Humber College
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Humber’s Bachelor of Engineering program begins with a common platform of first year courses which provide foundational engineering knowledge and skills. Following the first year, the curriculum branches into three different discipline areas: Information Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, and The Built Environment.

The Bachelor of Engineering – The Built Environment discipline gives you hands-on experience with industry-standard advanced technology. Students solve real industry and community problems and gain knowledge and skills in civil, architectural, structural and environmental engineering. These abilities are in high demand as industry explores the use of innovative and resilient technologies and processes to make the construction of buildings and communities safer, more efficient and sustainable.

Students use digital design applications and data capture technologies such as 3D scanning and mapping to integrate new and sustainable elements of the built environment into existing buildings, communities and cities. Virtual and augmented reality complement a design thinking approach to solving real world problems.

Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate will:
- Create sustainable engineering solutions for the built environment through applications of mathematical, scientific and fundamental engineering concepts, methods and techniques.
- Design sustainable building or infrastructures that meet regulatory and industry standards and considers, health and safety risks, economic, environmental, cultural and social impacts

Humber’s Bachelor of Interior Design degree program balances creativity with sensitive, pragmatic design thinking. Our graduates problem-solve, investigate and explore design environments where people thrive.

Engaging interior design studios enable you to master an evidence-based design process, develop effective presentation abilities and acquire vital professional practice skills. Team collaboration among student groups mirrors industry team practices.

Observational field trips provide opportunities for you to connect classroom theory, such as the perception of space and human interaction, with built environments. In the fourth year, you will interact with industry mentors to research, develop and document a large scale project from initial concept to construction documentation.

Additionally, a self-directed volunteer project helps connect your passion for design to the community and the design industry. Students have worked with organizations such as the Furniture Bank, Toronto District School Board, youth and women’s shelters, and Habitat for Humanity.

Society faces significant population growth challenges while we seek to decarbonize, adapt to climate change and manage resources in a more sustainable manner. Meeting these challenges means buildings, energy systems and infrastructure must evolve – yesterday’s solutions are being replaced by new approaches. Our Sustainable Energy and Building Technology advanced diploma program positions graduates with a portfolio of skills that are in high demand.

Our unique program prepares graduates to examine, model and improve the energy and environmental performance of existing buildings; to support the design, construction and operation of new, sustainable buildings being built to increasingly stringent performance standards; to implement renewable energy technologies; and to support new approaches to understanding and managing energy use and building resilience into campuses, neighborhoods or whole cities. At one time we paid little attention to the cost, availability or environmental impact of energy use – today, these are issues of growing importance to individuals, business and government.

Humber’s Sustainability Stream is expected to accelerate a student’s academic journey towards a career in Sustainability. Students in the Sustainability Stream will:
- Have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership throughout the campus community by working as Sustainability Ambassadors with Humber’s Office of Sustainability.
- Be provided with work-related and learning opportunities at the Humber Arboretum and Centre for Urban Ecology and gain Co-Curricular Record experiences in sustainability.
- Expand their foundational knowledge of social equity and sustainability, earn academic credits, and gain exposure to green careers and the educational paths needed to secure a job in the green sector.

Students who complete the Sustainability Stream will be recognized with a Humber Sustainability Stream Certificate of Completion in addition to their General Arts and Science certificate or diploma.

Humber’s International Development graduate certificate program is designed for individuals who want to address inequities and other problems that the world faces in the 21st century. This program provides students with the skills and knowledge required to manage, develop and grow international development and disaster relief projects anywhere in the world. Graduates may find themselves in some of the most difficult environments in the world, or they may work in developed countries changing policies to make a difference in the Global South. Faculty are chosen for their field expertise and experience in international development – most continue to work with numerous international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or United Nations agencies while teaching at Humber part time.

Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences is developing a new graduate certificate in Systems Leadership in Sustainability, and more information will be available later in the future.