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BS Geology

Important for all candidates

  • Applicant for admission MUST MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS set-forth by Bahria University.
  • Candidates are advised to CONFIRM THEIR ELIGIBILITY prior apply.
  • In case of annual system, eligibility will be determined on the basis of result in percentages.
  • In case of semester system, eligibility will be determined on the basis of CGPA obtained out of 4.00.
  • In case the result is shown both in CGPA and percentage, CGPA will be considered.

    EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

    Eligibility Criteria

    Passed intermediate with Pre–Medical/Pre–Engineering subjects or A-level/equivalent with at least 50%marks with English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology.

     

    Compulsory Courses 91
    Other Courses 38
    BS Thesis 6
    Total Credit Hours 135

     

    PROGRAM ROADMAP

     Semester – 1

    Course code Course Title Credit Hours
    PAK 101 Pakistan Studies 2
    ISL 101 Islamic Studies 2
    ENG 103 English I 3
    MAT 105* Mathematics 0
    CSC 105 Introduction to Computers 3
    PHY 101 Physics 3
    GEO 105 Physical & General Geology 3
      Total Credit Hours 16

     *Academic credit of this course is zero but its contact hours, teaching material and tuition fee are equal to a 3 credit hours course.

     Semester – 2

    Course code Course Title Credit Hours
    CHM 105 Chemistry 3
    ENG 104 English -II 3
    MAT 115 Calculus & Analytical Geometry 3
    GEO 110 Fundamental of Geography & Geomorphology 3
    GEO 115 Introduction to Geophysics 3
    GEO 120 Field Geology 3
      Total Credit Hours 18

    Semester – 3

    Course code Course Title Credit Hours
    ENG 232 Oral Communication 3
    MAT 205 Statistics 3
    GEO 205 Structure Geology 3
    CSC 205 Programming Fundamentals 3
    GEO 210 Mineralogy & Crystallography 3
    One of the Following  
    HSS 111 Introduction to IR 3
    HSS 115 Introduction to Media Studies 3
    HSS 201 Introduction to Anthropology 3
    HSS 202 Introduction to Sociology 3
      Total Credit Hours 18

    Note: Students will be offered only one of the HSS subjects.

    Semester – 4

    Course code Course Title Credit Hours
    GEO 215 Sedimentology 3
    GEO 220 Optical Mineralogy 3
    GEO 225 Geochemistry 3
    GEO 230 Geotectonics 3
    MAT 210 Advance Mathematics 3
      Total Credit Hours 15

    Semester – Summer

    Course code Course Title Credit Hours
    GEO 235 Geology Field Work & Report-I 3

    Semester – 5

    Course code Course Title Credit Hours
    GEO 326 Computing with Matlab 3
    GEO 325 Stratigraphy of Pakistan 3
    GEO 315 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology 3
    GEO 320 Marine Geology 3
    GEO 305 Environmental Geology 3
    GEO 310 Paleontology 3
      Total Credit Hours 18

    Semester – 6

    Course code Course Title Credit Hours
    GEO 340 Wireline logging 3
    GEO 350 Geology of Pakistan 3
    GEO 330 Micropaleontology & Biostratigraphy 3
    GEO 345 Petroleum Geology 3
    GEO 335 Earthquake Seismology 3
      Total Credit Hours 15

     Semester – Summer

    Course code Course Title Credit Hours
    GEO 355 Geology Field Work & Report-II 3

     Semester – 7

    Course code Course Title Credit Hours
    GEO 410 Engineering Geology 3
    GEO 415 Economic Geology 3
    GEO 425 Research Methodology 2
    GEO 420 Hydrogeology 3
    GEO 405 Petroleum Engineering 3
      Total Credit Hours 14

      Semester – 8

    Course code Course Title Credit Hours
    GEO 445 Seismic Stratigraphy 3
    GEO 430 Geochemical Exploration Technique 3
    GEO 435 GIS & Remote Sensing 3
    GEO 440 Thesis 6
    GEO 465 Comprehensive Viva Voce 0
      Total Credit Hours 15