- HBA · 4 years
- Work experience details
- ~High 80s to low 90s
Environmental Engineering
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5 years
Co-op required
~Mid- to high 80s
Entering average
Published approximate guidance: Mid- to high 80s. September 2027 admission guidance. Ontario high school applicants. Individual selection also uses the mandatory AIF and interview.
Waterloo Engineering · required subjects and competitive guidance
Deadlines
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Next deadline
OUAC. Ontario high schools report midterm/final 4U/M grades
2027 entry
School deadline, not a student task. Universities receive these grades by November 26. Verbatim: "Deadline for the OUAC to receive all midterm or final grades available for 4U/M courses from Ontario high schools. Schools may report in-progress grades for full-year courses as soon as they are available." Universities receive these by the target date of November 26, 2026. This is a deadline on the high school, not on the student, but it governs which grades a university sees in the first round.
Other deadline details
No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by programOUAC Undergraduate application, applicants who are not Ontario high school students (Group B)2026 entry
- No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by program
- No single OUAC deadline
- University, program, transcript, portfolio, interview, and audition dates still apply
Full source wording
Verbatim: "There is no specific Undergraduate application deadline if you are a Group B applicant. Deadlines vary at each university and sometimes depend on the program. Visit the university websites or contact the universities directly for their deadlines. If you are interested in a program but the deadline has passed, you may contact the university's admission office for help. Be aware of university-specific deadlines for submitting transcripts and portfolios, if required, and for arranging interviews and auditions. You must ensure the OUAC has enough time to process your choices before the universities' program deadlines." OUAC defines Group B as anyone who does not meet the Group A criteria, e.g. not currently taking an Ontario high school course, a Canadian outside Ontario, an international applicant, a postsecondary transfer student, or a mature applicant.
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Requirements
Admission requirements
High-school prerequisites
ENG4UEnglish70% min.
SPH4UPhysics70% min.
MHF4UAdvanced Functions70% min.
MCV4UCalculus and Vectors70% min.
SCH4UChemistry70% min.
- Complete six Grade 12 U or M courses and the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
- Include one additional Grade 12 U or M course.
Application steps
Entry terms · Fall (September)
Full-time September 2027 entry directly to Environmental Engineering (WEE).
Waterloo · September 2027 application and document deadlinesStep 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
Step 3Declaration of Academic Experience (DAE)
- Complete the DAE in the Waterloo applicant portal. It updates your checklist with any required documents.
Step 4Apply to Environmental Engineering on OUAC using WEE.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
Step 5Open your Waterloo applicant portal and complete the Declaration of Academic Experience.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
Step 6Submit any requested transcripts or English language results.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
Step 7Submit the Admission Information Form.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
Step 8Complete the mandatory asynchronous Engineering video interview in Kira Talent.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
The Admission Information Form and asynchronous video interview are required.
Waterloo Engineering · required video interviewApplicant pathways
Other Canadian provinces and territories
Other Canadian provinces and territories high school applicants
- Five or six Grade 12 academic courses, depending on province or territory.
- Provide English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Pre-Calculus, and Calculus. Minimum 70% in each named subject.
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate high school applicants
- Include English A, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics Analysis and Approaches. Higher Level Physics and Mathematics are recommended.
- Complete six IB courses with at least 4 in each and 31 points before diploma bonus points.
American curriculum
American curriculum high school applicants
- Complete six senior academic courses, including English, AP Physics or equivalent, Chemistry, Pre-Calculus and AP Calculus or equivalent. Minimum 75% in each named subject.
Degree requirements
Required courses and electives
- Complete 20.50 academic units, including required courses and 12 approved electives.
ReferencesWaterloo 2026–27 · Environmental Engineering Academic CalendarWaterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequencesWaterloo 2026–27 · BASc degree requirements and study/work streamsWaterloo 2026–27 · Energy and Climate Change SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Modelling and Data Analytics SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Pollution and Restoration SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Sustainable Cities SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Water Resources SpecializationWaterloo GEOG 368 academic calendarWaterloo PLAN 100 academic calendarWaterloo PLAN 341 academic calendar
Credits and degree requirements
- 60% minimum cumulative overall average and term average.
- Complete the environmental engineering design project sequence.
- Complete PD 11, PD 19, PD 20 and one additional professional development course. Complete WKRPT 300 in 3A.
- Communication requirement: COMMST 191 or ENGL 191.
ReferencesWaterloo 2026–27 · Environmental Engineering Academic CalendarWaterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequencesWaterloo 2026–27 · BASc degree requirements and study/work streamsWaterloo 2026–27 · Energy and Climate Change SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Modelling and Data Analytics SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Pollution and Restoration SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Sustainable Cities SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Water Resources SpecializationWaterloo GEOG 368 academic calendarWaterloo PLAN 100 academic calendarWaterloo PLAN 341 academic calendar
Work and practical requirements
- Complete five credited co-op work terms.
- At least three credited work terms must be standard work terms.
- Complete Co-op Fundamentals for Engineering before your first work term.
ReferencesWaterloo 2026–27 · Environmental Engineering Academic CalendarWaterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequencesWaterloo 2026–27 · BASc degree requirements and study/work streamsWaterloo 2026–27 · Energy and Climate Change SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Modelling and Data Analytics SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Pollution and Restoration SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Sustainable Cities SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Water Resources SpecializationWaterloo GEOG 368 academic calendarWaterloo PLAN 100 academic calendarWaterloo PLAN 341 academic calendar
Program facts
Entering average~Mid- to high 80s
Ontario high school applicants. Individual selection also uses the mandatory AIF and interview.
Waterloo Engineering · required subjects and competitive guidanceWaterloo Engineering · required subjects and competitive guidanceCo-opCo-op required
Six scheduled work terms. Five credited work terms are required.
University work-study information- Co-op schedule
- 6 scheduled terms · 4 months each · 24 scheduled monthsWaterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequences
- Stream 4
- Year 1 winter, Year 2 fall and spring, Year 3 winter, Year 4 fall and spring.Waterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequences
Majors & specializations
Optional upper-year specializations within this direct-entry degree.
Energy and Climate Change Specialization
BASc
Course choices cover energy systems, thermodynamics, air pollution control and climate science.
Courses
Required term-by-term plan in the 2026–27 calendar. Waterloo has yet to publish the September 2027 academic calendar.
1A Term10 listed
- CIVE 104Mechanics 10.25 credits
Use force systems, moments and free-body diagrams to study structural equilibrium.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 175Introduction to Environmental Chemistry0.5 credits
Apply chemistry to the atmosphere, water and environmental engineering systems.
Waterloo course description - MATH 116Calculus 1 for Engineering0.5 credits
Study engineering functions and use derivatives to analyse how they change.
Waterloo course description - COMMST 191Communication in the Engineering Profession (AE, CHE, CIVE, ENVE, GEOE)0.5 credits
Practise written and spoken communication for the engineering profession.
Choose 1 from COMMST 191 / ENGL 191.
Waterloo course description - ENGL 191Communication in the Engineering Profession (AE, CHE, CIVE, ENVE, GEOE)0.5 credits
Practise written and spoken communication for the engineering profession.
Choose 1 from COMMST 191 / ENGL 191.
Waterloo course description 
ENVE 100Environmental and Geological Engineering Concepts0.75 creditsPractise site design, visualization and communicating with stakeholders about engineering problems.
Choose 1 from ENVE 100 / GEOE 100.
Waterloo course description- GEOE 100Environmental and Geological Engineering Concepts0.75 credits
Practise site design, visualization and communicating with stakeholders about engineering problems.
Choose 1 from ENVE 100 / GEOE 100.
Waterloo course description 
CIVE 115Linear Algebra0.25 creditsSolve systems of equations using matrices, determinants and eigenvalues.
Choose 1 from CIVE 115 / ENVE 115 / GEOE 115.
Waterloo course description- ENVE 115Linear Algebra0.25 credits
Solve systems of equations using matrices, determinants and eigenvalues.
Choose 1 from CIVE 115 / ENVE 115 / GEOE 115.
Waterloo course description - GEOE 115Linear Algebra0.25 credits
Solve systems of equations using matrices, determinants and eigenvalues.
Choose 1 from CIVE 115 / ENVE 115 / GEOE 115.
Waterloo course description
1B Term12 listed
ENVE 176Microbial Biology for Environmental Engineers0.5 creditsStudy how microbes function and how engineers grow and characterize them.
Waterloo course description- MATH 118Calculus 2 for Engineering0.5 credits
Use integration techniques and approximations to solve engineering problems.
Waterloo course description - AE 123Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation0.5 credits
Analyse circuits with resistors, capacitors and inductors, and use electrical instruments.
Choose 1 from AE 123 / CIVE 123 / ENVE 123 / GEOE 123.
Waterloo course description - CIVE 123Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation0.5 credits
Analyse circuits with resistors, capacitors and inductors, and use electrical instruments.
Choose 1 from AE 123 / CIVE 123 / ENVE 123 / GEOE 123.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 123Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation0.5 credits
Analyse circuits with resistors, capacitors and inductors, and use electrical instruments.
Choose 1 from AE 123 / CIVE 123 / ENVE 123 / GEOE 123.
Waterloo course description - GEOE 123Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation0.5 credits
Analyse circuits with resistors, capacitors and inductors, and use electrical instruments.
Choose 1 from AE 123 / CIVE 123 / ENVE 123 / GEOE 123.
Waterloo course description - CIVE 121Computational Methods0.5 credits
Write programmes and apply numerical algorithms to engineering problems.
Choose 1 from CIVE 121 / ENVE 121 / GEOE 121.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 121Computational Methods0.5 credits
Write programmes and apply numerical algorithms to engineering problems.
Choose 1 from CIVE 121 / ENVE 121 / GEOE 121.
Waterloo course description - GEOE 121Computational Methods0.5 credits
Write programmes and apply numerical algorithms to engineering problems.
Choose 1 from CIVE 121 / ENVE 121 / GEOE 121.
Waterloo course description - CIVE 153Earth Engineering0.5 credits
Use case studies to connect earth materials and geological processes with engineering decisions.
Choose 1 from CIVE 153 / ENVE 153 / GEOE 153.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 153Earth Engineering0.5 credits
Use case studies to connect earth materials and geological processes with engineering decisions.
Choose 1 from CIVE 153 / ENVE 153 / GEOE 153.
Waterloo course description - GEOE 153Earth Engineering0.5 credits
Use case studies to connect earth materials and geological processes with engineering decisions.
Choose 1 from CIVE 153 / ENVE 153 / GEOE 153.
Waterloo course description
2A Term9 listed
- ENVE 200Sustainability Analysis and Solutions0.5 credits
- ENVE 275Aquatic Chemistry0.5 credits
- ENVE 298Seminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 223Differential Equations and Balance Laws0.5 credits
Choose 1 from ENVE 223 / GEOE 223.
Waterloo course description - GEOE 223Differential Equations and Balance Laws0.5 credits
Choose 1 from ENVE 223 / GEOE 223.
Waterloo course description 
ENVE 224Probability and Statistics0.5 creditsChoose 1 from ENVE 224 / GEOE 224.
Waterloo course description- GEOE 224Probability and Statistics0.5 credits
Choose 1 from ENVE 224 / GEOE 224.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 280Fluid Mechanics0.5 credits
Choose 1 from ENVE 280 / GEOE 280.
Waterloo course description - GEOE 280Fluid Mechanics0.5 credits
Choose 1 from ENVE 280 / GEOE 280.
Waterloo course description
2B Term6 listed
1 approved elective slot.
- ENVE 225Environmental Modelling0.75 credits
- ENVE 277Air Quality Engineering0.5 credits
- ENVE 279Energy and the Environment0.5 credits
- ENVE 299Seminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
Waterloo course description - CIVE 382Hydrology and Open Channel Flow0.5 credits
Analyse storms, flood frequency, hydrographs and rainfall runoff.
Choose 1 from CIVE 382 / ENVE 382.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 382Hydrology and Open Channel Flow0.5 credits
Analyse storms, flood frequency, hydrographs and rainfall runoff.
Choose 1 from CIVE 382 / ENVE 382.
Waterloo course description
3A Term9 listed
1 approved elective slot.
- ENVE 330Environmental Monitoring and Methods0.5 credits
- ENVE 375Physico-Chemical Processes0.5 credits
- ENVE 398Seminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
Waterloo course description - AE 392Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis0.5 credits
Compare project costs and financing using life-cycle analysis and time value of money.
Choose 1 from AE 392 / CIVE 392 / ENVE 392 / GEOE 392.
Waterloo course description - CIVE 392Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis0.5 credits
Compare project costs and financing using life-cycle analysis and time value of money.
Choose 1 from AE 392 / CIVE 392 / ENVE 392 / GEOE 392.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 392Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis0.5 credits
Compare project costs and financing using life-cycle analysis and time value of money.
Choose 1 from AE 392 / CIVE 392 / ENVE 392 / GEOE 392.
Waterloo course description - GEOE 392Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis0.5 credits
Compare project costs and financing using life-cycle analysis and time value of money.
Choose 1 from AE 392 / CIVE 392 / ENVE 392 / GEOE 392.
Waterloo course description - CIVE 353Geotechnical Engineering 10.5 credits
Connect subsurface investigation, soil classification and soil mechanics to geotechnical design.
Choose 1 from CIVE 353 / GEOE 353.
Waterloo course description - GEOE 353Geotechnical Engineering 10.5 credits
Connect subsurface investigation, soil classification and soil mechanics to geotechnical design.
Choose 1 from CIVE 353 / GEOE 353.
Waterloo course description
3B Term5 listed
2 approved elective slots.
- ENVE 335Decision Making for Environmental Engineers0.5 credits
- ENVE 376Biological Processes0.5 credits
- ENVE 399Seminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 391Law and Ethics for Environmental and Geological Engineers0.5 credits
Choose 1 from ENVE 391 / GEOE 391.
Waterloo course description - GEOE 391Law and Ethics for Environmental and Geological Engineers0.5 credits
Choose 1 from ENVE 391 / GEOE 391.
Waterloo course description
4A Term2 listed
4 approved elective slots.
- ENVE 400Environmental Engineering Design Project 10.5 credits
- ENVE 498Seminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
Waterloo course description
4B Term2 listed
4 approved elective slots.
- ENVE 401Environmental Engineering Design Project 20.5 credits
- ENVE 499Seminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
Waterloo course description
Technical Electives · List 139 listed
- AE 572Building Energy Analysis0.5 credits
- AE 573HVAC Systems, Equipment, and Energy Efficiency0.5 credits
- AE 585Air Quality Engineering and Impacts0.5 credits
BME 522Foundations of Artificial Intelligence0.5 credits- CHE 361Bioprocess Engineering0.5 credits
- CHE 514Fundamentals of Petroleum Production0.5 credits
- CHE 571Industrial Ecology0.5 credits
- CHE 572Air Pollution Control0.5 credits
- CHE 574Industrial Wastewater Pollution Control0.5 credits
- CIVE 241Transport Principles and Applications0.5 credits
Apply transportation principles to planning, designing and maintaining networks.
Waterloo course description - CIVE 341Transportation Engineering Applications0.5 credits
Use traffic forecasting and control methods to assess and design urban transport systems.
Waterloo course description - CIVE 354Geotechnical Engineering 20.5 credits
- CIVE 554Geotechnical Engineering 30.5 credits
CIVE 583Design of Urban Water Systems0.5 credits- EARTH 438Engineering Geology0.5 credits
- ENVE 383Hydrologic Modelling0.5 credits
- ENVE 481Open Channel Hydraulics0.5 credits
- ENVE 495Design Intensive Special Topics in Environmental Engineering0.5 credits
ENVE 577Engineering for Solid Waste Management0.5 credits- ENVE 583Design of Urban Water Systems0.5 credits
- ENVE 585Air Quality Engineering and Impacts0.5 credits
- GEOE 354Geotechnical Engineering 20.5 credits
- GEOE 554Geotechnical Engineering 30.5 credits
- ME 452HVAC Load Analysis and Design Fundamentals0.5 credits
- ME 571Clean Air Technologies0.5 credits
- ME 572Building Energy Analysis0.5 credits
- ME 573HVAC Systems, Equipment, and Energy Efficiency0.5 credits
MSE 240Algorithms and Data Structures0.5 credits- MSE 245Databases and Software Design0.5 credits
- MSE 332Deterministic Optimization Models and Methods0.5 credits
- MSE 446Introduction to Machine Learning0.5 credits
- MSE 452Decision Making Under Uncertainty0.5 credits
- SYDE 223Data Structures and Algorithms0.5 credits
Build structured software with abstract data types, data structures and recursive algorithms.
Waterloo course description - SYDE 252Linear Systems and Signals0.5 credits
Model discrete and continuous systems through equations, impulse response and frequency response.
Waterloo course description - SYDE 322Software Design0.5 credits
- SYDE 522Foundations of Artificial Intelligence0.5 credits
- SYDE 532Introduction to Complex Systems0.5 credits
Study nonlinear interactions and dynamics in complex social and ecological systems.
Waterloo course description - SYDE 533Conflict Resolution0.5 credits
- SYDE 535Computational Simulations for Societal and Environmental Systems0.5 credits
Technical Electives · List 247 listed
- AMATH 362Mathematics of Climate Change0.5 credits
- BIOL 354Environmental Toxicology0.5 credits
- BIOL 447Environmental Microbiology0.5 credits
- BIOL 455Ecological Risk Assessment and Management0.5 credits
- BIOL 458Quantitative Ecology0.5 credits
- BIOL 462Applied Wetland Science0.5 credits
- BIOL 470Methods of Aquatic Ecology0.5 credits
- CHE 516Energy Systems Engineering0.5 credits
- CHE 521Process Optimization0.5 credits
- CIVE 105Mechanics 20.5 credits
Analyse forces, centroids, trusses, frames and three-dimensional structures.
Waterloo course description - CIVE 422Finite Element Analysis0.5 credits
- CIVE 440Transit Planning and Operations0.5 credits
- CIVE 484Physical Infrastructure Planning0.5 credits
- CIVE 507Building Science and Technology0.5 credits
Connect building loads and moisture to enclosure design and construction decisions.
Waterloo course description - EARTH 342Geomorphology and GIS Applications0.5 credits
- EARTH 355Water: Data to Decisions0.5 credits
- EARTH 439Flow and Transport Through Fractured Rocks0.5 credits
- EARTH 444Applied Wetland Science0.5 credits
- EARTH 456Numerical Methods in Hydrogeology0.5 credits
- EARTH 458Physical Hydrogeology0.5 credits
- EARTH 458LField Methods in Hydrogeology0.25 credits
- EARTH 459Chemical Hydrogeology0.5 credits
- ENVE 417Climate Change, Water Security, and Adaptation0.5 credits
- ENVE 418Ecohydrological Modelling of Nature-Based Solutions to Address Climate and Water Challenges0.5 credits
- ENVE 497Special Topics in Environmental Engineering0.5 credits
- ENVE 573Contaminant Transport0.5 credits
- ERS 335Restoration Ecology0.5 credits
- ERS 337ReWilding and Ecological Restoration0.5 credits
- GDS 371Advanced Remote Sensing0.5 credits
- GDS 381Advanced Geographic Information Systems0.5 credits
GDS 471Remote Sensing Project1 credits- GEOG 209Hydroclimatology0.5 credits
- GEOG 304Carbon in the Biosphere0.5 credits
- GEOG 305Fluvial Geomorphology0.5 credits
- GEOG 402Applied Wetland Science0.5 credits
- GEOG 408Earth's Future Climates0.5 credits
- GEOG 453Urban Stormwater Management0.5 credits
- ME 354Thermodynamics 20.5 credits
- ME 459Energy Conversion0.5 credits
- PLAN 381Advanced Geographic Information Systems0.5 credits
- PLAN 453Urban Stormwater Management0.5 credits
- PLAN 478Transit Planning and Operations0.5 credits
- PLAN 484Physical Infrastructure Planning0.5 credits
- SYDE 334Applied Statistics0.5 credits
- SYDE 411Optimization and Numerical Methods0.5 credits
Apply numerical methods to solve equations and optimization problems.
Waterloo course description - SYDE 531Design Optimization Under Probabilistic Uncertainty0.5 credits
- SYDE 599Special Topics in Systems Design Engineering0.5 credits
Energy and Climate Change Specialization
Energy and Climate Change Specialization
Choose 27 listed
- AE 572Building Energy Analysis0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 572 / AE 573 / AE 585 / CIVE 507 / ENVE 585 / ME 572 / ME 573.
Waterloo course description - AE 573HVAC Systems, Equipment, and Energy Efficiency0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 572 / AE 573 / AE 585 / CIVE 507 / ENVE 585 / ME 572 / ME 573.
Waterloo course description - AE 585Air Quality Engineering and Impacts0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 572 / AE 573 / AE 585 / CIVE 507 / ENVE 585 / ME 572 / ME 573.
Waterloo course description - CIVE 507Building Science and Technology0.5 credits
Connect building loads and moisture to enclosure design and construction decisions.
Choose 2 from AE 572 / AE 573 / AE 585 / CIVE 507 / ENVE 585 / ME 572 / ME 573.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 585Air Quality Engineering and Impacts0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 572 / AE 573 / AE 585 / CIVE 507 / ENVE 585 / ME 572 / ME 573.
Waterloo course description - ME 572Building Energy Analysis0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 572 / AE 573 / AE 585 / CIVE 507 / ENVE 585 / ME 572 / ME 573.
Waterloo course description - ME 573HVAC Systems, Equipment, and Energy Efficiency0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 572 / AE 573 / AE 585 / CIVE 507 / ENVE 585 / ME 572 / ME 573.
Waterloo course description
Required courses12 listed
- CHE 516Energy Systems Engineering0.5 credits
- CHE 571Industrial Ecology0.5 credits
- CHE 572Air Pollution Control0.5 credits
- ERS 202Natural Resources Ecology0.5 credits
- GEOG 207Climate Change Fundamentals0.5 credits
- GEOG 304Carbon in the Biosphere0.5 credits
- GEOG 408Earth's Future Climates0.5 credits
- ME 354Thermodynamics 20.5 credits
- ME 452HVAC Load Analysis and Design Fundamentals0.5 credits
- ME 459Energy Conversion0.5 credits
- ME 571Clean Air Technologies0.5 credits
- SCI 205Climate Change Fundamentals0.5 credits
Modelling and Data Analytics Specialization
Modelling and Data Analytics Specialization
Choose 24 listed
- AE 585Air Quality Engineering and Impacts0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 585 / ENVE 383 / ENVE 573 / ENVE 585.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 383Hydrologic Modelling0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 585 / ENVE 383 / ENVE 573 / ENVE 585.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 573Contaminant Transport0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 585 / ENVE 383 / ENVE 573 / ENVE 585.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 585Air Quality Engineering and Impacts0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 585 / ENVE 383 / ENVE 573 / ENVE 585.
Waterloo course description
Required courses17 listed
- AMATH 362Mathematics of Climate Change0.5 credits
- BME 522Foundations of Artificial Intelligence0.5 credits
- BIOL 458Quantitative Ecology0.5 credits
- CHE 521Process Optimization0.5 credits
- CIVE 422Finite Element Analysis0.5 credits
- EARTH 456Numerical Methods in Hydrogeology0.5 credits
- MSE 240Algorithms and Data Structures0.5 credits
- MSE 245Databases and Software Design0.5 credits
- MSE 332Deterministic Optimization Models and Methods0.5 credits
- MSE 446Introduction to Machine Learning0.5 credits
- MSE 452Decision Making Under Uncertainty0.5 credits
- SYDE 223Data Structures and Algorithms0.5 credits
Build structured software with abstract data types, data structures and recursive algorithms.
Waterloo course description - SYDE 252Linear Systems and Signals0.5 credits
Model discrete and continuous systems through equations, impulse response and frequency response.
Waterloo course description - SYDE 334Applied Statistics0.5 credits
- SYDE 411Optimization and Numerical Methods0.5 credits
Apply numerical methods to solve equations and optimization problems.
Waterloo course description - SYDE 522Foundations of Artificial Intelligence0.5 credits
- SYDE 535Computational Simulations for Societal and Environmental Systems0.5 credits
Pollution and Restoration Specialization
Pollution and Restoration Specialization
Choose 24 listed
- ENVE 417Climate Change, Water Security, and Adaptation0.5 credits
Choose 2 from ENVE 417 / ENVE 418 / ENVE 573 / ENVE 577.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 418Ecohydrological Modelling of Nature-Based Solutions to Address Climate and Water Challenges0.5 credits
Choose 2 from ENVE 417 / ENVE 418 / ENVE 573 / ENVE 577.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 573Contaminant Transport0.5 credits
Choose 2 from ENVE 417 / ENVE 418 / ENVE 573 / ENVE 577.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 577Engineering for Solid Waste Management0.5 credits
Choose 2 from ENVE 417 / ENVE 418 / ENVE 573 / ENVE 577.
Waterloo course description
Required courses15 listed
- AE 585Air Quality Engineering and Impacts0.5 credits
- BIOL 462Applied Wetland Science0.5 credits
- CHE 571Industrial Ecology0.5 credits
- CHE 572Air Pollution Control0.5 credits
- CHE 574Industrial Wastewater Pollution Control0.5 credits
- EARTH 444Applied Wetland Science0.5 credits
- EARTH 458Physical Hydrogeology0.5 credits
- EARTH 458LField Methods in Hydrogeology0.25 credits
- EARTH 459Chemical Hydrogeology0.5 credits
- ENVE 585Air Quality Engineering and Impacts0.5 credits
- ERS 215Environmental and Sustainability Assessment 10.5 credits
- ERS 335Restoration Ecology0.5 credits
- ERS 337ReWilding and Ecological Restoration0.5 credits
- GEOG 304Carbon in the Biosphere0.5 credits
- GEOG 402Applied Wetland Science0.5 credits
Sustainable Cities Specialization
Sustainable Cities Specialization
Choose 24 listed
- AE 572Building Energy Analysis0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 572 / CIVE 440 / ENVE 577 / ENVE 583.
Waterloo course description - CIVE 440Transit Planning and Operations0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 572 / CIVE 440 / ENVE 577 / ENVE 583.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 577Engineering for Solid Waste Management0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 572 / CIVE 440 / ENVE 577 / ENVE 583.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 583Design of Urban Water Systems0.5 credits
Choose 2 from AE 572 / CIVE 440 / ENVE 577 / ENVE 583.
Waterloo course description
Required courses13 listed
- CIVE 484Physical Infrastructure Planning0.5 credits
- ERS 215Environmental and Sustainability Assessment 10.5 credits
- ERS 320Economics and Sustainability0.5 credits
- GEOG 368Ecology and Conservation for Planning0.5 credits
Apply ecology to land development and policies protecting green space, species and sensitive areas.
Waterloo GEOG 368 academic calendar - PLAN 100Urbanization Today: Introduction to Cities and Regions0.5 credits
How cities and regions develop, from historical urbanization to present-day economic activity, climate change, migration and inequality.
Waterloo PLAN 100 academic calendar - PLAN 240Environmental Planning and Policy0.5 credits
- PLAN 341Ecology and Conservation for Planning0.5 credits
Apply ecology to land development and policies protecting green space, species and sensitive areas.
Waterloo PLAN 341 academic calendar - PLAN 349Urban Form and Spatial Structure0.5 credits
- PLAN 419Climate Change and Community Planning0.5 credits
- PLAN 440Urban Services0.5 credits
- PLAN 483Land Development Planning0.5 credits
- PLAN 484Physical Infrastructure Planning0.5 credits
- STV 305Technology, Society and the Modern City0.5 credits
Water Resources Specialization
Water Resources Specialization
Choose 24 listed
- CIVE 583Design of Urban Water Systems0.5 credits
Choose 2 from CIVE 583 / ENVE 383 / ENVE 481 / ENVE 583.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 383Hydrologic Modelling0.5 credits
Choose 2 from CIVE 583 / ENVE 383 / ENVE 481 / ENVE 583.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 481Open Channel Hydraulics0.5 credits
Choose 2 from CIVE 583 / ENVE 383 / ENVE 481 / ENVE 583.
Waterloo course description - ENVE 583Design of Urban Water Systems0.5 credits
Choose 2 from CIVE 583 / ENVE 383 / ENVE 481 / ENVE 583.
Waterloo course description
Required courses16 listed
- BIOL 462Applied Wetland Science0.5 credits
- EARTH 355Water: Data to Decisions0.5 credits
- EARTH 439Flow and Transport Through Fractured Rocks0.5 credits
- EARTH 444Applied Wetland Science0.5 credits
- EARTH 458Physical Hydrogeology0.5 credits
- EARTH 458LField Methods in Hydrogeology0.25 credits
- ENVE 573Contaminant Transport0.5 credits
- GDS 371Advanced Remote Sensing0.5 credits
- GDS 381Advanced Geographic Information Systems0.5 credits
- GEOG 305Fluvial Geomorphology0.5 credits
- GEOG 402Applied Wetland Science0.5 credits
- GEOG 453Urban Stormwater Management0.5 credits
- PLAN 381Advanced Geographic Information Systems0.5 credits
- PLAN 453Urban Stormwater Management0.5 credits
- SYDE 532Introduction to Complex Systems0.5 credits
Study nonlinear interactions and dynamics in complex social and ecological systems.
Waterloo course description - SYDE 533Conflict Resolution0.5 credits
Elective choices
Energy and Climate Change Specialization
Energy and Climate Change Specialization
Modelling and Data Analytics Specialization
Modelling and Data Analytics Specialization
Pollution and Restoration Specialization
Pollution and Restoration Specialization
Sustainable Cities Specialization
Sustainable Cities Specialization
Water Resources Specialization
Water Resources Specialization
Applies to all listed streams
- Complete a minimum of five courses totaling 2.5 units or greater according to the requirements below.
Other requirements and route notes
- Choose two complementary studies electives: one from List C and one from Lists A, C or D.
- Choose nine Technical Electives and one additional 0.50-unit course.
ReferencesWaterloo 2026–27 · Environmental Engineering Academic CalendarWaterloo · Environmental Engineering undergraduate degree and career examplesWaterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequencesWaterloo 2026–27 · BASc degree requirements and study/work streamsWaterloo 2026–27 · Energy and Climate Change SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Modelling and Data Analytics SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Pollution and Restoration SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Sustainable Cities SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Water Resources SpecializationWaterloo GEOG 368 academic calendarWaterloo PLAN 100 academic calendarWaterloo PLAN 341 academic calendar
Careers
Environmental Consultant- Water Resources Specialist
- Environmental Specialist
- Project Coordinator
- Geomatics Analyst
- Operations Specialist
Water Resource Engineer in Training
Drainage design engineering assistant- Environmental engineering assistant
- Technical writer
- Tides and water levels assistant
- Field engineering / project coordinator
- Industrial wastewater engineering
- Program developer
Published employers
7
- Pottinger Gaherty Environmental Consultants
- Golder Associates
Public Works Government Services Canada- David Schaeffer Engineering
- Monteith Sutherland Geospatial Solutions
- CLEAResult
- AECOM
Scope and qualifications
Waterloo-published career examples and sample co-op roles.
Professional recognition
CEAB accredited since 1999
Scope and qualifications
Waterloo-published career examples and sample co-op roles.
Costs
Program or faculty
| Program or faculty | Ontario | Other Canadian | International | Books and supplies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Financial Management, Sustainability and Financial Management | $9,000 | $10,000 | $58,000 | $1,500 |
| Architecture | $14,000 | $15,000 | $75,000 | $8,100 |
| Business Administration (Laurier) and Computer Science (Waterloo) Double Degree | $17,000 | $20,000 | $75,000 | $1,500 |
| Business Administration (Laurier) and Mathematics (Waterloo) Double Degree | $15,000 | $15,000 | $64,000 | $1,500 |
| Computer Science | $16,000 | $18,000 | $73,000 | $1,500 |
| Computing and Financial Management | $11,000 | $12,000 | $64,000 | $1,500 |
| Faculty of Arts | $9,000 | $10,000 | $58,000 | $1,500 |
| Faculty of Engineering, Software Engineering | $19,000 | $21,000 | $75,000 | $1,500 |
| Faculty of Environment | $9,000 | $10,000 | $51,000 | $1,500 |
| Faculty of Health | $9,000 | $10,000 | $54,000 | $1,500 |
| Faculty of Science | $9,000 | $10,000 | $54,000 | $1,500 |
| Geography and Aviation | $9,000 | $10,000 | $51,000 | $1,500 |
| Science and Aviation | $9,000 | $10,000 | $54,000 | $1,500 |
| Global Business and Digital Arts | $14,000 | $16,000 | $56,000 | $1,500 |
| Mathematics (includes 16 majors), Mathematics/ Business Administration, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy | $9,000 | $10,000 | $62,000 | $1,500 |
| Mathematics/Financial Analysis and Risk Management | $12,000 | $14,000 | $63,000 | $1,500 |
First-year estimate
2026–27 · Two terms · CAD
Ontario example · Choose your fee category
Tuition and incidental fees$19,000
Books and supplies$1,500
Co-op fee$1,672
$836 × 2 study terms
Residence$8,254
Residence
Meal plan$8,040
Meal plan
Estimated total$38,466
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