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| Course Outlines For The B.Sc. In Geology And Pertroleum Geology |
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| GS1201 |
Introduction to the Geological Sciences |
| Units: |
4 |
| Prerequisite(s): |
None |
| Contact hrs: |
2 hrs Lecture/wk 4 hrs Practical/wk |
| Assessment: |
Examination: 60% comprising one three-hour paper
Coursework: 40% comprising 1 test (10%) and 14 practicals (30%) |
Course Outline: An introduction to the three major rock groups (igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary), their modes of occurrence, and processes of formation. Techniques for identifying the common rock-forming minerals in hand specimen. An introduction to systematic crystallography and mineral properties and their application for mineral identification with the petrographical microscope.
| Textbooks: |
Marshak, S. (2005). Earth: Portrait of a Planet (2nd edition). New York: Norton. |
| References: |
Hibbard, M.J. (1995). Petrography to Petrogenesis. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. |
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| GS 1202 |
The Evolving Earth |
| Units: |
4 |
| Prerequisite(s): |
None |
| Contact hrs: |
2 hrs Lecture/wk 4 hrs Practical/wk |
| Assessment: |
Examination: 60% comprising one three-hour paper
Coursework: 40% comprising 1 test (10%) and 14 practicals (30%) |
Course Outline: Topical issues related to Geology and the Environment (e.g. earthquakes, climatic change, global warming, volcanic activity, evolution & mass extinctions). An introduction to the fundamental mechanisms which have controlled environmental change throughout Earth’s history, the use of geological maps in interpreting the three dimensional structure of the Earth, interpretation of the fossil record with respect to environmental change and fossil evidence for climatic change.
| Textbooks: |
Marshak, S. (2005). Earth: Portrait of a Planet (2nd edition). New York: Norton. |
| References: |
Tarbuck, E.J., Lutgens, F.K. & Tasa, D. (2004). Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology (8th Edition). New Jersey: Prentice Hall. |
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