College Diploma - Civil Engineering Technologies (Co-op)

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. Students will build skills in:

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

Students select their option 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.

The emphasis on hands-on learning means students spend a lot of time in labs and on field assignments. Students participate in field and survey camps, practical assignments, and carry out applied research and other projects. Co-operative work terms are paid, so students earn while they learn. Saskatchewan Polytechnic arranges interviews; it's up to students to shine. It's also a chance to develop important "soft skills" in job interviewing, professional attitude, interpersonal communication and more.

Construction Specialty: Students will develop well-rounded knowledge and skills in:

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

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.

Water Resources Specialty: Students' 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

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, students 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 a water analyst.