__University__ 2023-2024 Bulletin

Graduate Certificate in Engineering Geology

Purpose

The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Geology provides practicing geologists an opportunity to upgrade their engineering credentials and post-baccalaureate students in an accessible way to obtain skills in engineering geology while partially fulfilling requirements towards a Professional Masters. The certificate is designed to accommodate professionals and students who are employed full or part-time.     

Career Opportunities

This Certificate is designed for professionals and students interested in the field of engineering geology. It can represent a portion of a professional geologist’s training, as well as a portion of the background needed by registered professional engineering geologists in the state of Oregon. Practicing geologists can use this Certificate, which indicates added skills and background, for professional development. This Certificate program also can be used towards a graduate degree.

Choose 1 course from each of the following 4 sections:

Required:

G 570Engineering Geology

4

Choose One:

G 650Research Methods I - Reading

4

G 651Research Methods II - Writing

4

G 523Statistics and Data Analysis in the Geosciences

4

Choose One:

CE 537Earthquake Engineering

4

CE 541Advanced Soil Mechanics

4

CE 542In Situ Behavior and Testing of Soils

4

CE 543Introduction To Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

4

CE 544Advanced Shallow Foundation Design

4

CE 546Numerical Methods in Soil-Structure Interaction

4

CE 549Deep Foundation Design and Analysis

4

CE 550Transportation Safety Analysis

4

CE 569Subsurface Hydrology

4

Geog 580Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

4

Geog 588/USP 591Geographic Information Systems I: Introduction

4

Geog 592/USP 592Geographic Information Systems II: Advanced GIS

4

**If G 524 or G 525 is taken toward this certificate, then Geog 588 and Geog 592 may not be taken from this list to count toward these 4 credits.

Choose One:

G 524Geographical Information Systems for the Natural Sciences

4

G 525Field GIS

4

G 562Hillslope Materials and Processes

4

G 576Earthquake Geology

4

G 580Basin Analysis

4

G 581Field Geology

4

Total Credit Hours: 16

Courses must be completed within seven years of the award of the Graduate Certificate, and a cumulative GPA of 3.00 must be attained in all courses to be used for the Certificate. At least two thirds of the credits for the Graduate Certificate, or 15 credits, whichever is larger, are required to be taken at Portland State University.