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Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering, Course Requirements

Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah

 

CORE Geoscience courses

 
GEO 3080 - Earth Materials I
4
GEO 3090 - Earth Materials II
3
GEO 3060 - Structural Geology and Tectonics
3
GEO 3010 - Geophysics
3
GEO 3075 - Introduction to Geological Engineering
3
GEO 5760 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Processes
4
GEO 4500 - Field Methods
3
GEO 4550 - Field Geology for Geological Engineering
4
 
Subtotal
28



 

GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

 

Additional Geoscience courses

 

Allied Science courses

GEO 5350 - Groundwater
3
 
CHEM 1210 - Chemistry I
4
GEO 5360 - Fluid Dynamics
3
 

CHEM 1215 - Chemistry I lab

1
GEO 5370 - Contaminant Partioning
3
 
CHEM 1220 - Chemistry II
4
GEO 5390 - Subsurface Remediation
3
 

CHEM 1225 - Chemistry II lab

1

GEO 5150 - Geological Engineering Design

4
 
METEN 3070 - Statistics
3
GEO 5260 - Petrophysics, well logging
2
 
MATH 1210 - Calculus I
4
GEO 5500 - Numerical Methods
3
 
MATH 1220 - Calculus II
4
GEO 3400 - Comput. Field Method Apps.
3
 
MATH 2210 - Calculus III
3
GEO 5385 - Groundwater Modeling
1
 
MATH 2250 - ODEs/Linear Alg.
3
Subtotal
25
 
PHYCS 2210 - Physics Sci/Eng
4
 
 
 
PHYCS 2220 - Physics Sci/Eng
4
Allied Engineering courses
 
 

PHYCS 2215 - Physics Lab

1
 
 
 
Subtotal
36

CVEEN 2110 - Statics

3
 
 
 
CVEEN 3210 - Structural Analysis
3
 
SUMMARY
 

CVEEN 3310 - Geotechnical Engineering I

3
 
GEO Core courses
28

CVEEN 3320 - Geotechnical Engineering II

3
 

Additional Geoscience courses

25
MGEN 2400 - Intro. Surveying
2
 

Allied Engineering courses

22
MGEN 5150 - Mechanics of Materials
3
 
Allied Science courses
36

MGEN 5160 - Rock Mechanics Applications

3
 
University electives
12

MGEN 1050 - Technical Communications

2
 

University requirements

12
Subtotal
22
 
TOTAL
135
 
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