BSc. Geology

Course Code: 
GLO

BSc Geology Major Programme Structure

Semester

Code

Course Name

CU

LH

PH

CH

Year 1 Semester I

Core Courses

 

GLO1105

External Earth Processes

3

30

30

45

 

GLO1106

Internal Earth Processes

3

45

0

45

 

GLO1103

Crystallography and Mineralogy

3

30

30

45

 

UNV1101

Communication Skills

3

45

0

45

 

 

Total CU

12

 

 

 

Year 1 Semester II

Core Courses

 

GLO1201

Palaeontology

3

30

30

45

 

GLO1202

Introduction to Petrology

3

30

30

45

 

GLO1205

Geology of Uganda

3

45

0

45

 

GLO1206

Petroleum Geology and Well Logging

3

30

30

45

 

 

Total CU

12

 

 

 

Year 2 Semester I

Core Courses

 

GLO2101

Optical Mineralogy

3

30

30

45

 

GLO2107

Structural Geology

3

30

30

45

 

GLO2108

Principles of Geophysical Prospecting

3

30

30

45

 

UNV2101

Development Studies

3

45

0

45

 

 

Total CU

12

 

 

 

Electives (Select one) 

 

GLO2110

Remote Sensing for Geoscientists

3

30

30

45

 

GLO2111

Geotectonics

3

30

30

45

 

GLO2104

Geostatistics

3

30

30

45

 

 

Total CU

3

 

 

 

Year 2 Semester II

Core Courses

 

GLO2209

Field Geology & Surveying

3

30

30

45

 

GLO2202

Sedimentary Petrology

3

30

30

45

 

GLO2210

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

3

45

0

45

 

GLO2211

Introduction to Hydrogeology

3

30

30

45

 

 

Total CU

12

 

 

 

Electives (Select one)

 

GLO2212

Engineering Geology

3

30

30

45

 

PGP2207

GIS and Thematic map interpretation

3

30

30

45

 

PGP2208

Scientific project proposal and report writing

3

45

0

45

 

 

Total CU

3

 

 

 

Recess Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNV2301

Field Attachment

5

0

150

75

Year 3 Semester I

Core Courses

 

GLO3101

Igneous Petrology

3

30

30

45

 

GLO3102

Economic Geology

3

30

30

45

 

GLO3108

Seminar Presentation

2

15

30

30

 

GLO3109

Geochemistry

3

30

30

45

 

 

Total CU

11

 

 

 

Electives (Select one)

 

GLO3110

Prospecting and Mining Geology

3

45

0

45

 

GLO3111

Geomorphology

3

45

0

45

 

 

Total CU

3

 

 

 

Year 3 Semester II

Core Courses

 

GLO3201

Metamorphic Petrology

3

30

30

45

 

GLO3205

Research Project

5

0

150

75

 

GLO3206

Environmental Geology

3

45

0

45

 

 

Total CU

11

 

 

 

Electives (Select one)

 

GLO3207

Groundwater Quality

3

30

30

45

 

GLO3208

Geology of East Africa

3

45

0

45

 

 

Total CU

3

 

 

 

 

 

OVERALL TOTAL CUs

87

 

 

 

 
Years: 
3