CIVE 375Environmental Engineering Principles

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Civil Engineering

When it runs

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Water quality, air pollution, fate and transport of contaminants in natural and engineered systems, and pollution prevention. Solid and hazardous waste management. Water and wastewater treatment systems and design principles. Four lab sessions.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
  - CHE102 - Chemistry for Engineers (0.50)
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
  - CIVE280 - Fluid Mechanics (0.50)
  - GEOE280 - Fluid Mechanics (0.50)
- Students must be in level 3A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Civil Engineering, or H-Geological Engineering

Antirequisites

Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- ENVE375 - Physico-Chemical Processes (0.50)

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4953	94 / 135	M 14:30–15:50 W 14:30–15:50
LAB 101	4954	17 / 28	M 08:30–11:20
LAB 102	4955	23 / 28	T 08:30–11:20
LAB 103	4956	21 / 28	W 08:30–11:20
LAB 104	4957	21 / 28	Th 08:30–11:20
LAB 105	4958	12 / 28	F 08:30–11:20
TUT 201	5220	94 / 135	F 14:30–15:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

25% liked it44% easy50% useful

From 16 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

Didn't like chemistry in high school, but enjoyed this class.

Apr 2025 · liked itOn UW Flow Remove this
Kind of a useless course. Just when you thought you were done with chemistry this course is here to remind you that for some reason you need to relearn it. I had Hyung Sool Lee and honestly it was terrible. I played more Mario Kart on my phone during the lectures than I ever played in my life until I just stopped going. Tests were kinda tough, but he blessed us on the final so everyone did well. Overall kind of a waste of time.

Apr 2021 · didn’t like itOn UW Flow Remove this
Super easy class. Similar to Chem 101 but without any memorizing or doing complicated chemical reaction formulas. Deals more with overall bug picture concepts like water pollution and contamination. Interesting but only relevant if you want to pursue water resource engineering.

Mar 2020 · liked itOn UW Flow Remove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention CIVE 375, November 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2020

Nov 25, 2020 Lost my love for academia. 60 points, 33 comments

“Is it possible to pass civil engineering with minimum effort during the next two years to finish the degree.”

u/colaroga: “In the same boat, I'm barely putting any effort to do my CIVE assignments and quizzes in 3B right now - my GPA is pretty darn low so I just want to finish uni and have a real job. …”

u/Dummy_Wire: “Good to know I’m not the only one in our class who has shit grades and just wants to get through stupid CIVE 375 already (which I still have to do the assignment for now, lol). Based and Civ-pilled.”

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Fall 2016

Nov 17, 2016 Which course is a 5/7 for you? 0 points, 2 comments

“Title”

u/ZTF_Artorias: “CIVE 375 - 7.8/10 "Too much water"”