Welcome to UNB Earth Sciences

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UNB Earth Sciences offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate degrees with traditional strengths in all the major branches of earth sciences:

For undergraduates

Bachelor's of Earth Sciences (BSc ESCI),
Bachelor's of Environmental Geochemistry (BSc ENVGC)
Bachelor's of Geological Engineering (BGE)

• Focus on field techniques and field learning
• BSc degree tailored to assure professional registration across Canada
• High Faculty/student ratio and personalized education experience
• New Quartermain Earth Science Centre resources
• Numerous student awards through endowed scholarship funds
• Dedication to undergraduate research through 4^th 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 associate (Bailey Society)
• Summer field and lab assistant jobs starting at the end of 2^nd 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 assistantships
• 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

Students wanting to learn more about UNB Earth Sciences should contact Dr. Joseph White for graduate degree information or Dr. Karl Butler for undergraduate program information.