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Sep 28, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Geological Engineering Options
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Degree Option Requirements
Students are encouraged to select one of the following options within the Geological Engineering, B.S. program and choose “Engineering Electives” and “Professional Electives” according to the listed courses. Completed option(s) are indicated on the student’s transcript. Students who do not select one of the approved options must design a set of electives that meets their educational objectives and have it approved by their Faculty Advisor and Department Head, ideally no later than the Spring semester of their Junior year.
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Geotechnical Option
Required courses (15 credits): - GEOE 541 - Advanced Engineering Geology 3 credits
- GEOE 542 - Slope Stability Analysis & Design 3 credits
- GEOE 548 - Geotechnical Modeling 3 credits
- Soil Mechanics (e.g. ECIV 486 Soil Mechanics & Foundation Design)
- Surveying (e.g. Min 210 Plane Surveying or SRVY 230 Introduction to Surveying for Engineers)
Recommended courses:
CSCI 102 Computational Thinking w/Lab (Social Science Elective), EGen 202 Dynamics and/or EGen 324 Thermodynamics (for FE exam), GeoE 449 Field Geotechnical Engineering, GeoE 444 Rock Mechanics Lab, GeoE 406 Geomorphology, GeoE 585 GIS in Natural Resources, Gphy 284 Introduction to GIS, Min 475/575 Tunneling & Underground Construction, Soil Mechanics Lab (e.g. ECIV 487), Programming (e.g. CSCI 116 Intro to Python Programming), CAD courses, UAS courses
Mining Option
Required courses (18 credits): - EMET 232 - Process Engineering Fundamentals 2 credits
- EMET 234 - Process Engineering Fundamentals Lab 1 credit
- MIN 105 - Introduction To Mining 3 credits
- MIN 210 - Plane Surveying 3 credits
- MIN 467 - Geomechanics I 3 credits
- 6 additional credits of MIN courses
Recommended courses:
EGen 202 Dynamics, EGen 324 Thermodynamics, Min 400 Economics of the Mineral Industries (social science elective), Min 320 Mining Data Analytics (statistics elective), Min 205 Mining & Construction Equipment, Min 216/217 Mine Surveying & Data Analysis 1 & 2, Min 305 Plant Design (for FE exam), Min 408 Valuation of Mineral Properties, Min 411 Advanced Mining Method Selection, Min 412/413 Applied Mine Design 1 & 2, Min 425 Rock Fragmentation, Min 475/575 Tunneling & Underground Construction
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