Curriculum for B.Sc. Degree in Geology 100 Level Harmattan
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Curriculum for B.Sc. Degree in Geology 100 Level Harmattan Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite GLG 101 Introduction to Geology I - 2 C BIO 101 Basic Biology I - 3 C BIO 107 Experimental Biology I - 1 C CHM 101 General Chemistry I - 3 C CHM 107 Experimental Chemistry I - 1 C MTH 101 Elementary Mathematics I - 3 C PHY 101 General Physics I - 3 C PHY 107 Experimental Physics I - 1 C CIT 111 Introduction to Information & - 2 R Communication Technology GNS 101 Use of English I - 2 R LIB 101 Use of Library - 1 R Total 22 100 Level Rain Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite GLG 102 Introduction to Geology II - 2 C BIO 102 Basic Biology II - 3 C BIO 108 Experimental Biology II - 1 C CHM 102 General Chemistry II - 3 C CHM 108 Experimental Chemistry II - 1 C MTH 102 Elementary Mathematics II - 3 C PHY 102 General Physics II - 3 C PHY 108 Experimental Physics II - 1 C CIT 112 Introduction to Computer - 2 C Programming GNS 102 Use of English II - 2 C STA 104 Statistical Computing I - 2 C Total 23 200 Level Harmattan Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite GLG 201 Physical Geology GLG 101, 2 C GLG 102 GLG 203 Crystallography & Systematic GLG 101, 3 C Mineralogy GLG 102 GLG 205 Geological Map Interpretation GLG 101, 2 C & Field Mapping GLG 102 CHM 203 Analytical Chemistry - 2 C CHM 205 Physical Chemistry I - 2 C CHM 207 Inorganic Chemistry I - 2 C STA 201 Statistics for Physical Sciences & - 4 C Engineering Students GNS 201 Nigerian Peoples and culture - 2 R FRN 221 Basic French - 2 R Total 21 200 Level Rain Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite GLG 202 Invertebrate Palaeontology GLG 102, BIO 2 C 101 & 102 GLG 204 Mineral Resources - 2 C GLG 206 Introduction to Petrology GLG 101, 3 C GLG 102 GLG 208 Introduction to Surveying - 2 C PHY 214 Physics of the Solid Earth - 2 C PHY 212 General Physics III (Energy & - 1 C Environment) MTH 202 Elementary Differential Equation - 2 C I EPS 202 Entrepreneurship Studies - 2 R GNS 202 Osun Peoples and culture - 2 R FRN 222 French for Specific Purposes - 2 R Total 21 300 Level Harmattan Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite GLG 301 Optical and Determinative GLG 203 2 C Mineralogy GLG 303 Igneous Petrology GLG 206 2 C GLG 305 Photogeology and Remote GLG 205 2 C Sensing GLG 307 Introductory Geochemistry GLG 206 2 C GLG 309 Sedimentology and Sedimentary GLG 208 2 C Petrology GLG 311 Marine Geology GLG 101, 2 C GLG 102 GLG 313 Mining Geology and Drilling - 2 C STA 105 Statistical Inference - 4 C GNS 301 Entrepreneurial Skills - 2 R Development and Practice TOTAL 20 300 Level Rain Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite GLG 302 Hydrogeology GLG 101, 2 C GLG 102 GLG 304 Metamorphic Petrology - 3 C GLG 306 Structural Geology GLG 205 3 C GLG 308 Stratigraphic Principles and GLG 101, 2 C Practice GLG 102 GLG 310 Principles of Geophysics - 2 C GLG 312 Paleobiology GLG 101, 2 C GLG 102 GLG 314 Geology Mapping Techniques - 3 C GLG 316 Economic Geology GLG 204 2 C GNS 302 Introduction to Logic and - 2 R Philosophy Total 21 400 Level Harmattan Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite GLG 401 Advanced Igneous and GLG 303, 2 C Metamorphic Petrology GLG 304 GLG 403 Micropalaeontology and GLG 202 3 C Palaeoecology GLG 405 Applied Geophysics GLG 304, 3 C PHY 214 GLG 413 Mineral Exploration - 3 C GLG 415 Engineering Geology GLG 101, 2 C GLG 102 GLG 497 Seminar In Geology - 2 C Electives: One of the following GLG 407 Regional Structural Geology and GLG 306 2 E Plate Tectonics GLG 409 Advanced Sedimentary Petrology GLG 309 2 E GLG 411 Petroleum Geology - 3 E Total 18/19 400 Level Rain Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite GLG 402 Precambrian Geology GLG 303, 2 C GLG 304, GLG 306 GLG 404 Geology of Nigeria GLG 205, 2 C GLG 399 GLG 408 Principles of Geochronology and - 2 C Isotopic Geology GLG 412 Geology of Industrial Minerals GLG 204 2 GLG 497 Independent Mapping Exercise - 3 C GLG 499 Project in Geology - 6 C Electives: One of the following - GLG 406 Sedimentary Depositional GLG 308 2 E Environment and Basins of Africa GLG`410 Environmental Geology GLG 101, 3 E GLG 204 Total 19/20 Course Description (B.Sc. Geology) GLG 101 - Introductory Geology I: L1T0P3 (2 Units) Definition of Geology and relationship with other sciences. The solar system; internal structure of the earth. Physical geology and physiographic features of the Earth. Earthquakes phenomena, plates and plate movements / seafloor spreading. The earth materials - minerals and rocks. Minerals: their physical and chemical properties, classification, description and identification; Rocks as aggregates of minerals, their origin, classification and description. Identification of simple rock types in the laboratory and in the field. The rock cycle and plate tectonics. GLG 102: Introduction to Geology II: L1T0P3 2 Units External processes, weathering, erosion, deposition and the formation of sedimentary rocks. Principles of Uniformitarianism, faunal succession, cross-cutting relationship and superposition. Theory of evolution of organisms. Distribution and classification of major fossil groups and their occurrence and uses. Principles of historical geology: introduction to fossils, stratigraphy and dating of rocks. Relative and absolute time in geology, Geologic Time Scale. Short excursions during week-days to study external processes. GLG 201: Physical Geology L1T1P0 (2 Units) (Pre-requisite : GLG 101 & GLG 102) Origin of the earth and other planets. The nature of Earth’s interior: from core to crust. Mountains and mountain belts. Volcanoes, volcanic forms and processes, earthquakes and their causes in the context of Plate tectonics. Weathering, erosion, Mass movement, transportation and deposition of sediments by running surface water, groundwater, glacier and wind. Soils and soil profile and factors affecting soils in different climatic settings. Identification of common rock forming minerals and rocks. GLG 202 : Invertebrate Paleontology L2T0 P3 (2 Units) ( Pre-requisite : GLG 102, BIO 101& 102) Principles of taxonomy- nomenclature and classification. Major Invertebrate fossil groups- Protozoa, Porifera, Coelenterata, Brachiopoda, Mollusca, Bryozoa, Echinodermata, Hermichordata, Graptholoidea and others; their morphology, classification, ecology, stratigraphic distribution and evolutionary trends. Index fossils GLG 203: Crystallography and Systematic Mineralogy. L2T0 P3 (3 Units) ( Pre-requisite : GLG 101 & GLG 102) The nature of minerals. Crystals and elements of symmetry, crystal forms and the Crystallographic system; atomic substitution and solid solution in minerals. Isomorphism, polymorphism and pseudomorphism. Classification of minerals and systematic description and identification of common rock forming minerals GLG 204: Mineral Resources L1T1P0 ( 2 units) Earth Resources: Mineral occurrences and deposits. Origin of mineral deposits. Classification of mineral deposits. Metallic, industrial, fossil fuels and construction minerals (clays, sands and stones). Evaluation of quarrying of construction materials. Utilisation of economic minerals and energy resources GLG 205:- Geological Map Interpretation and Field Mapping: L1T1P3 (2 units) (Pre-requisite : GLG 101 & GLG 102) Topographic maps and their properties; profiles and cross sections. Geological maps and their properties. Interpretation of simple geological maps involving the thickness of strata and the geometrical forms of outcrops. The interpretation of published Nigerian geological maps and the drawing of simple geological sections. Local field excursions to identify and describe different rock types and structures. Measurement of simple geological structures and plotting of data on base maps. GLG 206: Introduction to Petrology L1T1 P3( 3 Units) (Pre-requisite : GLG 101 & GLG 102) Principal igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. The rock cycle reviewed. Magmas and the origin of igneous rocks. Crystallization of basaltic magma. Textures of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Characteristics and classification of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Sedimentary processes and formation of sedimentary rocks. Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks. The types of metamorphism. Field and laboratory identification of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks GLG 208: Introduction to Surveying L1T0P6 (2 Units) Introduction to surveying instruments and methods. Methodologies and techniques of linear and aerial surveying and geological and mining evaluation GLG 301 – Optical and Determinative Mineralogy: L2T0P3 (3 Units). (Pre-requisite :GLG 203) Minerals and their physical properties. The nature and Properties of light. The refraction of light. The petrological microscope; minerals under the microscope; incident and reflected light, Description and identification of common rock forming minerals under the microscope. GLG 302: Hydrogeology L1T1P0 (2 Units) (Pre-requisite : GLG 101 & GLG 102) History and scope of Hydrogeology. The Hydrologic cycle. Occurrence of ground water under different geologic conditions. Hydrologic processes, variable water budget. Elementary theory of ground water flow; Darcy’s law, conductivity, transmissivity of aquifers. Groundwater maps and flow nets. Methods of groundwater exploration and development in different geological terrains. Water well drilling techniques. Quality of water; radiochemistry and microbiological quality of ground water. Presentation and interpretation of results