The Civil Engineering Technology three-year advanced diploma program focuses on the planning, design, and construction of roads, bridges, tunnels, subdivisions, buildings, municipal services, and heavy infrastructure. You’ll learn how to ensure that projects are functional and economical, while meeting standards and codes. Enjoy learning through a blend of lectures, labs, and tutorials, with a focus on real drawing sets. You’ll also have the option to complete a co-op after your fifth semester.
Full Description
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.
*If you enrol in the program in January, you are required to complete semester 2 in the summer (May to August) of the same year in order to continue into semester 3 in the fall.
Your Field Education Options
Students are encouraged to secure summer employment in the civil and construction sectors. This summer fieldwork reinforces and extends the classroom training.
The Industry Liaison Office helps students connect with industry for field experience opportunities.
Co-op is offered after semester 5 to eligible students. Co-op placement term is 8–12 months. The students selected for co-op go for placement in the winter semester after completing semester 5 and do their semester 6 in the following winter semester when they return from their co-op.
Requirements
Applicants are selected on the basis of their academic achievement, including the required courses, and any other selection criteria outlined below.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent**
grade 12 English (C or U)
grade 11 Math (U) or grade 12 (C or U)
Laptop & Internet Specifications
The Angelo DelZotto School of Construction Management strongly recommends that students own or purchase a laptop and arrange for home Internet service with 25 to 40 Mbps and a ping time of 20–100 ms.
The laptop specifications should meet or exceed the following specifications:
operating system: Windows 10 Home 64-bit English
processor: 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-9750H (12MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz, 6 cores)
memory (RAM): 16GB (2x8GB DDR4 2666MHz)
disk space: 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive (Boot) + 1TB 5400 rpm 2.5″ SATA Hard Drive (Storage)
display card: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6
connectivity: 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth, 2 x 2
ports: 1x HDMI 2.0; 3x SuperSpeed USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A including 1x with PowerShare; 1x 2-in-1 SD / MicroMedia Card slot; 1x Wedge lock slot
screen size: minimum 15.6 inch FHD(1920 x 1080) 300nits IPS Anti-Glare LED backlit display with 144Hz refresh rate
audio: 1 combo headphone / microphone jack
The purchase of a Mac laptop is not recommended because many of the programs do not run on the Mac platform operating system.
Please note: For admissions purposes, some programs require a higher score than the minimum stated below.
language proficiency Testing Program
Diploma/Certificate
Programs
Postgraduate Programs and Fast-track/ Bridges**
GBC Degree Programs*
George Brown English for Academic (EAP) Program
Level 8
Level 9
Level 9
IELTS (Academic)
6.0, minimum 5.5 in each skill band
6.5, minimum 6.0 in each skill band
6.5, minimum 6.0 in each skill band
TOEFL
80 (online) minimum 20 in each skill band
88 (online) minimum 22 in each skill band
84 (online) minimum 21 in each skill band
MELAB
80
85
85
PTE (Academic)
54, overall minimum
50 in each skill band
60, overall minimum
55 in each skill band
60, overall minimum
55 in each skill band
CAEL
60 (overall)
70 overall (writing 60)
70 overall (writing 60)
Cambridge English Exams (B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency)
169 or more (with no individual skill below 162)
176 or more (with no individual skill below 169)
176 or more (with no individual skill below 169)
George Brown Admissions Test (Mature applicants only)
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