York University Degree in Environmental Studies now available to Civil Technology Graduates

Civil Engineering Technology (CVT) graduates and Civil Engineering Technician students who, after their first year, transfer to and complete the CVT program, with the necessary grade point average can combine their three years of study with two additional years at York University to obtain the four-year Degree in Environmental Studies specializing in Urban Sustainability.

The Challenges Ahead!

City living will be even more popular in the 21st century. It's estimated that within ten years over 60% of the world's population will reside in an urban centre. Their environmental impact on the entire earth's surface and resources will threaten its survival and ours.

Building and maintaining these urban places will be a great environmental challenge. The world needs people with knowledge and skills to design a sustainable urban environment (c) people who recognize our impact on water, land, air and climate and who can develop appropriate solutions for their use, re-use and health.

If you marvel at the city building ideas contained in popular computer simulation games, admire the heroes who work to improve our quality of life, and care about the future of our environment, there's a new program which offers a future of global challenge and career opportunity.

The Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University and the Centre for the Built Environment at Seneca College have combined their academic resources to offer a joint program in Urban Sustainability.

Students will obtain a four year university degree in Environmental Studies and a three year college diploma in Civil Engineering Technology which will require only five years of study. In the past, such a combination would have taken seven years to complete.

You will develop major theoretical and critical skills along with the hands-on experience of a practical applied education as described in the respective programs of York University and Seneca College.

Additional program features include:

• co-operative learning 
• project-based training alongside industry professionals 
• a colloquium for the preparation of a specialist paper 
• professional career placement 
• global learning opportunity. 

The curriculum of the Civil Engineering Technology program offered through the Centre for the Built Environment within the Faculty of Technology at Seneca College includes the following content:

• the qualities of water and land resources and the ways we manage their use and re-use 
• the physical materials and properties of the built environment from wood to steel and concrete 
• the tools for studying, analyzing and interpreting the layout and design of the urban environment, including surveying, geographical information systems, global positioning, and remote sensing 
• advanced computer applications using environmental software packages and integrated AutoCAD tools for project design, mapping, and planning 
• the design and rehabilitation of the built environment from highways, bridges and municipalities to their interaction with rivers and other natural features 
• environmental analysis from data collection to assessment, design and the maintenance of water and soil resources 
• the flow and management of water resources through the study of hydraulics, hydrology, and sanitation systems 
• building science technology, the construction process, and municipal practices 

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