Engineering geology is the application of geological principles to Civil and Mining Engineering (amongst others). The subject has expanded in recent years to include aspects of Engineering Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology, Contaminated Land, Risk Analysis, Geohazard and Resilience management. Engineering Geologists are found worldwide working on problems as varied as foundation and mine design to the assessment of seismic and landslide risk. Logos The School of Earth and Environment has a long history of training Engineering Geologists (greater than 40 years). We maintain close links with our alumni graduates who can be found in many different companies across the globe. With increasing use of brownfield sites in Europe and the United States, and expanding use of marginal land in the emerging economies, the role of the engineering geologist has never been as important as it is in the modern geotechnical environment. Understanding how pollutants travel through the ground may impact upon the safe design of waste disposal sites. Geological and geomorphological mapping may aid the identification of landslides and allow for safe housing development. The understanding of the ground and how it responds to static and dynamic loads can influence where important roads are sited and how emergency plans are formulated. It is vital that at the start of the new millennium we design and build in a manner which is safe, environmentally friendly, cost effective and sensitive to climate change. Engineering geologists, with our unique understanding of the ground, and a broad appreciation of rates of geological processes over engineering time, are intimately involved in this process. From the design of site investigations through to the assessment of major geological hazards, engineering geologists will be active in the provision of effective development. Chartered Status This degree is accredited as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) for candidates who have already acquired an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng(Hons) or an Accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree. The degree is also an accredited European Engineering degree. The course has also been given accreditation by the Geological Society. The Geological Society's Accreditation Scheme for taught MSc programmes was introduced in 2007 and provides added assurance to prospective students that a programme's teaching is of the highest quality, and has been approved by an independent body of academics and industrialists. An accredited degree will reduce the amount of experience required for graduates to reach Chartered status, which is an important career step in Geoscience.

After completion of the course, employment prospects are excellent, many of our graduates have several job offers. Examples of organisations our graduates work for are: AECOM (formerly URS / Scott, Wilson), Consulting Engineers Arups, Consulting Engineers Atkins, Consulting Engineers British Geological Survey British Waterways Burro Happold Byland Engineering CH2M-Hill (formerly Halcrow), Consulting Engineers Donaldsons Associates Golder Associates, Consulting Engineers Hyder Jacobs-Babtie Group, Consulting Mott MacDonald, Consulting Engineers Robinson Design Group Royal Haskoning Wardell Armstrong, Consulting Engineers.