Geoscience Engineering
The major in geoscience engineering is an interdisciplinary, interdepartmental, and intercollegiate major between the Department of Sciences at Rutgers-Newark and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The goal of the program is to train students to combine evaluative and remedial capabilities in one degree. The program is rigorous and designed to prepare graduates for technical and management positions in industry or to continue their education in graduate studies.
The program is designed to lead to certification as a professional engineer (PE).
First Year
Fall Semester
21:160:113 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
21:160:115 General Chemistry I (4)
21:198:101 Computers and Programming I (3)
21:350:101 English Composition I (3)
21:640:135 Calculus I (4)
21:750:205 Introductory Physics Laboratory I (1)
21:750:213 University Physics I (4)
FED 101 Fundamentals of Engineering (2) (NJIT course)
Spring Semester
21:160:114 General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
21:160:116 General Chemistry II (4)
21:350:102 English Composition II (3)
21:640:136 Calculus II (4)
21:750:206 Introductory Physics Laboratory II (1)
21:750:214 University Physics II (4)
SASN arts and media core curriculum (3)
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
21:460:103 Planet Earth (3)
21:460:104 Planet Earth Laboratory (1)
21:640:235 Calculus III (4)
21:640:327 Probability and Statistics (3)
Mech 235 Statics (3) (NJIT course)
SASN social science core curriculum (3)
Spring Semester
21:640:314 Elementary Differential Equations (3)
28:460:360 Environmental Chemistry I (3) (NJIT course)
Mech 236 Dynamics (2) (NJIT course)
Mech 237 Strength of Materials (3) (NJIT course)
Mech 237A Strength of Materials Laboratory (1) (NJIT course)
SASN social science core curriculum (3)
It is strongly recommended that students receive 40 hours of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training during the summer.
Junior Year
Fall Semester
21:460:311 Geologic Field Problems (3)
21:460:323 Rocks and Minerals (4)
21:460:406 Applied Geophysics (3)
CE 200 Surveying
CE 200A Surveying Laboratory (1) (NJIT course)
CE 320 Fluid Mechanics (4) (NJIT course)
SASN history and literature core curriculum (3)
Spring Semester
21:460:320 Structural Geology (4)
21:460:427 Hydrogeology (3)
CE 321 Water Resources Engineering (3) (NJIT course)
CE 341 Soil Mechanics (3) (NJIT course)
CE 341A Soil Mechanics Laboratory (1) (NJIT course)
SASN history and literature core curriculum (3)
Senior Year
Fall Semester
21:460:309 or 28:460:309 Geomorphology (3)
21:460:325 Geographic Information Systems (3)
21:460:415,416 Undergraduate Research in Geoscience (BA,BA)
21:460:485 Senior Seminar (1)
SASN history and literature core curriculum (3)
technical elective (3) (see below)
Spring Semester
21:460:486 Senior Seminar (1)
21:750:315 Introductory Thermodynamics (3)
SASN other liberal arts core curriculum (3)
technical elective (3) (see below)
Technical Electives
21:460:314 Stratigraphy (4)
21:460:401 Introduction to Geochemistry (3)
CE 322 Hydraulic Engineering (3) (NJIT course)
CE 332 Structures I (3) (NJIT course)
CE 443 Foundation Design (3) (NJIT course)
CE 545 Rock Mechanics I (3) (NJIT course)
EE 405 Electrical Engineering Principles (3) (NJIT course)
EnE/EvSc 610 Hazardous Substance Procedures (3) (NJIT course)
SET 420 Land Information Systems (3) (NJIT course)