Engineering Geology

Students observe first hand as the Skirkanich building is being constructed on the Penn campus.

Students in this Applied Geosciences concentration focus studies on the Engineering and Mechanical properties and behavior of Earth Materials (soils, water and rocks). Attention is given to special geotechnical issues, such as erosion, slope stability, and selected geological hazards to engineered structures. Graduates with this concentration usually work for Environmental Engineering or Geotechnical consultants, but may choose to perform additional studies and research at the doctoral level.

Course Options

• GEOL 503 - Earth Systems & Earth Hazards
• GEOL 511 - Geology of Soils
• GEOL 602 - Geotechnics: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
• GEOL 611- Field Study of Soils
• GEOL 655 - Engineering Geology
• GEOL 658 - Geostatistics
• GEOL 664 - Geocomputations II
• GEOL 665 - Engineering Geology & Geotechnics
• GEOL 667 - Landfill Design
• GEOL 668 - Geomechanics II: Fluids
• ENVS 541- Modeling Geographic Objects
• ENVS 681- Modeling Geographic Space