English
3
-
ENS141 Engineering Problems and Statics
5
-
EVS141 Environmental Science
3
-
ICA001 Introduction to Computers and Applications
2
-
MTH141 Mathematics I
3
-
SRV141* Surveying I
5
-
Semester 2 Subject Name Hrs/Wk Prerequisites
CRX241* Civil CAD Drafting I
4
-
MTH241 Mathematics II
3
MTH 141
MTR241 Materials
5
-
SRV241 Surveying II
5
SRV 141
STM241 Strength of Materials
5
ENS 141
XXXXXX General Education Option
3
-
FMT241** Field Measurement Techniques/ Survey Camp
-
SRV 141
CPP100 Co-op Professional Theory (co-op option only)
1
-
CWT241*** Co-op Work Term (co-op option only)
-
-
* Students starting semester 1 in January take CRX 241 in semester 1 and SRV 141 in semester 2.
** A Field Measurement Techniques (Survey) Camp is held at the end of Semester 2.
*** May through August
Semester 3 Subject Name Hrs/Wk Prerequisites
CRX341 Civil CAD Drafting II 4 CRX 241
GEM343 Geomechanics 5 ENS 141, MTH 141
HYD343 Hydraulics 5 ENS 141, MTH 141
SRC 343 Structural Design - Concrete 5 STM 241
XXXXXX General Education Option
and one of the following specialization subjects:		 3 -
BGV343 Building Environmental Technology (B) 3 EVS 141
HDG343 Hydrology (M/E) 3 EVS 141, MTH 141
CPP200 Co-op Professional Practice (co-op option only) 1 CPP 100, CWT 241
Semester 4 Subject Name Hrs/Wk Prerequisites
CME443 Construction Estimating 3 -
HWT443 Highway Technology 5 CRX 241
FDN443 Foundations 5 GEM 343
SES394 Effective Technical Writing 3 EAC 150
XXXXXX General Education Option
and one of the following specialization subjects:		 3 -
SDS443 Structural Design - Steel (B) 5 STM 241
GIS443 Geographic Information Systems (M/E) 5 -
Semester 5 Subject Name Hrs/Wk Prerequisites
CMG543 Construction Management 4 -
EAC591 English and Communications: Technical Report Writing 2 SES 394
MPT543 Municipal Technology
and three of the following specialization subjects:		 5 HYD 343
BLC543 Building Code (B) 5 SDS 443, SES 394, CRX 341
BSC543 Building Science Technology (B) 4 BGV 343, CRX 341
STW543 Structural Design - Wood (B) 4 STM 241
DAM 543 Data Management (M/E) 4 GIS 443
ENV543 Environmental Assessment (M/E) 5 -
SPA543 Spatial Analysis (M/E) 4 CRX 241
Semester 6 Subject Name Hrs/Wk Prerequisites
EAC592 English and Communications: Technical Report Writing
2
EAC 591
PLR643 Planning
5
-
RBE643 Rehabilitating the Built Environment
4
-
WMC643 Water Management Control
and one of the following specialization subjects:
5
HYD 343
BUD643 Building Design (B)
5
SRC 343, BLC 543, SDS 443
MED643 Municipal/Environmental Design(M/E)
5
MPT 543
(B) -Building option (M/E) -Municipal/Environmental option
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The following books are required for subjects in the Fall Semester, 2008.
Semester 1 - Civil Engineering Technology Program (CVT)
Subject Book
MTH 141

(Mathematics I)

 **Note: this text is optional.

Foundations of Technical Mathematics
Paul Calter, Carol Felsinger Rogers
Canadian Edition, prepared by John Giguere
Pearson Education Canada.
ISBN: 0-13-999210-3

**Note: this text is optional.

SRV 141 (Surveying I) Surveying: Principles & Applications
Barry F. Kavanagh
Pearson Prentice-Hall
8th Edition, 2009
ISBN: 0-13-236512-X

Survey Field Book
ENS 141

(Engineering Problems and Statics)

 Statics & Strength of Materials
Cheng, Fa-Hwa
McGraw-Hill
2nd Edition
ISBN: 0-02-803067-2
MTH 148

(Foundations of Technical Mathematics)

 (To be announced in class)
ABE 141

(Aspects of the Built Environment)

 The Restoration Economy
Storm Cunningham
Berrett - Koehler Publishers Ltd.
ISBN # 1576751910
EVS 141

(Environmental Science)

 Environmental Science: A Global Concern (Canadian Edition)

Cunningham, Cunningham, Saigo, Bailey, Shrubsole
McGraw-Hill Ryerson
ISBN: 0-07-091664-0
Semester 3 - Civil Engineering Technology Program (CVB/CVM)
Subject Book
GEM 343

(Geomechanics)

Highway Materials, Soils and Concretes

Harold N. Atkins

Prentice-Hall Inc.

4th Ed. 2003

ISBN: 0-13-099304-2


Geotechnical Laboratories

Seneca College Publications
HYD 343

(Hydraulics)

 Fundamentals of Hydraulic Engineering Systems

Ned H.C. Hwang, Robert Houghtalen

Prentice Hall

ISBN: 0-131766031
SRC 343

(Structural Design-Concrete)

 Concrete Design Handbook

Cement Association of Canada

Latest Edition

ISBN: 1-896553-00-1
HDG 343

(Hydrology)

 Computer Applications in Hydraulic Engineering

Haestad Press

Latest Edition
BGV 343

(Building Environmental Technology)

 N/A
Semester 5 - Civil Engineering Technology Program (CVB/CVM)
Subject Book
CMG 543

(Construction Management)

N/A
MPT 543

(Municipal Technology)

 N/A
BLC 543

(Building Code)

 Ontario Building Code 2006

(Binder Edition)

Paperless

ISBN: 978-0-9782613-0-6
BSC 543

(Building Science)

 N/A
STW 543

(Structural Design - Wood)

 Introduction to Wood Design

Canadian Wood Council

Latest Ed.

ISBN: 0-921628-64-1
SPA 543

(Spatial Analysis)

 N/A
DAM 543

(Data Management)

 N/A
ENV 543

(Environmental Assessment)

 N/A
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