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Civil Engineering Technology

Provider:
George Brown College
Course Code:
T164
Qualification Level:
Advanced Diploma
Course Area:
Engineering
Duration:
2-Year
Study Mode:
Full Time
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Course Fees:
CAD 18,015 Per Year
Delivery Mode:
On Campus
Target:
International
Intake:
January, September
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Course Overview

As a student in the Civil Engineering Technology three-year advanced diploma program, you'll learn about:

Designing reinforced concrete structures, storm, water and sanitary systems, roads, and steel-framed structures.

Interpreting construction drawings and specifications for various types of projects through extensive practical training from project drawing sets.

Estimating, bidding, scheduling, and managing/supervising projects using the latest software.

Health and safety, site management, and quality management on construction sites.

Risk analysis and value analysis for construction projects.

Legal aspects of construction, including types of contracts used in the industry

Using business management techniques to pre-qualify projects based on expected returns, to create and manage a construction company, and to understand its financial statements.

Course Structure

Course Structure:

Semester 1:

Core Courses: 7 (CIVL 1016, CIVL 1011, CIVL 1012, CIVL 1141, PHY 1025, COMM 2000, MATH 1156)

Semester 2:

Core Courses: 7 (CIVL 1013, CIVL 1014, CIVL 1015, CIVL 1085, CIVL 2063, MATH 1166, GNED)

Semester 3:

Core Courses: 7 (CIVL 2021, CIVL 2059, CIVL 2079, CIVL 2080, CIVL 2081, COMM 1113, MATH 2066)

Semester 4:

Core Courses: 8 (CIVL 2082, CIVL 2083, CIVL 2085, CIVL 2086, CIVL 2087, CIVL 3028, PORT 1001, GNED)

Semester 5:

Core Courses: 7 (CIVL 2045, CIVL 3026, CIVL 3034, CIVL 3086, CIVL 3087, CIVL 3088, MATH 3066)

Semester 6:

Core Courses: 7 (BSCI 3000, CIVL 3039, CIVL 3089, CIVL 3090, CIVL 3091, CIVL 3092, GNED)

Entry Requirement

Admission Requirements
Academic Entry Requirements
  1. Minimum overall of 50% in Secondary Education Examination (SEE) or class 10th and in Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) or class 12th
  2. English: 50% or Higher in (SEE) or class 10th and in (HSEB) or class 12th
  3. For students applying to Information Technology, Construction & Engineering programs (i.e.: Mechanical, Civil, Electro-Mechanical, IT/Computers, Architecture, Construction, Interior Design): minimum overall of 50% in MATH in 10th (SEE) AND 12th (HSEB)
  4. For all other programs: 12th (HSEB) passing scores in English and Math. If no 12th (HSEB) Math, 50 % in 10th (SEE) Math is required.
  5. For some limited programs, minimum grades in Grade 12th (HSEB) Science, Math and English may be required.
Language Requirement
IELTS Score (Minimum)  6.0, minimum 5.5 in each skill band.
TOEFL-IBT Score (Minimum) 80 (online) minimum 20 in each skill band.
PTE Score (Minimum) 54, overall minimum 50 in each skill band.

Career Opportunities

As a graduate, you'll be prepared for employment in a wide variety of organizations such as government agencies (municipalities, Ministry of Transportation, Metrolinx, Infrastructure Ontario, etc.), contractors, sub-contractors, developers, engineering consulting firms, construction quality-control companies, cement and other construction materials manufacturing facility, aggregate quarries, surveying companies, concrete plants, and asphalt plants. Roles within these firms may include:

  1. structural design assistant
  2. assistant site superintendent
  3. assistant project co-ordinator
  4. project planner/scheduler
  5. estimator
  6. project monitor
  7. quality control technician
  8. project surveyor
  9. municipal inspector
  10. project permits & approvals co-ordinator
  11. construction claims specialist
  12. construction sales specialist
  13. construction safety specialist
  14. quantity surveyor

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