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European citizens in any European country, which is one of the main
goals of the European Union.
Not every country has implemented the Declaration to the same
level, however. In the Netherlands, the
first degree for an engineering
geologist will now generally be a BSc in civil and geo-engineering,
geology, geography or any other subject that has some relevance
to geotechnical engineering or engineering geology. Depending on
any de
first degree, additional subjects may be required
to be studied before or during an MSc degree.
The German university system has changed to a system comparable
to the Netherlands and UK with the introduction of a split system of
ciencies in the
first and second degrees, so the situation for engineering geology
education is now broadly the same as in the UK and the Netherlands.
Other EU countries are at various stages of implementing the Bologna
Declaration.
The European Federation of Geologists has adopted a system of
multilateral recognition between af
liated national associations,
which is incorporated in the professional title european geologist
(EurGeol). As with CGeol status in the UK, the title EurGeol is open
to all geologists, whether they work in government, academia or
industry, and therefore gives no indication of competence in engineering
geology.
A.1.3 United States of America
As in the UK, engineering geologists from the United States generally
start off with an undergraduate degree in geology or geological
engineering. Typically, most engineering geologists are initially trained
and educated in geology, primarily obtaining undergraduate degrees in
geology. A number of universities also offer Bachelor of Science (BS)
degrees in geological engineering. These programme provide the stu-
dent with a general background in fundamental geology and geophy-
sics, and geological engineering design, including such subjects as soil
and rock engineering, geological and geophysical exploration, geolo-
gical hazard evaluation, groundwater hydrology, geographic informa-
tion systems (GIS), hazardous waste management and environmental
science. The undergraduate student choosing this
field of study will
learn to apply geologic principles to engineering solutions related to
design of geotechnical/civil infrastructure such as tunnels, dams,
bridges, excavations and waste disposal sites but as with similar under-
graduate degree courses in the UK, this is inevitably at some expense
regarding the depth of geology taught. The same applies to others
aspiring to become engineering geologists whose initial degree con-
tains a relatively small amount of geological training (e.g. physical
geographers and even many earth scientists whose geological modules
may make up perhaps only 30% of the course). Such individuals
 
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