The Geology Department offers a B.Sc. degree program in Geosciences. The program provides education in fundamental principles and applications of geosciences through theoretical, laboratory and field experience. Students gain a broad and versatile knowledge in the geosciences, providing them with qualifications and skills suitable for employment in governmental and private sectors concerned with terrain and environmental evaluation, energy and mineral resource, groundwater exploration, engineering geology, and research careers through higher degree studies. Students are engaged in research projects in their final year and participate in a range of Departmental research activities. Students are offered introductory work experience in private companies and public utilities and agencies through an internship program.
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
Area 1: Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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GEIE222 | Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
Area 2: English Communication (3 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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ESPU102 | Introduction to Academic English For Science | 3 |
Area 3: Fourth Industrial Revolution (3 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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GEIT112 | Fourth Industrial Revolution | 3 |
Area 4: Critical Thinking (3 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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CSBP119 | Algorithms and Problem Solving | 3 |
PHI180 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
Area 5: Quantitative Reasoning (3 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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MATH105 | Calculus I 1 | 3 |
1 : Also counts towards the Major |
Area 1: Humanities and Fine Arts (3 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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ARCH366 | History and Theories of Contemporary Architecture | 3 |
HSR120 | Introduction to Heritage & Culture | 3 |
HSR130 | Introduction to Language & Communication | 3 |
PHI101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
Area 2: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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AGRB210 | Introduction to Agribusiness | 3 |
ECON110 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
HSR140 | Introduction to Society & Behavior | 3 |
HSR150 | Introduction to Government Policy & Urban Structures | 3 |
PSYC100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
GEO200 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
GEHP111 | Happiness and Wellbeing | 3 |
Area 3: Emirates Society (3 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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HSS105 | Emirates Studies | 3 |
Area 4: Islamic Culture (3 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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ISLM100 | Islamic Culture | 3 |
Area 1: Natural Science (3 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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PHYS105 | General Physics I 2 | 3 |
2 : Also counts towards the Major |
Area 2: Sustainability (3 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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GESU121 | Sustainability | 3 |
Required Courses (18 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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BIOC100 | Basic Biology I | 3 |
MATH110 | Calculus II | 3 |
PHYS110 | General Physics II | 3 |
CHEM111 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
CSBP112 | Introduction To Programming | 3 |
STAT210 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
Program Required Courses (51 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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GEOL100 | Physical Geology | 3 |
GEOL215 | Mineralogy | 3 |
GEOL220 | Structure Geology | 3 |
GEOL260 | Paleontology | 3 |
GEOL300 | Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks | 3 |
GEOL340 | Sedimentation and sedimentary rocks | 3 |
GEOL370 | Geophysics | 3 |
GEOL390 | Stratigraphy | 3 |
GEOL400 | Remote Sensing and GIS | 3 |
GEOL410 | Geochemistry | 3 |
GEOL425 | Hydrogeology | 3 |
GEOL430 | Environmental Geoscience | 3 |
GEOL460 | Petroleum Geoscience | 3 |
GEOL470 | Research Project | 3 |
GEOL499 | Field Geology | 3 |
GEOL500 | Internship 3 | 6 |
3 : The internship is conducted over half a semester (8 weeks) during the last year of study. |
Student should take any 4 courses from the list below (12 hours) | Credit Hours | |
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GEOL345 | Engineering Geology | 3 |
GEOL350 | Economic Geology | 3 |
GEOL395 | Seismic Methods | 3 |
GEOL398 | Seismology and Plate Tectonics | 3 |
GEOL415 | Petrophysics | 3 |
GEOL428 | Space and Terrestrial Planets | 3 |
GEOL440 | Nuclear Geoscience | 3 |
GEOL445 | Geoinformatics | 3 |
GEOL475 | Geology Of UAE | 3 |
Students should take any 2 courses (6 hours) | Credit Hours |
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