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 – 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
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 54 units, to a maximum of 66 units, in Courses Constituting the Field of Geology while fulfilling the following requirements:
9 units - Options from the Field of Geology at the 300 level or higher
9 units - Options from the Field of Geology at the 500 level or higher
Students interested in the Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream are advised to take Geology 401 and 403 (foundational courses), and Geology 441, followed by one or more recommended options. Recommended options are Geology 435, 475, 505, 537, 571, 597.
Students interested in the Solid Earth Geoscience stream are advised to take Geology 431 and 433 (foundational courses), and Geology 435, followed by one or more recommended options. Recommended options are Geology 523, 527, 535, 537, 541, 543, 555.
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 - Geology, Geophysics or Engineering (GGE) options from the following:
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.
15 units - Breadth Requirement: Options from faculties other than the Faculty of Science, excluding courses in Table I. These 15 units and Science 311 form the 18 units non-science course requirements selected from faculties other than the Faculty of Science. Of these 15 units, students must take at least 6 units from the Faculty of Arts.
6 units - Non-Major Field Requirement: Options outside of the Field of Geology
6 units - Options
Note: In order to meet the academic requirements for registration with APEGA, 6 units from the Science Options and/or the Options must be chosen from one or more of biology, chemistry (3 units maximum), computer science, physics (3 units maximum), or statistics.
Required Courses - Honours Program
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 54 units, to a maximum of 78 units, in Courses Constituting the Field of Geology while fulfilling the following requirements:
Students interested in the Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream are advised to take Geology 401 and 403 (foundational courses), and Geology 441, followed by one or more recommended options. Recommended options are Geology 435, 475, 505, 537, 571, 597.
Students interested in the Solid Earth Geoscience stream are advised to take Geology 431 and 433 (foundational courses), and Geology 435, followed by one or more recommended options. Recommended options are Geology 523, 527, 535, 537, 541, 543, 555.
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 - Geology, Geophysics or Engineering (GGE) options from the following:
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.
15 units - Breadth Requirement: Options from faculties other than the Faculty of Science, excluding courses in Table I. These 15 units and Science 311 form the 18 units non-science course requirements selected from faculties other than the Faculty of Science. Of these 15 units, students must take at least 6 units from the Faculty of Arts.
9 units - Options
Note: In order to meet the academic requirements for registration with APEGA, 6 units from the Science Options and/or the Options must be chosen from one or more of biology, chemistry (3 units maximum), computer science, physics (3 units maximum), or statistics.
Faculty of Science