Diploma in Civil Engineering Technologies

Civil Engineering Technologies is a 27-month diploma program offered full-time at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Moose Jaw Campus. It includes five academic semesters and two four-month consecutive Co-operative Education work terms. The program offers two options; Construction and Water Resources. The first two semesters are common to both disciplines. You will build skills in:

• Surveying
• Computer applications and modeling
• Communications
• Materials analysis and testing procedures and protocols
• Hydraulics
• Project Management
• Municipal infrastructure

Students select their options after successfully completing the second semester. Thirty-six students will be accepted into the Construction option and twenty students will be accepted into the Water Resources option. If the number of students desiring either option is more than the available seats, a competitive entry process will be utilized based on student performance in the first two semesters.

In semesters three, four, and five, you will focus on your chosen option. In Construction, you will develop well-rounded knowledge and skills in:

• Geotechnical Engineering (soils investigations and earthworks projects, etc.)
• Pavement design
• Structures (steel, timber, reinforced concrete)
• Transportation

In Water Resources, your studies will focus on:

• Meteorological and hydrometric data collection and analysis
• Water chemistry
• River engineering
• Hydrology
• Watershed Management
• Water supply and flood and drought management
• Water quality management

The emphasis on hands-on learning means you'll spend a lot of your time in labs and on field assignments. You will participate in field and survey camps, practical assignments, and carry out applied research and other projects.

The Co-op Work Term Advantage

Co-operative work terms are paid, so you'll earn while you learn. Saskatchewan Polytechnic arranges your interviews; it's up to you to shine. It's also a chance to develop important "soft skills" in job interviewing, professional attitude, interpersonal communication, and more.

Many of our co-op employers require both a valid Saskatchewan Driver's Licence and a clean Driver's Abstract. For international students, it can take up to 12 months to obtain a Driver's license; therefore, it is to your advantage to come with a Driver's Licence from your home country if possible.

Some opportunities require a Criminal Record Check and/or drug and alcohol testing.

Nationally Recognized Credential

Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC) accredits the program at the Technologist level.

TAC is a bold, world-class accreditation organization, delivering accreditation services for the engineering technology and applied science profession in Canada.

Diploma to Degree

Civil Engineering Technologies: Construction

Use your diploma to ladder into the Bachelor of Construction Management right here at Saskatchewan Polytechnic or into external engineering degree bridging program at Camosun College in British Columbia, an engineering degree at Lakehead University in Ontario, a degree in Construction Management in Calgary or a technology degree at Memorial University in Newfoundland or Queen’s University in Ontario.

Civil Engineering Technologies: Water Resources

Use your diploma to ladder into the Bachelor of Construction Management right here at Saskatchewan Polytechnic or into external engineering degree at the University of Regina, an applied science degree at Lakeland College in Alberta, an environmental science or environmental management degree at Royal Roads University in British Columbia, or a technology degree at Memorial University in Newfoundland or Queen’s University in Ontario.

Accreditation

Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC) accredits the program at the Technologist level.

TAC is a bold, world class accreditation organization, delivering accreditation services for the engineering technology and applied science profession in Canada.

Year 1 - Semester 1

• Computer-Aided Drafting 1
• Concrete Technology 1
• Mathematics for Engineering Technologies
• Analytical Measurements
• Technology Seminars
• Surveying 1
• Workplace Communication
• Engineering Geology
• Engineering Geology Laboratory

Total semester credits: 25

Year 1 - Semester 2

• Civil Design
• Culture and Diversity
• Calculus for Engineering Technologies
• Physics for Engineering Technologies
• Soil Analysis
• Surveying 2
• Survey Camp
• Technical Communication

Total semester credits: 26

Co-operative Work Term

• Co-operative Work Term

Semester 3 Civil Construction

• Concrete Technology 2
• Hydraulics 1
• Asphalt Construction
• Soils
• Statistics for Engineering Technology
• Applied Mechanics
• Mechanics of Materials
• Structures

Total semester credits: 25

Semester 3 Water Resources

• Engineering Chemistry
• Groundwater Technology
• Hydraulics 1
• Instrumentation and Measurement 1
• Water/Wastewater Lab Analysis
• Statistics for Engineering Technology
• Water and Wastewater

Total semester credits: 26

Semester 4 Civil Construction

• Hydraulics 2
• Construction Contracts
• Highway Materials
• Structural Steel Design
• Mechanics of Materials
• Transportation Engineering
• Water and Wastewater

Total semester credits: 19

Semester 4 Water Resources

• Field Camp
• Hydrology 1
• Hydraulics 2
• Instrumentation and Measurement 2
• Construction Contracts
• Organic Chemistry
• Watershed Management

Total semester credits: 21

Semester 5 Civil Construction

• Project Management
• Municipal Infrastructure
• Pavement Structures
• Capstone Project
• Geotechnical Design
• Wood and Concrete Design
• Applied Research in Technology
• Transportation Engineering

Total semester credits: 21

Semester 5 Water Resources

• Environmental Engineering
• Hydrology 2
• Project Management
• Municipal Infrastructure
• Capstone Project
• River and Reservoir Engineering
• Applied Research in Technology

Total semester credits: 23

Civil Engineering Technologies: Construction

Saskatchewan Polytechnic graduates are working as civil engineering design technologists, traffic technologists, building inspectors, materials testing technologists, estimators, and project coordinators. Potential employers include rural and municipal governments, provincial highway departments, consulting engineering firms, construction companies, research organizations, mining companies, telecommunication and transportation companies, power utilities, and more.

Civil Engineering Technologies: Water Resources

Engineering Technologists with a specialty in Water Resources are in high demand. Potential employers include provincial and federal governments, research laboratories, inspection agencies, environmental agencies, engineering firms, consulting companies, industrial plants, and hydroelectric utilities. Upon graduation, you will be qualified to work as an engineering technologist, project manager, environmental protection officer (EPO), compliance officer, lab supervisor, lab technologist, hydraulics/hydrology technologist, or water analyst.