Geological Engineering www.geoeng.ubc.ca
Option Specializations • Applied Geophysics Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Geotechnical Engineering • Minerals and Fuels Exploration Engineering As the year progressed for the summer 2010, fall 2010, and winter 2011 terms, the percentage of students securing work increased from 79 to 100 per cent to 100 per cent respectively. In 2010/2011, 30 Geological Engineering Co-op students were engaged in projects including analyzing soil in labs to monitoring tailings dam in the Alberta oil sands. The majority of students worked in geotechnical and environmental consulting, they also worked for mining companies and were also involved in materials testing for the construction industry.
historical work terms 50
NUMBER OF WORK TERMS
45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 00/01
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ACADEMIC YEAR
industry distribution 20% Construction 3% Oil & Gas
27% Mining/Metals Refining
17% Consulting - Various
33% Materials Testing
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