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)
NCAS fine arts elective (3)
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
21:460:103 Planet Earth (3)
21:460:104 Planet Earth Laboratory (1)
21:640:235 Calculus 111 (4)
21:640:327 Probability and Statistics (3)
Mech 235 Statistics (3) (NJIT course)
NCAS economics elective (3) (NJIT course)
Spring Semester
21:640:314 Elementary Differential Equations (3)
Chem 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)
NCAS social science elective (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 200B Surveying Laboratory (1) (NJIT course)
CE 320 Fluid Mechanics (4) (NJIT course)
NCAS history elective (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)
NCAS history elective (3)
Senior Year
Fall Semester
21:460:309 or EVSC: 381 Geomorphology (3) or 21:460:415 Geographic Information Systems (3)
CE 406 Remote Sensing (3) (NJIT course)
CE 494 Geological/Environmental Engineering Design I (3) (NJIT course)
NCAS literature elective (3)
technical elective (3) (see below)
Spring Semester
21:750:315 Introductory Thermodynamics (3)
CE 495 Geological/Environmental Engineering Design II (3) (NJIT course)
NCAS interdisciplinary (3)
NCAS literature elective (3)
technical elective (3) (see below)
It is recommended that students take 21:460:314 Stratigraphy and
21:460:322 Petrology, although any from the list below will
fulfill the requirement:
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)
