Specializations and variants
Program Requirements M.A.Sc. Building Engineering (5.0 credits)
M.A.Sc. Building Engineering with Concentration in Building Performance (5.0 credits)
M.A.Sc. Building Engineering with Concentration in Fire Safety (5.0 credits)
M.A.Sc. Building Engineering with Concentration in Heritage Conservation (5.0 credits)
M.Eng. Building Engineering (5.0 credits)
M.Eng. Building Engineering with Concentration in Building Performance (5.0 credits)
M.Eng. Building Engineering with Concentration in Fire Safety (5.0 credits)
M.Eng. Building Engineering with Concentration in Heritage Conservation (5.0 credits)
Ph.D. Building Engineering (2.0 credits)
Ph.D. Building Engineering with Concentration in Building Performance (2.0 credits)
Ph.D. Building Engineering with Concentration in Fire Safety (2.0 credits)
Ph.D. Building Engineering with Concentration in Heritage Conservation (2.0 credits)
Program pathways and conditions
These tables reproduce the source requirements for the indicated period. Official interpretation is the responsibility of the university.
Pathway 1
| Requirements: | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 5101 [0.5] | Introduction to Building Engineering | |
| 2. 1.0 credit from the following list. Other courses may be used, with Supervisor recommendation and Director approval. | 1.0 | |
| ARCC 5401 [0.5] | Workshop: Technical Studies in Heritage Conservation | |
| BLDG 5301 [0.5] | Building Energy Management and Optimization | |
| BLDG 5302 [0.5] | Building Services Engineering | |
| BLDG 5103 [0.5] | Research Methods for Building Engineering | |
| CDNS 5403 [0.5] | Heritage Conservation and Sustainability | |
| BLDG 5201 [0.5] | Advanced Building Characterization, Conservation and Rehabilitation | |
| BLDG 5203 [0.5] | Advanced Computational Modeling Strategies of Historic Buildings | |
| CIVE 5609 [0.5] | Fundamentals of Fire Safety Engineering | |
| CIVE 5610 [0.5] | Fire Dynamics I | |
| BLDG 5202 [0.5] | Structural Assessment of Historic Buildings | |
| CIVE 5612 [0.5] | Fire Modeling | |
| CIVE 5613 [0.5] | Fire Dynamics II | |
| CIVE 5614 [0.5] | Design for Fire Resistance | |
| CIVE 5615 [0.5] | Fire Behaviour of Materials | |
| MECH 5205 [0.5] | Building Performance Simulation | |
| 3. 1.0 credit in approved electives | 1.0 | |
| 4. 2.5 credits in: | 2.5 | |
| BLDG 5909 [2.5] | M.A.Sc. Thesis (in the area of the concentration) | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 2
| Requirements: | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 5101 [0.5] | Introduction to Building Engineering | |
| 2. 1.5 credits in the concentration, from the following list. Other courses may be used, with Supervisor recommendation and Director approval. | 1.5 | |
| BLDG 5103 [0.5] | Research Methods for Building Engineering | |
| BLDG 5104 [0.5] | Indoor Environmental Quality | |
| BLDG 5301 [0.5] | Building Energy Management and Optimization | |
| BLDG 5302 [0.5] | Building Services Engineering | |
| MECH 5205 [0.5] | Building Performance Simulation | |
| 3. 0.5 credit in approved electives | 0.5 | |
| 4. 2.5 credits in: | 2.5 | |
| BLDG 5909 [2.5] | M.A.Sc. Thesis (in the area of the concentration) | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 3
| Requirements: | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 5101 [0.5] | Introduction to Building Engineering | |
| 2. 1.5 credits in the concentration, from the following list. Other courses may be used, with Supervisor recommendation and Director approval. | 1.5 | |
| CIVE 5609 [0.5] | Fundamentals of Fire Safety Engineering | |
| CIVE 5610 [0.5] | Fire Dynamics I | |
| CIVE 5612 [0.5] | Fire Modeling | |
| CIVE 5613 [0.5] | Fire Dynamics II | |
| CIVE 5614 [0.5] | Design for Fire Resistance | |
| CIVE 5615 [0.5] | Fire Behaviour of Materials | |
| 3. 0.5 credit in approved electives | 0.5 | |
| 4. 2.5 credits in: | 2.5 | |
| BLDG 5909 [2.5] | M.A.Sc. Thesis (in the area of the concentration) | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 4
| Requirements: | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 5101 [0.5] | Introduction to Building Engineering | |
| 2. 1.5 credits in the concentration, from the following list. Other courses may be used, with Supervisor recommendation and Director approval. | 1.5 | |
| ARCC 5401 [0.5] | Workshop: Technical Studies in Heritage Conservation | |
| CDNS 5403 [0.5] | Heritage Conservation and Sustainability | |
| BLDG 5201 [0.5] | Advanced Building Characterization, Conservation and Rehabilitation | |
| BLDG 5202 [0.5] | Structural Assessment of Historic Buildings | |
| BLDG 5203 [0.5] | Advanced Computational Modeling Strategies of Historic Buildings | |
| CIVE 5609 [0.5] | Fundamentals of Fire Safety Engineering | |
| 3. 0.5 credit in approved electives | 0.5 | |
| 4. 2.5 credits in: | 2.5 | |
| BLDG 5909 [2.5] | M.A.Sc. Thesis (in the area of the concentration) | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 5
| Requirements - Coursework pathway: | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| BLDG 5101 [0.5] | Introduction to Building Engineering | |
| BLDG 5103 [0.5] | Research Methods for Building Engineering | |
| 2. 0.5 credit from Building Performance concentration courses: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 5104 [0.5] | Indoor Environmental Quality | |
| BLDG 5301 [0.5] | Building Energy Management and Optimization | |
| BLDG 5302 [0.5] | Building Services Engineering | |
| MECH 5205 [0.5] | Building Performance Simulation | |
| 3. 0.5 credit from Fire Safety concentration courses: | 0.5 | |
| CIVE 5609 [0.5] | Fundamentals of Fire Safety Engineering | |
| CIVE 5610 [0.5] | Fire Dynamics I | |
| CIVE 5612 [0.5] | Fire Modeling | |
| CIVE 5613 [0.5] | Fire Dynamics II | |
| CIVE 5614 [0.5] | Design for Fire Resistance | |
| CIVE 5615 [0.5] | Fire Behaviour of Materials | |
| 4. 0.5 credit from Heritage Conservation concentration courses: | 0.5 | |
| ARCC 5401 [0.5] | Workshop: Technical Studies in Heritage Conservation | |
| BLDG 5201 [0.5] | Advanced Building Characterization, Conservation and Rehabilitation | |
| BLDG 5202 [0.5] | Structural Assessment of Historic Buildings | |
| BLDG 5203 [0.5] | Advanced Computational Modeling Strategies of Historic Buildings | |
| BLDG 5301 [0.5] | Building Energy Management and Optimization | |
| CDNS 5403 [0.5] | Heritage Conservation and Sustainability | |
| CIVE 5609 [0.5] | Fundamentals of Fire Safety Engineering | |
| 5. 1.0 credit in additional concentration courses, not already used to fulfil Items 2-4 above | 1.0 | |
| 6. 1.5 credits in approved electives | 1.5 | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 6
| Requirements - Coursework pathway: | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| BLDG 5101 [0.5] | Introduction to Building Engineering | |
| BLDG 5103 [0.5] | Research Methods for Building Engineering | |
| 2. 2.0 credits in the concentration, from the following list. Other courses may be used, with Supervisor recommendation and Director approval. | 2.0 | |
| BLDG 5104 [0.5] | Indoor Environmental Quality | |
| BLDG 5301 [0.5] | Building Energy Management and Optimization | |
| BLDG 5302 [0.5] | Building Services Engineering | |
| MECH 5205 [0.5] | Building Performance Simulation | |
| 3. 2.0 credits in approved electives | 2.0 | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 7
| Requirements - Coursework pathway: | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| BLDG 5101 [0.5] | Introduction to Building Engineering | |
| BLDG 5103 [0.5] | Research Methods for Building Engineering | |
| 2. 2.0 credits in the concentration, from the following list. Other courses may be used, with Supervisor recommendation and Director approval. | 2.0 | |
| CIVE 5609 [0.5] | Fundamentals of Fire Safety Engineering | |
| CIVE 5610 [0.5] | Fire Dynamics I | |
| CIVE 5612 [0.5] | Fire Modeling | |
| CIVE 5613 [0.5] | Fire Dynamics II | |
| CIVE 5614 [0.5] | Design for Fire Resistance | |
| CIVE 5615 [0.5] | Fire Behaviour of Materials | |
| 3. 2.0 credits in approved electives | 2.0 | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 8
| Requirements - project pathway: | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| BLDG 5101 [0.5] | Introduction to Building Engineering | |
| BLDG 5103 [0.5] | Research Methods for Building Engineering | |
| 2. 2.0 credits in the concentration, from the following list. Other courses may be used, with Supervisor recommendation and Director approval. | 2.0 | |
| ARCC 5401 [0.5] | Workshop: Technical Studies in Heritage Conservation | |
| BLDG 5201 [0.5] | Advanced Building Characterization, Conservation and Rehabilitation | |
| BLDG 5203 [0.5] | Advanced Computational Modeling Strategies of Historic Buildings | |
| CDNS 5403 [0.5] | Heritage Conservation and Sustainability | |
| 3. 1.0 credits in approved electives | 1.0 | |
| 4. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| BLDG 5900 [1.0] | M.Eng. Project | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 9
| Requirements: | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 5101 [0.5] | Introduction to Building Engineering | |
| 2. 1.0 credit from the following list. Other courses may be used, with Supervisor recommendation and Director approval. | 1.0 | |
| ARCC 5401 [0.5] | Workshop: Technical Studies in Heritage Conservation | |
| BLDG 5103 [0.5] | Research Methods for Building Engineering | |
| BLDG 5201 [0.5] | Advanced Building Characterization, Conservation and Rehabilitation | |
| BLDG 5202 [0.5] | Structural Assessment of Historic Buildings | |
| BLDG 5203 [0.5] | Advanced Computational Modeling Strategies of Historic Buildings | |
| BLDG 5301 [0.5] | Building Energy Management and Optimization | |
| BLDG 5302 [0.5] | Building Services Engineering | |
| CDNS 5403 [0.5] | Heritage Conservation and Sustainability | |
| CIVE 5609 [0.5] | Fundamentals of Fire Safety Engineering | |
| CIVE 5610 [0.5] | Fire Dynamics I | |
| CIVE 5612 [0.5] | Fire Modeling | |
| CIVE 5613 [0.5] | Fire Dynamics II | |
| CIVE 5614 [0.5] | Design for Fire Resistance | |
| CIVE 5615 [0.5] | Fire Behaviour of Materials | |
| MECH 5205 [0.5] | Building Performance Simulation | |
| 3. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 6901 [0.5] | Thesis Proposal | |
| 4. 0.0 credit in: | ||
| BLDG 6909 [0.0] | Ph.D. Thesis | |
| Total Credits | 2.0 |
Pathway 10
| Requirements: | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 5101 [0.5] | Introduction to Building Engineering | |
| 2. 1.0 credit in the concentration, from the following list. Other courses may be used, with Supervisor recommendation and Director approval. | 1.0 | |
| BLDG 5103 [0.5] | Research Methods for Building Engineering | |
| BLDG 5104 [0.5] | Indoor Environmental Quality | |
| BLDG 5301 [0.5] | Building Energy Management and Optimization | |
| BLDG 5302 [0.5] | Building Services Engineering | |
| MECH 5205 [0.5] | Building Performance Simulation | |
| 3. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 6901 [0.5] | Thesis Proposal (in the area of the concentration) | |
| 4. 0.0 credit in: | 0.0 | |
| BLDG 6909 [0.0] | Ph.D. Thesis (in the area of the concentration) | |
| Total Credits | 2.0 |
Pathway 11
| Requirements: | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 5101 [0.5] | Introduction to Building Engineering | |
| 2. 1.0 credit in the concentration, from the following list. Other courses may be used, with Supervisor recommendation and Director approval. | 1.0 | |
| CIVE 5609 [0.5] | Fundamentals of Fire Safety Engineering | |
| CIVE 5610 [0.5] | Fire Dynamics I | |
| CIVE 5612 [0.5] | Fire Modeling | |
| CIVE 5613 [0.5] | Fire Dynamics II | |
| CIVE 5614 [0.5] | Design for Fire Resistance | |
| CIVE 5615 [0.5] | Fire Behaviour of Materials | |
| 3. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 6901 [0.5] | Thesis Proposal (in the area of the concentration) | |
| 4. 0.0 credit in: | ||
| BLDG 6909 [0.0] | Ph.D. Thesis (in the area of the concentration) | |
| Total Credits | 2.0 |
Pathway 12
| Requirements: | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 5101 [0.5] | Introduction to Building Engineering | |
| 2. 1.0 credit in the concentration, from the following list. Other courses may be used, with Supervisor recommendation and Director approval. | 1.0 | |
| ARCC 5401 [0.5] | Workshop: Technical Studies in Heritage Conservation | |
| BLDG 5103 [0.5] | Research Methods for Building Engineering | |
| BLDG 5201 [0.5] | Advanced Building Characterization, Conservation and Rehabilitation | |
| BLDG 5202 [0.5] | Structural Assessment of Historic Buildings | |
| BLDG 5203 [0.5] | Advanced Computational Modeling Strategies of Historic Buildings | |
| CDNS 5403 [0.5] | Heritage Conservation and Sustainability | |
| 3. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BLDG 6901 [0.5] | Thesis Proposal (in the area of the concentration) | |
| 4. 0.0 credits in: | 0.0 | |
| BLDG 6909 [0.0] | Ph.D. Thesis (in the area of the concentration) | |
| Total Credits | 2.0 |
Courses
These courses were identified on the program source page. Their presence does not mean they are all required in every pathway.
Sources and references
Reference year : 2026-27
Dates and sources are retained to help you verify the information. Translations are provided to facilitate reading; the official source governs conditions and requirements.
Source reference : https://calendar.carleton.ca/grad/gradprograms/buildingengineering/