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4.4.1 Programs in Geology

Admission

See the sections on Enrolment Limitations under the Department of Geoscience and under Section 3 (Faculty Regulations).

Courses constituting the field of Geology

All courses labelled Geology excluding Geology 209, 301, 305, 307, 309, 377, 471

Geology Program Streams*

Students may focus their studies by following the Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream or the Solid Earth Geoscience stream. This entails choosing appropriate options, as outlined in the Required Courses â€“ Major Program Section. More information can be found on the Department of Geoscience website.

*A stream is not a separate program, but rather a route or a suggested sequence of courses within the Geology program that students should take to focus their studies in a certain area.

Required Courses - Major Program

See also Section 3 (Faculty Regulations), Subsections 3.4A (Program Requirements - Major Degree Programs) and 3.5B (Introductory Courses for Science Degree Programs).

33 units (5.5 full-course equivalents) - Geology 201; 202 or 203; 313 or 423; 323; 333 or 311; 337; 343 or 341; 353 or 373; 381; 445; 493 or 491

Students who have taken Geology 341 (discontinued) do not need to take, and may not receive credit for, either Geology 343 or 445. For these students, Geology 341 replaces Geology 343 and Geology 445 must be replaced with another 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) option from the field of Geology.

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Geophysics 351

21 units (3.5 full-course equivalents) â€“ Options from the field of Geology

Students interested in the Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream are advised to take Geology 401 and 403 (foundational courses), followed by one or more recommended options. Recommended options that require Geology 401 and 403 and/or other 400-level courses are Geology 441, 505, 537. Other recommended options are Geology 435, 475, 571, 597.
Students interested in the Solid Earth Geoscience stream are advised to take Geology 431 and 433 (foundational courses), followed by one or more recommended options. Recommended options that require Geology 431 and 433 and/or other 400-level courses are Geology 527, 535, 537, 543, 555. Other recommended options are Geology 435, 523, 541.
To meet APEGA Geology requirements, students should satisfy either (a) or (b):
(a) take one of Geology 431, 433, 463, 483
(b) take both Geology 401 and 571

6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Geology, Geophysics or Engineering (GGE) options from the following (see Notes):

Petroleum Engineering 507, 513, 515, 523, 525, 533, 543, 563, 573
- A maximum of two of these may be counted towards APEGA Geology requirements. Some of these courses have Petroleum Engineering 523 as a prerequisite. Students are advised to take Petroleum Engineering 523 in the Fall Term.
Courses in the fields of Geology and Geophysics
- Recommended geophysics options for students interested in the Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream: Geophysics 355, 565.
- Recommended geophysics options for students interested in the Solid Earth Geoscience stream: Geophysics 355, 453.

6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Physics 211 or 221, and 223

6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Mathematics 249 or 265 or 275

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Mathematics 253 or 267 or 277

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Mathematics 211

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Science 311

6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Science options from the following (see Notes):

Applied Mathematics 311, 413, 415
Biology 205, 241, 243
Chemistry 311, 315, 331, 333, 351, 353, 371¹, 373¹
Computer Science 217 or 231 or 235, Computer Science 219 or 233
Mathematics 311, 331¹, 349, 353, 367, 375, 377
Physics 321¹, 323¹, 325
Statistics 205 or 213 or 321 or 327¹

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý¹Recommended options

15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents) - Breadth requirement (see Notes)

12 units (2.0 full-course equivalents) - Options (Science options are recommended -- see Notes)

Notes:

The Major program may contain a maximum of 66 units (11.0 full-course equivalents) from the field of Geology, and the Honours program may contain a maximum of 78 units (13.0 full-course equivalents) from the field of Geology.
The Major and Honours programs must contain at least 9 units (1.5 full-course equivalents) at the 500 level or above from the field of Geology.
600-level courses are available to fourth year students with prerequisites and consent of the Department.
In order to meet the academic requirements for registration with APEGA, 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) from the Science Options and/or the Options must be chosen from one or more of biology, chemistry (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent maximum), computer science, physics (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent maximum), or statistics.
Breadth requirement: Options from Faculties other than the Faculty of Science (check Table I in 3.4 Program Requirements for ineligible courses). These 15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents) and Science 311 form the 18 units (3.0 full-course equivalents) non-science course requirements selected from Faculties other than the Faculty of Science. Of these 15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents), students must take at least 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) from the Faculty of Arts.

Required Courses - Honours Program

Same as the Major degree program in Geology except that the Honours program must include:

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Geophysics 355 or 453 or 565

and one of:

6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Geology 510
3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Geology 509

Required Courses - Minor Program

30 units (5.0 full-course equivalents) in the field of Geology

Suggested Program Sequence

(Majors and Honours)

First Year	Ìý
Geology 201	Geology 202
Chemistry 201 or 211	Chemistry 203 or 213
Mathematics 249 or 265 or 275	Mathematics 267 or 277
Physics 211 or 221	Physics 223
Non-science option	Non-science option
Second Year	Ìý
Geophysics 351	Geology 323
Geology 313	Geology 333
Geology 381	Geology 343
Mathematics 211 or 221	Geology 353
Science 311	Non-science option
Third Year	Ìý
Geology 337¹	Geology 493
Geology 445	Geology option
Geology option	Geology option
Geology option	Science option
Non-science option	Non-science option
Fourth Year	Ìý
Geology option	Science option
GGE option² (for Majors); Geophysics 355 or 453 or 565 (for Honours)	GGE option²
Geology option (for Majors) or Geology 510³ (for Honours)	Geology option (for Majors) or Geology 510³(for Honours)
Option (Science recommended)	Option (Science recommended)
Option	Option

¹Geology 337 is a field school that runs for about 15-18 days prior to the Fall Term or after the Winter Term. Students taking a geology field school course in a term are permitted to register in an additional 15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents) in that term (for a total of 18 units (3.0 full-course equivalents)).

²Geology, Geophysics or Engineering option from the specified list.

³Geology 510 (a 6-unit full course) may be replaced by Geology 509 (a 3-unit half course) plus an option from the field of Geology for the Honours program.

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