Each
student majoring in Geology must complete a total of
124
semester credit hours distributed as follows:
(a) General Education
Courses (61 credit hours)
|
Chemistry |
CHEM 101, 102 |
8 |
|
Information and Computer Science |
ICS 103 |
3 |
|
English |
ENGL 101, 102, 214 |
9 |
|
Islamic and Arabic Studies |
IAS 101,111, 201, 211, 301, 311, 4xx |
14 |
|
Mathematics |
MATH 101, 102, 201, STAT 201 |
14 |
|
Physical Education |
PE 101, PE 102 |
2 |
|
Physics |
PHYS 101, 102 |
8 |
|
Social Sciences |
One approved course |
3 |
|
|
61 |
(b) Core Courses (46
Credit hours)
|
Physical Geology |
GEOL 201 |
3 |
|
Historical Geology |
GEOL 203 |
3 |
|
Paleontology and Biostratigraphy |
GEOL 214 |
3 |
|
Mineralogy and Optics |
GEOL 216 |
4 |
|
Structural Geology |
GEOL 305 |
3 |
|
Sedimentation and Stratigraphy |
GEOL 307 |
4 |
|
Regional Geology |
GEOL 318 |
3 |
|
Petrology |
GEOL 320 |
4 |
|
Geology Seminar |
GEOL 409 |
1 |
|
Petroleum Geology |
GEOL 415 |
3 |
|
Hydrogeology |
GEOL 423 |
3 |
|
Field Geology |
GEOL 430 |
6 |
|
Environmental Geology |
GEOL 446 |
3 |
|
Introduction to Geophysics |
GEOP 202 |
3 |
|
TOTAL |
46 |
(c) Geology Elective
Courses (6 Credit Hours)
Each student must take two additional geology
courses to a total of six credit hours from the following:
|
Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Geology |
GEOL 312 |
3 |
|
Geological Mapping Techniques |
GEOL 328 |
3 |
|
Engineering Geology |
GEOL 341 |
3 |
|
Geochemistry |
GEOL 355 |
3 |
|
Geotectonics |
GEOL 420 |
3 |
|
Geomorphology |
GEOL 431 |
3 |
|
Marine Geology |
GEOL 434 |
3 |
|
Petroleum Geochemistry |
GEOL 435 |
3 |
|
Oceanography |
GEOL 436 |
3 |
|
Sedimentology |
GEOL 440 |
3 |
|
Techniques in Sediment Analysis |
GEOL 441 |
3 |
|
Computational Methods in Geology |
GEOL 454 |
3 |
|
Economic Geology |
GEOL 456 |
3 |
|
Mining Geology |
GEOL 460 |
3 |
|
Mineral Economics |
GEOL 461 |
3 |
|
Carbonate Geology |
GEOL 464 |
3 |
|
Special Topics |
GEOL 480 |
3 |
(d) Free Elective Courses
(9 credit hours)
Each student must take
three free electives to a total of nine credit hours, after consultation with
his advisor. The free elective courses should be 200-level or higher.
(e) Summer Training (GEOL
399, 2 credit hours)
Each student must work
as a trainee geologist for a period of a total of eight weeks in an
organization/company that conducts geological activities, after which he must
submit a written report and make an oral presentation, based on his training in
the organization.
(f)
Total Requirements (124
credits)
The
total required credits for the B.S. degree in Geology is 124 semester–credit
hours.
