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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

COURSE SYNOPSIS Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment: 60%
LEVEL 1 COURSES Examination : 40%

SII1001 INTRODUCTION TO SII1004 MINERALOGY
THE EARTH
Examination of mineral hand
Origins and structure of the Earth. specimens. The study of primary
Mineral and rocks. Rock cycle and characteristics of minerals such
geological time. Plate tectonics as as crystal systems, crystal habits,
a force in the formation of hardness, lustre, colour etc.
earthquakes, volcanoes, The use of petrographic
mountain ranges and continental microscope for the identification of
drift. minerals based on optical
properties. The course introduces
Assessment Methods: some of the concepts used in
Continuous assessment: 40% crystallography, and some of the
Examination : 60% chemistry behind mineralogy.
Students are also introduced to
SII1002 EARTH SURFACE the rock forming minerals in a
PROCESSES systematic way and learn to
identify them using the
Processes that change the earth's petrographic microscope and
surface. Weathering. Erosion
and deposition by natural agents. standard reference texts.

Rock cycle. Diagenesis and Assessment Methods:
sedimentary rocks. Principles of Continuous assessment: 100%
stratigraphy, correlation, and
facies.
SII1005 FUNDAMENTAL OF
FIELD GEOLOGY
Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment: 40% Introduction to geological
Examination : 60% fieldwork, field equipment and
basic field safety. Field methods
SII1003 GEOLOGICAL and techniques used in geological
STRUCTURES AND MAPS mapping and data acquisition.
Preparation of geological map,
The principles of structural cross-sections, and report.
geology and geological map
interpretation. Nature and Assessment Methods:
morphology of geologic Continuous assessment: 100%
structures, including folds, faults,
foliations, and igneous bodies. SII1006 SAFETY AND
Description, identification, and
interpretation of structures on GEOLOGY CODE OF
PRACTICE
geologic maps. Construction of
cross-sections and interpretations This course is designed to expose
of geologic history students to the importance of
ethics and safety in the practice of

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