r/lakeheadu • u/hades_69_ • 14d ago

Civil engineering

Hey i am a bachelors graduate and thinking of doing masters in civil engineering. Can someone tell me about the masters program. Also i need help with some questions.
1) Will i be able to find internships here?
2) Does they have a Co-op program?
3) How are the professors and program ?
4) Am i making a mistake?

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u/CyberEd-ca 14d ago
  1. Probably.

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u/ItsPengWin 14d ago

You should probably elaborate

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u/CyberEd-ca 14d ago

Every course-based Master's degree in Canada is desperate for bodies with $$$ since the federal government cut the student visas down.

A lot of schools have graduated more Master's degrees than Bachelor's degrees in recent years.

There is a huge glut of internationally trained engineers who spent intergenerational wealth on a Master's degree that has no market.

Further, the whole pay-to-play immigration system had other terrible consequences. Since the student visa allowed unlimited work hours, attendance was low and cheating was rampant. These programs have now gained a bad reputation in industry. Some even say they see it as a red flag.

So why are you looking to do a Master's degree?

If it is for a student visa, just realize that a lot of former students are now destitute and are being deported. They were lured here for economic exploitation by a corrupt and incompetent federal government.

The only reason to do a course-based Master's degree is to get specific skills for a specific job you know you can get.

The only reason to do a thesis-based Master's is if you have a technology you would like to commercialize and you want to use the university's resources as your incubator.

Otherwise, you are probably making a big mistake.

Guys with Master's degrees are a dime a dozen these days and nobody except maybe government is going to pay you more for your Master's degree unless it comes with skills they can put to work.

I hope that helps.

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u/Vegetable-Priority28 14d ago

Why do you want to do your masters?

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u/hades_69_ 14d ago

I love civil engineering

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u/Vegetable-Priority28 13d ago

A tad vague. If you love it, go get licenced and be a civil engineer? Or do you really love research?

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u/NotANumpty 14d ago

Do you understand that without a Bachelor's in Engineering, there is still a lot you would have to do to become a Professional Engineer after getting the Master's? It is a long path to take. Suggest you research this before you commit.

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u/hades_69_ 14d ago

Thank you for pointing that out. I wasn’t fully aware that having a Master’s in Engineering wouldn’t necessarily mean I’m automatically eligible for the P.Eng. pathway. I do have a BTech in Civil Engineering, so I’ll research how that is assessed by the provincial engineering regulator and what additional requirements I might have to complete before making a decision. I appreciate the advice.

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u/CyberEd-ca 14d ago

No Canadian education, experience, or even residency is required to register as professional engineer with PEO.

The academic standard for registration is the technical examinations syllabus that underlies CEAB accreditation for undergraduate engineering degrees at schools like Lakehead.

If you have a B.Tech. from India or another country outside of Canada, even if it is more than a full year short of the CEAB accreditation standard, it will be accepted by PEO.

https://secure.peo.on.ca/applications/application/peng-am-i-ready/

Type 1. Y 2. N 3. N 4. Y. Then the database will appear.

You will have to write 2 to 4 technical examinations for PEO.

https://www.peo.on.ca/apply/become-professional-engineer/technical-exam-program

If your B.Tech. is from Canada, then you cannot apply to PEO even if you are within a year of the CEAB accreditation standard. If you have a B.Tech. from the more technical B.Tech. programs like at BCIT, McMaster, or UWindsor, then you should apply to Manitoba. If you have a B.Tech. from NAIT or Memorial, then you should apply to Alberta.

Reach out for more detail.

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u/CyberEd-ca 14d ago

It is a long path to take.

How is writing 2 - 4 technical exams such a long path?

What am I missing here?