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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2020/2021

SIG2007 INTRODUCTION TO GEOPHYSICS Medium of Instruction:
English
Theory of geophysical methods (seismic gravity magnetic and
electrical). Data acquisition and reduction of data. Problems Soft Skills:
in data acquisition and reduction. Sources of geophysical CS3, CT3, TS2, LL3, KK1, EM2, LS2
anomalies. Analysis and interpretation of anomalies and
modeling. Application in exploration and industries. References:
1. Fetter, C.W. (1994): Applied Hydrogeology, Prentice
Assessment Methods: Hall, New Jersey; 691pp.
Continuous assessment : 40% 2. Todd, D.K. and Mays L.W., (2005): Groundwater
rd
Examination : 60% Hydrology (3 Edition). John Wiley & Sons, New York
3. Patrik A. Domenico & Franklin W. Schwartz, (1990):
Medium of Instruction: Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology. John Wliey &
English Sons, Singapore 824pp

Soft Skills: SIG2010 GIS APPLICATIONS IN GEOSCIENCES
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, LS2, EM2
Fundamentals of GIS theory and data formats. Importance of
References: map projection, scale, resolution, accuracy and precision.
1. W. M. Telford, L. P. Geldart, R. E. Sheriff (1990) Applied Techniques in preparing, locating, acquiring, inputting and
Geophysics. Cambridge University Press. translating geological data into a GIS system. Web resources
2. R. E. Sheriff, L. P. Geldart (1995) Exploration Seismology. for acquiring GIS data and tools. Visualization, query and
Cambridge University Press. analysis of geospatial data.
3. Mark E. Everett (2013) Near-Surface Applied
Geophysics. Cambridge University Press. Assessment Methods:
4. E. Onajite (2013) Seismic Data Analysis Techniques in Continuous assessment : 40%
Hydrocarbon Exploration Hardcover. Examination : 60%
5. W. J. Hinze et al., (2013). Gravity and Magnetic
Exploration: Principles, Practices & Applications, Medium of Instruction:
Cambridge University Press. English

SIG2008 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, EM2, LS2
Geological features associated with man's physical
environment, including landforms as well as internal and
external geological processes. Impacts of man's activities References:
and structures on the dynamic earth. Environmental Impact 1. Chang, K. (2013) Introduction to Geographic
Assessments. Information Systems. 7th Edition. McGraw Hill, Boston.
2. Lo, C.P. & Yeung, A.K.W. (2007). Concepts and
Assessment Methods: techniques of geographic information systems. 2nd
Continuous assessment : 40% Edition. Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
Examination : 60% 3. Bolstad, P. (2012) GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on
th
Geographic Information Systems. 4 Edition. Atlas
Medium of Instruction: Books.
English
SIG2011 GEOLOGY LABORATORY ANALYTICAL
Soft Skills: TECHNIQUES
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL3, EM2, LS2
This is a practical course teaching chemical analysis
References: techniques which are widely used to solve problems in
1. Montgomery, C.W. (2011). Environmental Geology (9th geology and hydrogeology. Students will use up-to-date
Ed.). Wm. C. Brown Publishers, scientific instruments and techniques such as X-Ray
2. Turner II, B.L., W.C. Clark, R.W. Kayes, J.F. Richards, Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Inductively
J.T. Mathews and W.B. Meyer, (Eds) (1995). The Earth Coupled Plasma (ICP) and Gas Chromatography-Mass
As Transformed By Human Action. Cambridge Univ. Spectrometry (GCMS) to conduct analyses on a range of
Press, N.Y. samples often encountered in geochemistry, hydrogeology
3. Tank, R.W. (Ed) (1975). Focus On Environmental and organic geochemistry.
Geology. Oxford University Press, New York.
Assessment Methods:
SIG2009 GEOHYDROLOGY Continuous assessment : 100%

Theories and geological aspects on groundwater existence. Medium of Instruction:
Groundwater quality and water chemistry. Geohydrology of English
selected geological setting and groundwater resource
management. Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL3, LS2, EM2, KK1
.
Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment : 40%
Examination : 60%

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