CIVE 392Economics and Life Cycle Cost Analysis
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Civil Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 6 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Project financing, life-cycle cost analysis, time value of money, sensitivity analyses, tax, financial implications of infrastructure projects, quantitative decision-making, financial aspects of a business plan.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- MATH116 - Calculus 1 for Engineering (0.50)
- Students must be in level 2B or higher
- Enrolled in H-Civil Engineering
- Must have completed the following:
Antirequisites
Leads to
Reviewed on UW Flow
76% liked it67% easy92% useful
From 29 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
The course is dry. The content feels long because it is hard to get through.
The prof (oriana) made it worse.Jun 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Really easy course, just calculating npv and irr and that's it.
Apr 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
great course. super engaging and interesting. topics related to real life and will be encountered for sure in the future.
Jul 2018 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention CIVE 392, November 2020 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 2021
What's a course you've taken that made you think "everyone needs to take this course" and why? 77 points, 48 comments
“Whether it had a lot of applicable information for daily life, really changed your point of view on something, or was just extremely interesting. …”
u/CircleSwimming: “Engineering economics was really useful, especially when thinking about buying cars or houses. CIVE 392”
Winter 2021
What is your favourite/most interesting course? 13 points, 32 comments
u/colaroga: “Transportation engineering CIVE341 Economics and life cycle analysis CIVE392 Civil Engineering Concepts CIVE100”
Fall 2020
Financial Literacy 20 points, 34 comments
“Do you guys understand RRSPs, tax, etc. ? Like I never filed my own income tax. Is this normal? How do you guys learn these things?”
u/colaroga: “I figured it out after taking engineering economics with Bachmann (CIVE392) - his lectures about compound interest inspired me to start investing, budgeting, and tracking expenses. I wish he had them on youtube though. …”
Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026
- Undergraduate Calendar, 2026–27The official entry
- Requirements for Fall 2026Waterloo’s requisite checker
- Schedule of Classes, Fall 2026Instructors, rooms, live seats
- Quest Class SearchWhere you enrol
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them