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Honours BSc in Geology
Honours BSc in Geology
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Co-operative education is available with this program.

Compulsory first-year courses:
Fall:
CHM1311 Principles of Chemistry 3
GEO1115 Introduction to Earth Materials 3
MAT1330 Calculus for the Life Sciences I 3
PHY1121 Fundamentals of Physics I 3
Winter:
CHM1321 Organic Chemistry I 3
GEO1111 Introduction to Earth Systems 3
MAT1332 Calculus for the Life Sciences II 3
PHY1122 Fundamentals of Physics II 3
Fall or Winter:
BIO1***
ENG1100 Workshop in Essay Writing 3
Other compulsory courses:1
Fall:
GEO2163 Introduction to Mineralogy 3
GEO2165 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation 3
GEO3163 Igneous Petrology 3
GEO3164 Metamorphic Petrology 3
GEO4010 Projet de recherche / Honours Project2 6
Winter:
GEO2020 �tudes de terrain I / Field studies I 3
GEO2113 Paleontology 3
GEO2164 Analytical Methods in Mineralogy 3
GEO3352 Geological Data Analysis 3
GEO3382 Geochemistry 3
GEO3920 �tudes de terrain II / Field Studies II 3
Fall or Winter:
MAT2377 Probability and Statistics for Engineers 3
or
MAT2378 Probability and Statistics for the Natural Sciences 3
Either of the following options:
Winter:
GEO2321 Structural Geology and Tectonics 3
GEO3165 Carbonate Sedimentology 3
GEO3166 Siliciclastic Sedimentology 3
or
Fall:
GEO2307 Environmental Geology 3
or
Three GEO credits at the 2000 level or above
GEO2334 Quaternary Geology and Climate Change 3
GEO3342 Introduction to Hydrogeology 3
Six credits (minimum) of science electives other than GEO. These credits must be completed at the end of the third-year.
12 credits (minimum) of non-science electives. These 12 credits must be completed by the end of third-year. Students are advised to take six of these 12 credits in second-year and six in third-year.
Three of these 12 credits must be taken from the following list of physical geography courses:
GEG2301 Geomorphology 3
GEG2304 Climatology 3
GEG2320 Introduction to Geomatics 3
GEG3102 Hydrology 3
GEG3105 Remote Sensing 3
12 credits (minimum) of geology electives at the fourth-year level which must be completed by the end of fourth-year.3
Please note that some courses are only available in alternate years.
Nine credits of geology electives must be completed at the end of the fourth year.
Fourth year courses offered at the University of Ottawa or Carleton University: GEO4300 (GEOL4003), GEO4322 (GEOL4402), GEO4342 (GEOL4205), GEO4362 (GEOL4501), GEO4363 (GEOL4502), GEO4365 (GEOL4305), GEO4371 (GEOL4202), GEO4010 (GEOL4908).
Fourth-year courses offered at the University of Ottawa:
GEO4300 Field studies in Earth Sciences 3
GEO4301 Selected Topics in Earth Sciences 3
GEO4322 Advanced Structure 3
GEO4329 Principles of Rock Deformation 3
GEO4332 Permafrost Geomorphology 3
GEO4341 Advanced Physical Hydrogeology 3
GEO4342 Groundwater Geochemistry 3
GEO4354 Quantitative Analysis in Geology 3
GEO4362 Advanced Igneous Petrogenesis 3
GEO4363 Advanced Metamorphic Petrology 3
GEO4365 Advanced Carbonate Sedimentology 3
GEO4366 Advanced Siliciclastic Sedimentology 3
GEO4367 Advanced Mineralogy 3
GEO4371 Advanced Mineral Deposits 3
GEO4382 Advanced Geochemistry 3
GEO4700 �tudes de terrain en sciences de la Terre 3
GEO4701 Sujets choisis en sciences de la Terre 3
Fourth-year courses offered at Carleton University: GEOL4203, GEOL4302, GEOL4604, GEOL4801, GEOL4803, GEOL4805.
NOTE: Students who did not choose GEO1111 and GEO1115 in their first-year can be accepted in second-year geology and take these courses concurrently with second-year courses, provided they have a CGPA of at least 4.5. Students interested in this option should consult the Department of Earth Science. Access to 4000-level geology courses is limited to students having completed all their requirements and all compulsory 2000- and 3000-level geology courses.
Note(s)
1The sessions in which the course are offered may change.
2This course runs from September to April.
3The Departments of Earth Sciences at both University of Ottawa and Carleton university offer a joint program of fourth-year level courses. With the permission of the home department and university, students can enroll in fourth-year courses offered at the other university. It is possible to choose a course that has no equivalent, provided that it is a fourth-year geology course (GEO4*** at the University of Ottawa and GEOL4*** at Carleton University).
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