top of page
CIVIL& ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta is ranked as one of the top Civil Engineering Departments in Canada.
SPECIALIZATIONS
The following are some of the education streams comprised in Civil & Environmental Engineering:
Geotechnical engineers have specialized knowledge of the properties and behaviour of soils and rock. As a geotechnical engineer, you might design the foundation for a high-rise office tower, analyze the stability of a slope or fill, or predict the forces acting on the lining of a subway tunnel.
Career Opportunities:
-
Field and laboratory testing
-
Oil sands policymaking
-
Disaster management and evaluation
-
Designing earthworks
-
Foundation design
-
Mining operations
bottom of page