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Undergraduate Courses *

Offered with a semester based education system which allows full-time students the opportunity to graduate in 6 semesters.

Candidates need to take 108 Credits of courses that are designated. They comprise of i) 15 Credits from University Courses, ii) 83 Credits from Departmental Core Programme Courses which are made up of Compulsory Courses (48 Credits), Core Courses (6 Credits) & Elective Core Courses (29 Credits)  and  iii) 10 Credits from Non-Core Programme Courses offered by other institutes/departments from the same faculty.

Minimum Duration of Study 3 years

Entry Requirements:
Students applying for the undergraduate programme should preferably have studied science subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Mathematics at the STPM (HSC) level or possess equivalent qualifications. The medium of instruction for the undergraduate programme is Malay or English language

Course Fee approximately (RM) 1650  (Subject to Changes) per year

Assessment for all courses taught will be by continuous assessment (40%) and a two-hour/three-hour examination (60%).* 

Bachelor of Science in Geology#
(Admission Session: 2007/2008)

 

Degree Programme (108 credits) consists of

 

University Courses (15 credits) include

GXEX 1401  Information Skills  (1 credit)

GXEX 1410  Islamic & Asian Civilization (TITAS)  (2 credits)

GXEX 1411  Ethnic Relations  (2 credits)

 ________    Co-Curricular Course  (2 credits)

SXEX 1104  Geostatistics  (3 credits)

SXEX 1400  Origins & Philosophy of Science  (3 credits)

Elective Course(s) from other Faculties  (2 credits)

 

Programme Core Courses  (83 Credits) including

 

Compulsory Core Courses  (55 credits) 

SGES 1201 Introduction To The Earth (2 credits)

SGES 1202 Earth Surface Processes (2 credits)

SGES 1271 Structural Geology & Maps (3 credits)

SGES 1272 Mineralogy (3 credits)

SGES 1273 Introduction to Mineral, Rocks & Fossils (2 credits)

SGES 2201 Geochemistry 1(2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1201 & SGES1272]

SGES 2203 Geology of Malaysia (3 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1201 & SGES1202]

SGES 2204 Tectonics & Earth History  (2 credits)  [Pre-requisite: SGES1201 & SGES1202]

SGES 2206 Mineral Deposits (2 credits)  [Pre-requisite: SGES1273]

SGES 2207 Igneous Petrology I (2 kredit) [Pre-requisite:SGES1272]

SGES 2261 Geophysics  (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1201 / SGES1202]

SGES 2271 Structural Geology I (3 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1271]

SGES 2274 Metamorphic Petrology I (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1272]

SGES 2275 Paleontology I (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES 1273]

SGES 2276 Chemical Sedimentology (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1272]

SGES 2277 Clastic Sedimentology (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1272]

SGES 2278 Igneous Petrology Practical I (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1272]

SGES 2283 Field Methods in Geology (4 credits)  [Pre-requisite: SGES1271, SGES1272 & SGES 1273]

SGES 2376 Geological Data Analysis (3 credits) [Pre-requisite: SXEX1104]

SGES 2377 Laboratory Analytical Techniques (2 credits)  [Pre-requisite: SGES1272 & SGES1273]

SGES 3283 Geology Project I (8 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2283]

 

Elective Core Courses  (28 credits out of 37)

SGES 2307 Environmental Geology (2 credits)

SGES 2309 Hydrogeology (2 credits)

SGES 2310 Marine Geology (2 credits)

SGES 2312 Introduction to Engioneering Geology (2 credits) [Pre-requisite SGES1271)

SGES 2378* Mikropaleontology (2 credits)

SGES 3172  Economic Geology (3 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2206]

SGES 3301*Geochemistry II (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2201]

SGES 3304* Igneous Petrology II (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2207]

SGES 3305* Geology of SE Asia (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2203]

SGES 3371 Structural Geology II (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2271]

SGES 3373* Petroleum Geology (4 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1273 / SGES2276 & SGES2277]

SGES 3375* Paleontology II (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1273, SGES2275 &SGES2378]

SGES 3376 Igneous Petrology Practical II (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2278]

SGES 3377 Hydrogeology Practical (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2309]

SGES 3378* Quaternary Geology (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2277]

SGES 3379* Organic Petrology (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2276]

SGES 3380  Groundwater Modelling (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2309]

 

Non-Core Programme Courses (10 credits)

Courses offered by other institutes/departments from the same faculty (10 credits)

 

 * Courses are taught in English

Bachelor of Science in Applied Geology#
(Admission Session: 2007/2008)

 

Degree Programme (108 credits) consists of

 

University Courses (15 credits) include

GXEX 1401  Information Skills  (1 credit)

GXEX 1410  Islamic & Asian Civilization (TITAS)  (2 credits)

GXEX 1411  Ethnic Relations  (2 credits)

 ________    Co-Curricular Course  (2 credits)

SXEX 1104  Geostatistics  (3 credits)

SXEX 1400  Origins & Philosophy of Science  (3 credits)

Elective Course(s) from other Faculties  (2 credits)

 

Programme Core Courses  (83Credits) including

 

Compulsory Core Courses (Kursus Teras Wajib)         (54 credits)

SGES 1201 Introduction To The Earth (2 credits)

SGES 1202 Earth Surface Processes (2 credits)

SGES 1271 Structural Geology & Maps (3 credits)

SGES 1272 Mineralogy (3 credits)

SGES 1273 Introduction to Mineral, Rock & Fossil (2 credits)

SGES 2201 Geochemistry (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1201 & SGES1272]

SGES 2203* Geology of Malaysia (3 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1201 & SGES1202]

SGES 2206 Mineral Deposits ( 2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1273]

SGES 2207 Igneous Petrology I (2 credit) [Pre-requisite: SGES1272]

SGES 2261 Geophysics (2 credits) [Pre-requisite:  SGES1201 / SGES1202]

SGES 2271 Structural Geology I (3 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1271]

SGES 2278 Igneous Petrology Practical I (2 credits)

SGES 2310 Marine Geology (2 credits)

SGES 2279 Engineering Geology I (3 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1271]

SGES 2284 Field Methods in Applied Geology (4 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1271, SGES1272 & SGES1273]

SGES 2376 Geological Data Analysis (3 credits) [Pre-requisite: SXEX1104]

SGES 3102 Engineering Geology II (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2279]

SGES 3171 Applied Geophysics (3 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2261]

SGES 3172 Economic Geology (3 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2206]

SGES 3284 Applied Geology Project I (8 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2284]

 

Elective Core Courses  (29 credits out of 38)

SGES 2276 Chemical Sedimentology (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1272]

SGES 2277 Clastic Sedimentology (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1272]

SGES 2307 Environmental Geology (2 credits)

SGES 2309 Hydrogeology (2 credits)

SGES 2310 Marine Geology (2 credits)

SGES 2377  Laboratory Analytical Techniques ( 2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1272 & SGES1273]

SGES 2378* Mikropaleontology (2 credits)

SGES 3301* Geochemistry II (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2201]

SGES 3304* Igneous Petrology II (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2207]

SGES 3305* Geology of SE Asia (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2203]

SGES 3371  Structural Geology II (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2271]

SGES 3373* Petroleum Geology (4 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1273, SGES2276 & SGES2277]

SGES 3375* Paleontology II (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES1273/SGES2275 & SGES2378]

SGES 3376  Igneous Petrology Practical II (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2278]

SGES 3377  Hydrogeology Practical (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2309]

SGES 3378* Quaternary Geology (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2277]

SGES 3379* Organic Petrology (2 credits) [Pre-requisite: SGES2276]

 

 

Non-Core Programme Courses (10 credits)

Courses offered by other institutes/departments from the same faculty (10 credits)

*
Courses are taught in English

 

 Courses offered, Credit Hours and Lecturers concerned are subjected to changes according 
         to Session of Admission.  Kindly check with the Department or Faculty for confirmation.  


Non-Core Programme Courses (Kursus Bukan Teras Program)

Students who are not studying for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology or Applied Geology may take the following courses.  These courses SGES1301, SGES1302 & SGES1303 are not open to students who have already taken SGES 1201 and SGES 1202 courses. For students who have taken these courses and decide to major in Geology/Applied Geology later on, credits that have been obtained from these courses will not be taken into account.


SGES 1301 Man & Earth  (2 credits)
SGES 1302 Introduction to Basic Earth's System (2 credits)
SGES 1303 Introduction to Basic Hydrosphere (2 credits)

The Department also services the Faculty of Engineering students by offering:
KAEA 2131
- Engineering Geology (Theory & Practical) - 3 Credits
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