Course Code

Course Name

LH

PH

CH

CU

Year 1 Semester I

Core Courses

GLO1105

External Earth Processes

30

30

45

3

GLO1106

Internal Earth Processes

45

0

45

3

GLO1103

Crystallography and Mineralogy

30

30

45

3

CHM1101

Basic Inorganic Chemistry

30

30

45

3

CHM1102

Basic Physical Chemistry

30

30

45

3

UNV1101

Communication Skills

45

0

45

3

Total CU

18

Year 1 Semester II

Core Courses

GLO1201

Palaeontology

30

30

45

3

GLO1202

Introduction to Petrology

30

30

45

3

GLO1205

Geology of Uganda

45

0

45

3

CHM1205

Basic Organic Chemistry

30

30

45

3

PHY1205

Electricity and Magnetism

45

0

45

3

PGP1207

Rock Mechanics and Fluid Physics

45

0

45

3

Total CU

18

Year 2 Semester I

Core Courses

GLO2107

Structural Geology

30

30

45

3

PGP2101

Introduction to Petroleum Geology

45

0

45

3

PGP2109

Petroleum Geophysics

45

0

45

3

GLO2101

Optical Mineralogy

30

30

45

3

Total CU

12

Elective Courses (Select 1 plus UNV2101)

PGP2111

Material Science

30

30

45

3

UNV2101

Development Studies

45

0

45

3

PGP2110

Introduction to Petroleum Engineering

30

30

45

3

PHY1206

Heat and Thermodynamics

30

30

45

3

GLO2110

Remote Sensing for Geoscientists

30

30

45

3

Total CU

6

Year 2 Semester II

Core Courses

GLO2202

Sedimentary Petrology

30

30

45

3

GLO2210

 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

45

0

45

3

PGP2207

GIS and Thematic map interpretation

30

30

45

3

GLO2209

Field Geology & Surveying

30

30

45

3

Total CU

12

Elective Courses (Select 2)

PGP2202

Electromagnetic and Radiometric Methods

45

0

45

3

PGP2208

Scientific project proposal and report writing

45

0

45

3

GLO2211

Introduction to Hydrogeology

30

30

45

3

Total CU

6

Recess Semester

GLO2301

Field Attachment

0

150

75

5

Total CU

5

Year 3 Semester I

Core Courses

PGP3101

Palynology

30

30

45

3

PGP3109

Seismic Data Interpretation

30

30

45

3

PGP3110

Well Data Acquisition and Interpretation

30

30

45

3

GLO3108

Seminar Presentation

15

30

30

2

Total CU

11

Elective Courses (Select 3)

PGP3111

Electrical and Paleomagnetic Methods

45

0

45

3

PGP3108

Analytical Separation Techniques

30

30

45

3

GLO3109

Geochemistry

30

30

45

3

GLO2104

Geostatistics

30

30

45

3

Total CU

9

Year 3 Semester II

Core Courses

PGP3201

Petroleum Geochemistry

30

30

45

3

PGP3210

Sedimentary Basins

30

30

45

3

GLO3205

Geology Research Project

0

150

75

5

Total CU

11

Elective Courses (Select 3)

GLO3208

Geology of East Africa

45

0

45

3

PGP3211

Computer Modelling for Geoscientists

30

30

45

3

GLO3207

Groundwater Quality

30

30

45

3

GLO3206

Environmental Geology

45

0

45

3

Total CU

9

Year 4 Semester I

Core Courses

PGP4102

Petroleum Reservoir Management

30

30

45

3

PGP4110

Health, Safety and Environment in the Petroleum Industry

45

0

45

3

PGP4111

Reservoir Geology and Geophysics

45

0

45

3

PGP4106

Reservoir Engineering

30

30

45

3

Total CU

12

Elective Courses (Select 2)

PGP4112

Drilling Fluids

45

0

45

3

PGP4113

Petroleum Economics

45

0

45

3

PGP4109

Drilling and Completion Engineering

45

0

45

3

Total CU

6

Year 4 Semester II

Core Courses

PGP4209

Petroleum Production Engineering

45

0

45

3

PGP4210

Legislation in the Oil and Gas Industry

45

0

45

3

PGP4211

Petroleum Geosciences Research Project

0

150

75

5

Total CU

11

Elective Courses (Select 3)

PGP4213

Gas Marketing and Gas Utilization

45

0

45

3

PGP4214

Petroleum Refining and Transportation

45

0

45

3

PGP4212

Reservoir Modelling

45

0

45

3

PGP4204

Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes

45

0

45

3

Total CU

9