• The Master of Applied Science in Geological Engineering is a 2-year program at the University of British Columbia(UBC).
  • This program consists of both coursework and thesis.
  • This program is for those students who are interested in pursuing advanced studies and research in Biomedical Technologies, Communications Systems, Computer, and Software Systems, Energy Systems, or Micro and Nano Technologies. 
  •  Facilities are provided for research in: 
    • landslides, debris flows, runout analysis, hazard assessment
    • groundwater hydrology, groundwater contamination & remediation, reactive transport modeling, environmental geochemistry
    • rock mechanics & rock engineering, open-pit and underground mine design, tunneling.
  • The specific fields of study may involve geomorphology and terrain analysis, groundwater hydrology, natural hazards, slope stability, petroleum, and coal geology, coalbed methane, mineral prospecting, and valuation.
  • These collaborations allow the students to work beside world-leaders in their area of interest. 
  • The Student to Faculty Ratio is 18:1 which resolves the interaction Problem.
  • This program prepares students for employment directly after completing the degree or to pursue further studies in a Ph.D program.
  • The University of British Columbia ranked as the 45th best university in the world in the QS World University Rankings.