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GE 487

Geological Engineering Design

Catalog2026-2027
Credits4 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Application of geological engineering design techniques to a present-day project. Emphasis on addressing scientific, technical, and societal challenges in creating an appropriate design solution.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Junior or Senior standing
GE 385
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Junior or Senior standing; GE 385.

Units

Lecture2
Laboratory Studio2

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Core

CO9, CO14

Restrictions

Junior or Senior standing

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • explain the scientific challenges involved in a major geological engineering project and describe the associated legal, social, and ethical implications of the project.
  • analyze different possible scientific and technological solutions to project challenges in terms of their benefits, costs, ethical considerations, and other societal challenges.
  • describe the results of a geological engineering design project in technical report format appropriate to the geosciences and engineering.
  • explain the scientific challenges involved in a major geological engineering project and describe the associated legal, social, and ethical implications of the project.
  • analyze different possible scientific and technological solutions to project challenges in terms of their benefits, costs, ethical considerations, and other societal challenges.
  • describe the results of a geological engineering design project in technical report format appropriate to the geosciences and engineering.