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GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM
General Office:
Head Hall, Room H-124
Mailing Address: Dr. Katy Haralampides, P.Eng.
Director, Geological Engineering Program
Department of Civil Engineering,
University of New Brunswick,
P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, N. B.,
Canada, E3B 5A3
Phone:
(506) 453-5125
Fax:
(506) 453-3568
Email:
GE-Program@unb.ca
Website:
http://www.unb.ca/geological/
General Information
Geological Engineers play key roles in the exploration, protection, and responsible development of
Earth’s water, mineral, and hydrocarbon resources. They also ensure that structures such as bridges,
dams and buildings are designed for long term stability and safety, taking geological conditions and
hazards into account. The profession is distinct amongst engineering disciplines for the opportunities it
affords for travel and work in the natural environment, and for the atmosphere of adventure and
discovery that accompanies geological exploration at all scales.
Geological engineers require skills and tools to “see” beneath the surface and predict the behaviour of
highly variable earth materials. To this end, they draw on the field methods, powers of observation,
analytical techniques, and remote sensing tools employed by geoscientists, and incorporate
engineering approaches to materials testing, modelling, structural design and risk assessment. They
must integrate a wide variety of data with knowledge of geological and geotechnical processes in order
to make informed recommendations and decisions. As team players, frequently working with
geologists or civil engineers, geological engineers also require good communication and people skills.
Examples of engineering works with significant geological engineering components include mines,
dams, bridges, building foundations, highways, slope stabilization projects, landfill and wastewater
treatment sites, waterways and port facilities. Geological engineers also conduct environmental impact
assessments, develop and protect groundwater resources, and remediate contaminated sites. In the
oil and gas and mining industries, they are responsible for locating and evaluating resources hidden
far below the Earth’s surface and for developing hydrocarbon reservoirs and mineral deposits
efficiently and responsibly.
Program
The Geological Engineering Program is delivered jointly by the Department of Civil Engineering and the
Department of Earth Sciences at UNB and offers three options: Geoenvironmental, Geotechnical, and
Mineral Resources. Each option is built on a common core of courses which provides education in the
basic sciences and engineering principles required for the profession as well as exposure to important
aspects of oral and written communications, engineering design, economics, law, and professional
practice. Skills in field work and team work are developed through two geoscientific and one
geomatics field school and through a capstone team design project. Students tailor their program of
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study through the choice of technical and complementary studies electives and, most significantly, by
their choice of a program option.
The Geoenvironmental Option involves additional environmentally-oriented courses in civil
engineering, geochemistry, biology and geology. Graduates are thus better trained to work in the
environmental field on projects such as environmental impact assessments, waste disposal, and the
management of surface and ground water quality and supplies.
The Geotechnical Option involves additional courses on the behaviour of earth materials and their
impacts on people and infrastructure. Courses designated for this option prepare the student for
assessments of geological hazards and groundwater supplies and for involvement in the design of
major structures such as bridges, off-shore installations and waste-disposal facilities.
The Mineral Resources Option involves additional courses that address applied scientific, economic and
environmental aspects of the discovery, extraction, utilization, and management of mineral deposits.
The Geological Engineering BScE degree program entails 169 credit hours in classes plus an additional
14 credit hours taken in the form of three field camps that are held in the spring or late summer
outside the normal teaching terms. The program is intended for completion within 8-9 terms. Students
should pay special attention to the course sequences and prerequisites when selecting their courses
for any term. Some upper year courses are offered in alternate years. Advice concerning course
selection and sequencing should be sought from the Director of the Geological Engineering Program.
Graduates of this program will be eligible for registration in Canadian associations of professional
engineers.
Common Core
PHYS 1081 Foundations of Physics for Engineers
CE 1023
Statics for Engineers
CHEM 1982 General Applied Chemistry
CHEM 1987 General Applied Chemistry Lab
CE 2023
Mechanics of Materials
CE 2113
Soil Mechanics I
CE 2703
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
CE 3713
Hydraulics & Hydrology
CE 3933
Numerical Methods for Civil Engineers
CE 3963
Engineering Economy
CE 4613
Construction Engineering II
CS 1003
Introduction to Computer Programming
ECON 1073 Economics for Engineers
ENGG 1001 Engineering Practice Lecture Series
ENGG 1003 Engineering Technical Communications
ENGG 1015 Introduction to Engineering Design and Problem Solving
ENGG 4013 Law and Ethics for Engineers
ENGL 1103 Fundamentals of Clear Writing (or ENGL 1143, or ENGL 1144, or CE3973 fall semester)
GE 1026
Geology Lab for Geological Engineers
GE 2022
Engineering Geology
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GE 4973
Team Design Project
GE 5753
Engineering Hydrogeology
ESCI 1001 The Earth: Its Origin, Evolution and Age
ESCI 2131 Earth Materials I
ESCI 2211 Sedimentology I: Process, Product and Stratigraphy
ESCI 2321 Structural Geology I
ESCI 2602 Principles of Geochemistry
ESCI 2703 Field School
ESCI 3131 Origin of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
ESCI 3411 Rock Mechanics
ESCI 4512 Applied Geophysics II
GGE 1001
Introduction to Geodesy & Geomatics
GGE 1803
Practicum for Civil Engineers
GGE 3342
Imaging and Mapping I (or alternate with permission from the Director of GE)
MATH 1003 Introduction to Calculus I
MATH 1013 Introduction to Calculus II
MATH 1503 Introduction to Linear Algebra
MATH 2513 Multivariable Calculus for Engineers
STAT 2593 Probability and Statistics for Engineers
Geoenvironmental Option
1. Compulsory Courses
BIOL 2113
Ecology
CE 3403
Introduction to Environmental Engineering
ESCI 3442
Environmental Geology
ESCI 3631
Geochemistry of Natural Waters
ESCI 3713
Environmental Geology Field School
2. Complementary Studies Electives (6 ch)
3. Technical electives (9 ch): Suggested technical electives are listed below. Other courses may
be selected subject to the approval of the GE Program Director.
CE 5113
Soil Mechanics II
CE 5141
Embankments I
CE 5201
Road Materials & Structures
GE 5153
Environmental Geotechnics
CE 5421
Water Quality and Treatment
CE 5432
Wastewater Treatment and Pollution Control
ESCI 4501
Applied Geophysics I
ESCI 4452
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Geotechnical Option
1. Compulsory Courses
CE 3123
Foundation Engineering I
GE 4412
Applied Rock Mechanics
ESCI 3322
Structural Geology II
ESCI 3703
Field School
2.
3. Complementary Studies Electives (6 ch)
4. Technical electives (9 ch): Suggested technical electives are listed below. Other courses may
be selected subject to the approval of the GE Program Director. At least one course must be
selected from the list of geotechnical courses identified by an asterik (*).
*CE 5113
Soil Mechanics II
*CE 5132
Foundation Engineering II
*CE 5141
Embankments I
*GE 5153
Environmental Geotechnics
CE 5201
Road Materials and Structures
CE 5212
Pavement Design
CE 5603
Construction Equipment and Methods
CE 5623
Project Management
ESCI 4501
Applied Geophysics I
Mineral Resource Option
1. Compulsory Courses
ESCI 3322 Structural Geology II
ESCI 3482 Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment
ESCI 3703 Field School
ESCI 4461 Economic Geology
ESCI 4501 Applied Geophysics I
2.
3. Complementary Studies Elective (6 ch)
4. Technical electives (6ch: Suggested technical electives are listed below. Other courses may be
selected subject to the approval of the GE Program Director. At least one course must be
selected from the list of courses identified by an asterisk (*).
*CE 3123
Foundation Engineering I
*CE 5141
Embankments I
*CE 5201
Road Materials and Structures
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*CE 5212
Pavement Design
*CE 5603
Construction Equipment and Methods
CE 5623
Project Management
GE 5153
Environmental Geotechnics
Complementary Studies Electives
A complete Geological Engineering program requires 6 credit hours of complementary studies
electives. Course selections are subject to Program Director’s approval, and also must meet the
Faculty of Engineering General Regulations for Complementary Studies requirements. At least one of
the electives must be chosen from one of the following disciplines. Anthropology, Classics, Literature,
History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology.
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