Variant of CIP 2016 - Primary groupings

14.08 - Civil engineering

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 14.0801 to 14.0899.

14.0801 - Civil engineering, general

This instructional program class comprises any program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of structural, load-bearing, material moving, transportation, water resource, and material control systems; and environmental safety measures.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • civil engineering

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • civil engineering drafting(15.1304)
  • civil engineering technology(15.0201)
  • civil structural engineering(14.0803)
  • construction engineering(14.3301)

14.0802 - Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply geotechnical engineering methods, which deal with the analysis, design and construction of earth and earth supported structures, to the application of environmental problems, such as waste containment, waste disposal, construction of land fills, soil permeation, soil analysis, and soil improvement. These programs include courses in soil mechanics, soil dynamics, soil behaviour, waste management and containment systems, geosynthetics, geochemistry, earth structures, geoenvironmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, and foundation engineering.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • geoenvironmental engineering
  • geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering
  • geotechnical engineering
  • hydrological engineering

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • geological engineering(14.3901)
  • geological science(40.0601)
  • hydraulic engineering(14.0805)
  • land surveying(15.1102)
  • mining engineering technology(15.0901)

14.0803 - Structural engineering

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of materials and systems used in building load-bearing structures for various purposes and in different environments, including buildings, roads, rail lines, bridges, dams, conduits, offshore platforms and work stations, and other structural shells; and the analysis of structural problems such as, failure, fabrication, safety, and natural hazards.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • bridge engineering
  • civil structural engineering
  • structural engineering
  • wood engineering

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • architectural engineering technician(15.0101)
  • architectural science(04.0201)
  • construction engineering(14.3301)
  • construction engineering technician(15.1001)
  • forest engineering(14.3401)

14.0804 - Transportation and highway engineering

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of total systems for the physical movement of people, materials and information, including general network design and planning, facilities planning, site evaluation, transportation management systems, needs projections and analysis, and analysis of costs.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • highway engineering
  • traffic engineering
  • transportation engineering

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • locomotive engineer(49.0208)
  • nautical science(49.0309)
  • traffic control - flagging(49.0207)
  • transportation clerk(52.0410)
  • transportation management(52.0209)
  • urban transportation planning(04.0301)

14.0805 - Water resources engineering

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems for collecting, storing, moving, conserving and controlling surface water and groundwater, including water quality control, water cycle management, management of human and industrial water requirements, water delivery, and flood control.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • hydraulic engineering
  • hydraulics engineer
  • water engineering
  • water resources engineering

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • hydraulic engineering technician(15.1103)
  • hydrological engineering(14.0802)
  • mechanical engineering(14.1901)
  • natural resource science(03.0101)
  • ocean engineering(14.2401)
  • water resources technology(15.0506)
  • water resources science(40.0605)
  • water resources management(03.0205)

14.0899 - Civil engineering, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Civil engineering.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • cities engineering and management

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • construction engineering(14.3301)