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ACADEMIC STAFF References:
1. Skinner and Porter (2004) The Dynamic Earth (5th Ed.),
HEAD: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ng Tham Fatt, BSc, MPhil, PhD (Mal), 2. Lutgens and Tarbuck (2006) Essentials of Geology (9th
Structural Geology, Engineering Geology. Ed.), Pearson Prentice Hall.

SIG1002 EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES
PROFESSOR:
Prof. Dr. Azman Abdul Ghani, BSc (Mal), PhD (Liverpool). Processes that change the earth's surface. Weathering.
Mineralogy, Igneous Petrology. Erosion and deposition by natural agents. Rock cycle.
Prof. Dr. Ismail Yusoff, BSc (Mal), MSc (Norwich), PhD Diagenesis and sedimentary rocks. Principles of stratigraphy,
(Norwich) Hydrogeology. correlation and facies.

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR: Assessment Methods:
Dr. Mazlan Madon, BSc (Southampton), MSc (Mal), PhD Continuous assessment : 40%
(Oxford) Petroleum Geology. Examination : 60%

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: Medium of Instruction:
Dr. Masatoshi Sone, BSc (Deakin), PhD (New England) English
Palaeontogy, Micropalaeontology & Regional Geology.
Soft Skills:
SENIOR LECTURER: CS3, CT3, LL2, LS2, EM2
Dr. Nur Iskandar Taib, BSc, MSc, PhD (Indiana). Igneous
Geochemistry. References:
Dr. Ros Fatihah Hj. Muhammad, BSc, PhD (Mal). 1. Hamblin, N.K. (1992). Earth’s Dynamic Systems (6th
Geomorphology, Environmental Geology. Ed.). MacMilan Publishing Co., New York.
Dr. Meor Hakif Amir Hassan, BSc, MSc (Mal). PhD (Lond), 2. Cotillon, P. (1992). Stratigraphy. Springer-Verlag,
DIC. Sedimentology. Berlin.
Dr. Jasmi Hafiz Abdul Aziz, BSc, MSc (Mal). PhD 3. Leeder, M. (1992). Sedimentology – Process and
(Clausthal). Economic Geology. Product. G. Allen & Unwin, London.
Dr. Ahmad Farid Abu Bakar, BSc, MSc, PhD (Mal). 4. Nichols, G. (2009). Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Environmental Geology. Second Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 432p.
Dr. Noer El Hidayah Ismail, BSc, MSc, PhD (USM).
Geophysics SIG1003 STRUCTURES AND GEOLOGICAL MAPS
Dr. Khairul Azlan Bin Mustapha, BSc, MSc, PhD (Mal).
Petroleum Geology. Nature and morphology of geologic structures. Faults,
Dr. Lin Chin Yik, BSc (UMS), MSc (UMS). PhD (Cambridge), fractures, folds, foliations, lineation, fabric, and igneous
Carbonate Sedimentology bodies – description, Classification and identification of
geologic maps. Map projections, scales, and symbols.
Latest information about the Department, including research Analysis of topographic and geologic maps. Construction of
activities and publications of the academic staff can be cross-sections and interpretations of geologic history. A one
obtained through the web site day compulsory field trip for students.
http://geology.um.edu.my.
Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment : 60%
COURSE SYNOPSIS Examination : 40%

CORE COURSES Medium of Instruction:
English
LEVEL 1 COURSES
Soft Skills:
SIG1001 INTRODUCTION TO THE EARTH CS3, CT3, LS1, LL3, EM2, TS2

Origins and structure of the Earth. Mineral and rocks. Rock References:
cycle and geological time. Plate tectonics as a force in the 1. Richard J. L., Peter B. and John W. B. (2011): Basic
formation of earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain ranges and Geological Mapping (5th Ed.)
continental drift. 2. Ruud W., (2015). Structural Geology & Map Interpretation
(Reader).http://ocw.tudelft.nl/courses/applied-earth-
Assessment Methods: sciences/structural-geology-map-
Continuous assessment : 40% interpretation/readings/2015.
Examination : 60% 3. Giovanni K., (2011). Structural Geology Map
Interpretation. E- Book 2011
Medium of Instruction: http://www.scribd.com/doc/202225611/Structural-
English Geology-Map-Interpretation-E-Book-2011#scribd.
4. Bennison, G.M., Olver, P.A. & Moseley, K.A. (2011): An
Soft Skills: Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps. (8rd Ed.),
CS3, CT3, LL2, LS2, EM2 Hodder Education Publication.
5. Thomas, J.A.G. (1986): An Introduction to Geological
Maps. Thomas Murphy and Co., London. 64 p.

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