Program Requirements

The program curriculum provides a rigorous foundation in the fundamental earth science subjects and in the advanced subjects relevant to exploration for energy resources, industrial and ore minerals, and to environmental geosciences. The program meets the academic requirements shared by the professional orders for geologists and environmental geoscientists in most Canadian provinces. It also offers students the opportunity to take courses or acquire experience in areas of current research. It is a path to a wide range of careers in industry, teaching and research in earth sciences.

Required Courses (30 credits)

EPSC 210 Introductory Mineralogy (3 credits)
EPSC 212 Introductory Petrology (3 credits)
EPSC 220 Principles of Geochemistry (3 credits)
EPSC 231 Field School 1 (3 credits)
EPSC 233 Earth and Life History (3 credits)
EPSC 240 Geology in the Field (3 credits)
EPSC 303 Structural Geology (3 credits)
EPSC 320 Elementary Earth Physics (3 credits)
EPSC 340 Earth and Planetary Inference (3 credits)
MATH 222 Calculus 3 (3 credits)

Complementary Courses (36 credits)

15 credits of advanced earth science

EPSC 334 Invertebrate Paleontology (3 credits)
EPSC 355 Sedimentary Geology (3 credits)
EPSC 423 Igneous Petrology (3 credits)
EPSC 425 Sediments to Sequences (3 credits)
EPSC 445 Metamorphic Petrology (3 credits)
EPSC 452 Mineral Deposits (3 credits)