University of New Brunswick - Fredericton
University of New Brunswick - Fredericton

3 Bailey Drive, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Bachelor of Science - Engineering - Geological Engineering (Optional Co-op)

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Program Summary

Program Description

Geological Engineers explore, protect, and responsibly develop the Earth’s water, mineral, and energy resources. They also ensure that engineering structures are designed for long-term stability and safety, taking geological conditions and hazards into account.

UNB offers the only geological engineering program in Atlantic Canada. As a joint initiative from the Department of Earth Sciences and the Department of Civil Engineering, a student's degree will focus on one of the three specialized learning streams: geoenvironmental, geotechnical, and mineral resources. Small class sizes provide excellent access to mentorship and opportunities to participate in groundbreaking research. Additionally, the program takes advantage of New Brunswick’s incredible geological diversity to offer students hands-on training.

Hands-on learning
  • Students complete three field schools as part of their degree. They may also participate in two subsidized field trips to international destinations of outstanding geological significance. Students complete a design course in each year of their degree, culminating with a full-year team design project. Students may also enrol in the Engineering Co-op Program as part of their degree.
Skills students will acquire:
  • Multi-disciplinary education in the use of geological, geotechnical, geophysical, geochemical, and hydrological methods to investigate the Earth’s materials and resources
  • Judgment skills to critically assess and integrate data
  • Design skills to make safe, environmentally responsible, and economically feasible decisions and recommendations
  • Communication skills to explain findings to other professionals and to a public increasingly conscious of environmental impacts

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

Grade 12 / High School

Minimum GPA

75%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

10

Writing

10

Listening

10

Speaking

10

Program Intakes

Open date

September 6, 2024

Submission deadline

June 1, 2025

Open date

September 6, 2025

Submission deadline

June 1, 2026

Cost and Duration

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Program Level

4 year bachelor's degree

Program Length

$20635 CAD

Cost of Living

$125 CAD

Application fee

$18323 CAD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

International Health Insurance Fee: $770 per year
Facilities Improvement Fee: $218 per year
Facility Access Fee: $182 per year
Student Union Fee: $134 per year
Wellness Fee: $65 per year