Civil Engineering - Master of Engineering (MEng) at University of Waterloo

Programme overview

The University of Waterloo’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.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering | Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering | Duration: 16 months (full-time); 32 months (part-time) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (September - December), Winter (January - April), Spring (May - August); application deadlines: February 1 (for admission in September)*; 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 [email protected] for alternate deadline information. | Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Study option(s): Coursework.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An honours bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with a 75% standing.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Terms run fall (September to December), winter (January to April) and spring (May to August). Programmes are currently accepting applications for fall 2027; intake terms vary by programme.

Graduate applications are made online through the Graduate Studies Application and the non-refundable application fee is $150 CAD per program, paid in the applicant portal. Deadlines are set by each programme (for example MDSAI part-time: fall January 15, winter July 1). Apply two to four weeks ahead of the programme deadline.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.apply.uwaterloo.ca/apply/

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