土木工程师计划，设计，监督施工，管理和维护大多数人熟悉的设施。他们参与基础设施和环境项目，例如桥梁，水坝，高速公路，水和废水处理厂，机场和防洪系统。土木工程师在他们的项目中越来越多地使用新技术，例如地理信息/定位系统，高级材料，遥感和监视。课程包括工程材料，流体力学，结构设计，基础设施工程和施工管理，有限元方法，地理信息系统的应用，经济学，交通运输计划，环境分析与设计，水文学以及技术与社会。
The University of Manitoba's Civil Engineering program is the oldest engineering program in Western Canada. Our undergraduate program is fully accredited - all our graduates are eligible to become professional engineers in Canada. A co-operative education option allows students to include practical work experience in their education before graduating. Graduates of the civil engineering program are academically qualified to register as Engineers-in-Training in engineering licensing bodies in Canada. The civil engineering program is designed to give students a broad knowledge of engineering principles and professional practice.<br><br>The program has a strong core component that provides exposure to a range of areas in civil engineering, including but not limited to the design of buildings and bridges, the design of facilities and methods for treatment of water, waste water and solid waste, the design of foundations, earthworks and river bank protection, transportation planning, the design of roads and pavement, the design of hydraulic structures such as sewers, canals, and spillways, and the management of surface and ground water.