Welcome to UNB Earth Sciences
UNB Earth Sciences offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate degrees with traditional strengths in all the major branches of earth sciences: |
- Field geology
- Economic geology
- Exploration geophysics
- Structure and tectonics
- Igneous and metamorphic processes
- Sedimentary geology & petroleum geoscience
- Exploration & environmental geochemistry
- Isotope geochemistry
- Planetary sciences
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UNB Earth Science offers:
For undergraduates (BSc. GEOL, BSc.ENVGC, B.GE):
- Focus on field techniques and field learning
- High Faculty/student ratio and personalized education experience
- BSc degree tailored to assure professional registration across Canada
- New Quartermain Earth Science Center resources
- Numerous student awards through endowed scholarship funds
- Dedication to undergraduate research through 4th year honours projects
- Access to
state of the art instrumentation to support earth science research
- Strong connections with natural resource industries and government surveys
- Active and well-organized undergraduate student association (Bailey Society)
- Summer field and lab assistant jobs starting at end of 2nd year
- Typically 100% job placement upon graduation
For graduates (MSc & PhD):
- Research active faculty and highest UNB internal research ranking
- Active and well organized graduate student society (GAGS)
- Financial support through teaching & research assistanships
- Strong links with provincial (NB-DNR) and federal (GSC) geological surveys
- Electronic access to key research publications through UNB Libraries
- Access to a comprehensive in-house analytical instrumentation
- Fredericton offers low cost, high quality living
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To learn more about UNB Geology contact Dr. Chris McFarlane (crmm@unb.ca) for undergraduate program information and Dr. Dave Keighley (keig@unb.ca) for graduate degree info.
