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Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Option, B.S.

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Degree Option Requirements

All Students majoring in Geological Engineering must meet the general core requirements of Montana Tech.

Students must select one of the following options in Geological Engineering no later than the Spring Semester of their Junior Year. Students who do not select one of the approved elective sequences must design one that meets their educational objectives and have it approved by their Faculty Advisor and Department Head no later than the Spring Semester of their Junior Year.

Courses listed are considered “GEOE and technical electives” and satisfy the majority of their designated credits in the B.S. program of study.

Geotechnical Option Required Courses

GEOE 541 - Advanced Engineering Geology 3 credits
GEOE 542 - Slope Stability Analysis & Design 3 credits
ECIV 486 - Soil Mechanics & Foundation Design 3 credits
MIN 5200 - Finite Element Method in Geomechanics 3 credits

Geological Engineering

Freshman

Fall Semester

GEO 101 - Introduction to Physical Geology 3 credits
CHMY 141 - College Chemistry I 3 credits
CHMY 142 - College Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit
M 171 - Calculus I 3 credits
EGEN 101 - Introduction Engineering Calculations & Problem Solving 3 credits
Social Science Elective 3 credits

Total: 16

Spring Semester

GEOE 104 - Introduction To Geological Engineering 1 credit
CHMY 143 - College Chemistry II 3 credits
WRIT 101 - College Writing I 3 credits
M 172 - Calculus II 3 credits
MIN 152 - Mapping, Surface Modeling, & Volumetrics 3 credits
PHSX 234 - General Physics-Mechanics 3 credits

Total: 16

Sophomore

Fall Semester

EGEN 201 - Engineering Mechanics–Statics 3 credits
MIN 210 - Plane Surveying 3 credits
M 273 - Multivariable Calculus 4 credits
PHSX 235 - General Physics-Heat, Sound & Optics 3 credits
GEO 257 - Sedimentology Petroleum Geology 3 credits
GEO 259 - Sedimentology Strat. Lab 1 credit
GEO 209 - Introduction To Field Geology 1 credit

Total: 18

Spring Semester

GEO 204 - Introduction to Mineralogy-Petrology 3 credits
EGEN 305 - Mechanics of Materials (equiv 205) 3 credits
ECNS 203 - Principles of Micro and Macro 3 credits
PHSX 237 - General Physics-Electricity, Magnetism & Motion 3 credits
M 274 - Introuction to Differential Equation 3 credits

Total: 15

Junior

Fall Semester

GEOE 420 - Hydrogeology For Engineers 3 credits
GEOE 440 - Engineering Geology 3 credits
GEOP 302 - Elements of Geophysics 3 credits
STAT 332 - Statistics for Scientists and Engineers 3 credits
EGEN 325 - Engineering Economic Analysis 3 credits
Humanities & Fine Arts Elective 3 credits

Total: 18

Spring Semester

GEOE 403 - Structural Geology for Engineers 3 credits
WRIT 321W - Advanced Technical Writing 3 credits
EGEN 335 - Fluid Mechanics 3 credits
MIN 467 - Geomechanics I 3 credits
F.E. Elective 3 credits *
HUMN xxxx - Humanities & Fine Arts Elective 3 credits

Total: 18

Senior

Summer Semester

GEOE 409 - Field Geology & Geophysics 6 credits

Fall Semester

GEOE 410 - Mining Geology 3 credits
GEOE & Technical Electives 7 credits
F.E. Elective 6 credits *

Total: 16

Spring Semester

EGEN 488 - Fund of Engineering Exam 1 credit
GEOE 499W - Geological Engineering Design Project 3 credits
GEOE & Technical Electives 9 credits

Total: 13

Minimum Credits for a B.S. degree in Geological Engineering: 136

* Select fundamentals of engineering electives from EGEN 202 - Engineering Mech–Dynamics , EELE 201 - Circuits I for Engineering , EGEN 324 - Applied Thermodynamics (or PET 372 - Petroleum Fluids & Thermodynamics ), EGEN 213 - Survey of MET & MAT Engin ., and CSCI 117 - Programming with Matlab (or CSCI 112 - Programming with C I ).

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