BSc. Geology
Programme |
Practical aspects |
Admission requirements |
Professional employment |
i) BSc Physical Geology Major and Minor, BSc |
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The main objective of this programme is to build capacity through training and research in exploration, exploitation and management of earth resources. |
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Essential subjects - Maths and one better done of Physics or Chemistry; Relevant subjects - Next better done of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, Geography; Desirable subjects – General Paper, Computer studies; |
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Ministry of Lands and Environment, Ministry of Works, Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, Ministry of Internal Affairs, NEMA, Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum and the Materials laboratories. Mining companies, cement processing companies, private and NGOs developing water resources, operating mines and quarries, civil engineering works, and environmental impact assessment (EIA) and response to natural disasters. |
BSc, GEOLOGY MAJOR
CODE |
NAME |
L |
P |
CH |
CU |
YEAR 1 |
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SEMESTER I |
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GLO 1101 |
External Earth Processes |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 1102 |
Internal Earth Processes |
30 |
0 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 1103 |
Crystallography and Mineralogy |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO 1104 |
Exogenic Natural Hazards& their mitigation |
30 |
0 |
30 |
2 |
CSK1101 |
Communication Skills |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
Total CU = 9 + (3) |
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SEMESTER II |
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GLO 1201 |
Palaeontology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO 12O2 |
Introduction to Petrology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
PGP 1203 |
Geology of Uganda |
30 |
0 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 1204 |
Petroleum Geology and well logging |
30 |
15 |
45 |
2 |
Total CU = 10 |
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YEAR 2 |
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SEMESTER III |
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GLO 2101 |
Optical Mineralogy |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO 2102 |
Structural Geology & Geotectonics |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO 2103 |
Geophysics |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 2104 |
Geostastics |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
DES 1108 |
Development Studies |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
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Electives Choose only one |
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GLO 2105 |
Endogenic Natural Hazards and their Mitigation |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 2106 |
Genesis of gemstones and their significance |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
Total CU |
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SEMESTER IV |
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GLO 2201 |
Field Geology & Surveying |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
CODE |
NAME |
L |
P |
CH |
CU |
GLO 2202 |
Sedimentary Petrology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO 2203 |
Stratigraphy |
30 |
0 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 2204 |
Hydrogeology |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 2205 |
Geochemistry |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
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Electives Choose only one |
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GLO 2206 |
Engineering Geology |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 2207 |
Photogeology and Remote Sensing. |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 2208 |
Endogenic Natural Hazards & their Mitigation |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
Total CU = 13 |
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RECESS TERM |
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GLO 3104 |
Field Attachment |
0 |
90 |
45 |
3 |
YEAR 3 |
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SEMESTER V |
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GLO 3101 |
Igneous Petrology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO 3102 |
Economic Geology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO 3103 |
Seminar Presentation |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 3104 |
Sedimentology |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
Electives (Choose only one) |
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GLO 3105 |
Environmental Geology |
30 |
0 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 3106 |
Prospecting and Mining Geology |
30 |
0 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 3107 |
Geomorphology |
30 |
0 |
30 |
2 |
Total CU = 12 |
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SEMESTER VI |
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GLO 3201 |
Metamorphic Petrology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO 3202 |
Geology of East Africa |
30 |
0 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 3203 |
Research Project |
30 |
90 |
75 |
5 |
Electives (Choose only one) |
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GLO 3204 |
Ore Microscopy |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
GRM 3203 |
Water Quality & Instrumentation |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
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Total = CU 12 |
BSC GEOLOGY MINOR
SEMESTER III |
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CODE |
NAME |
L |
P |
CH |
CU |
GLO 2101 |
Optical Mineralogy |
30 |
60 |
60 |
4 |
GLO 2103 |
Geophysics |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
SEMESTER IV |
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GLO 2206 |
Engineering Geology |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 2204 |
Hydrogeology |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
GLO 2205 |
Geochemistry |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
SEMESTER V |
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GLO 3101 |
Igneous Petrology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO 3102 |
Economic Geology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
SEMESTER VI |
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GLO 3201 |
Metamorphic Petrology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO 3202 |
Geology of East Africa |
30 |
0 |
30 |
2 |