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The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta is ranked as one of the top civil engineering departments in Canada.
CIVIL
CIVIL
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
SPECIALIZATIONS
Water Resources
The following are some of the education streams comprised in Civil Engineering:
Water resources engineers deal with the control and utilization of water by society. They study the physical processes of water flow essential to the understanding, protection, and improvement of the environment. Water resources engineers develop solutions for flood control, water distribution, wastewater collection, irrigation drainage, river navigation, facilitation and hydroelectric power development.
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Career Opportunities:
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Government authorities
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Computer analyst
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Climate change impact planning
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Hydrologist
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Resource management
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Designing and engineering water systems
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