[ENCI-l] !!Important!! Changes to Technical Electives

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Hello civil students,

The follow are the main points from the Civil class meeting on Tuesday March
11, 2009, reguarding the future of final year technical electives:

   -  Courses that will NOT be offered in the 2009-2010 academic year:
    - ENCI 547 - Theory of Structures II
      - ENCI 535 - Open Channel Hydraulics (already unavailable as of
      2008-2009 academic year)
      - ENCI 573 - Highway Engineering
      - ENCI 577 - Modelling of Transportation Systems


   - The courses that were dropped for 2009-2010 were done so because there
   is no one available to teach them; either due to sabbatical leaves,
   retirement, or general absence. The department cannot afford to hire
   sessional instructors to cover these courses. This is NOT to say they will
   never be offered in the future; it just means they are unavailable until
   teaching resources become available.


   - A couple notable changes to the timetable:
    - ENCI 513 will now be offered in Fall semester (previously offered in
      Winter)
      - ENCI 557 will now be offered in Fall semester (previously offered in
      Winter)
      - ENCI 555 will now be offered in Winter semester (previously offered
      in Fall)


   - If you wanted to do a MINOR in Structural, Transporation or
   Environmental Engieering, the number of required courses for each minor has
   changed from 5 required courses to now 4 REQUIRED COURSES (due to course
   cut-backs). This does NOT means you take one less course, it just means
   there is ONE LESS REQUIREMENT for completeing your minor.


   - 4+1 PROGRAM: This program offered through Civil Engineering allows
   undergraduate students to earn their Masters of Engineering (MEng.) in 1
   year after completeing their undergraduate degree. What you MUST do in your
   4th year of studies:
    - Take 2 EXTRA courses (either two 500 level ENCI courses, or one 500
      and one 600 ENCI), and declare them external to your degree
(this means if
      you have 9 courses to complete in your 4th year, you would need to add 2
      courses and compete 11 courses)
      - These 2 courses external to your degree count toward your MEng.
      requirements, allowing you to take 8 courses requirements
(instead of 10) to
      complete your MEng. in the year following your undergraduate degree.
      - For more information reguarding the 4+1 program, please see the
      Civil Engineering Main Office.


   - The steps currently being taken are part of a larger, overall
   restructuring of the Civil Engineering programs beginning from second year
   and continuing through to final year technical electives. These are proposed
   to begin to take shape over the next 2 years.



Any questions, comments or concerns can be directed towards the Civil
Engineering Undergraduate Office or as always you are free to contact
ceus at ucalgary.ca and we can direct you to the proper contact.


-- 
Anthony Ferrise
President
Civil Engineering Undergraduate Society
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary
ceus at ucalgary.ca
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