Civil Engineering - Master of Engineering (MEng)

Engineering 7

Engineering 7 (E7) Building on À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ's East Campus.

Are you an enthusiastic, curious, and hard-working individual who is keen to expand your knowledge and upgrade your technical background with a graduate degree?

The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµâ€™s Department of Civil Engineering is your destination for a graduate student experience that will yield benefits long after graduation.

The Master of Engineering (MEng) in Civil Engineering is a coursework-based degree option, which may be completed on a part-time or full-time basis. If you are registered full-time, you can normally complete the degree in three to four terms. This is a self-funded degree option; therefore, you will not be provided with funding or be assigned a supervisor.

As one of the world’s top engineering schools and Canada’s largest, our program goes above and beyond to provide an environment where emerging technologies, innovative research, and state-of-the-art facilities converge. At À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ, not only do we foster an inspiring space for students but our policy on intellectual property ensures that you will have complete ownership over your ideas and technologies.Ìý

Program highlights

  • Coursework-based program with the flexibility of full- or part-time study.ÌýÌý

  • Offered on-campus so you can meet your peers and expand your network.Ìý

  • One of the largest and most well-respected engineering departments in Canada.ÌýÌý

Specialization options

  • Architectural Engineering
  • Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
  • Future Cities
  • Sustainable Structural Systems
  • Transportation Engineering

Program overview

Department/School: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Admit term(s): Fall (September - December), Winter (January - April), Spring (May - August)
Delivery mode: On-campus
Program type: Master's, Professional
Length of program: 16 months (full-time); 32 months (part-time)
Registration option(s): Full-time, Part-time
Study option(s): Coursework

Application deadlines

  • February 1 (for admission in September)*Ìý
  • June 1 (for admission in January of the following year)*
  • October 1 (for admission in May of the following year)*

*NOTE: If the posted application deadline has passed, domestic applicants and international applicants with minimal visa processing times are encouraged to contact civemeng@uwaterloo.ca for alternate deadline information.

Admission requirements

  • An honours bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with a 75% standing.
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score (only for those applicants who completed their degree outside of Canada or United States).
    • Note:ÌýGRE is waived as a requirement for fall 2025, winter 2026 and spring 2026 admission cycles.

Degree requirements

  • Review the degree requirements in the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar, including the courses that you can anticipate taking as part of completing the degree.

Application materials

  • Resume

  • Program-specific questions (PSQ)
    • These are questions specific to the program you’re applying to. They can be viewed once you’ve started an application and are completed through a form in the online application.
  • Transcript(s)

  • References

    • TwoÌýreferences are required from academic or professional sources.
  • Proof of English language proficiency, if applicable
    • TOEFL 80 (writing 22, speaking 20, reading 20, listening 18), IELTS 6.5 (writing 6.0, speaking 6.0)

Tuition and fees