MS Geology (Roadmap)
Academic Roadmap for MS Geology
Program Title: MS Geology Duration: 2 to 3 Years Total Credit Hours: 32
Summary of Credit Hours
| Sr. No. |
Category of Course |
Existing Roadmap |
Proposed New Roadmap |
| 1 |
Compulsory Courses |
12 |
12 |
| 2 |
Elective Courses |
12 |
12 |
| 3 |
Thesis |
6 |
6 |
| 4 |
Feham-e-Quran |
0 |
2 |
| Total |
|
30 |
32 |
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
- Attain employment in geological field, or engage in entrepreneurship (PEO1).
- Advance careers by demonstrating leadership and interpersonal skills including teamwork and communication skills (PEO2).
- Pursue their professional development through self-learning or pursue advanced degrees (PEO3).
Program Learning Objectives (PLOs)
- PLO1: Appraise geological problems and recognize processes responsible for the geologic outcomes.
- PLO2: Apply practical and theoretical knowledge to solve geological problems.
- PLO3: Develop and execute geological research in an original and creative manner using common and specialized research techniques.
- PLO4: Demonstrate responsibility in independent learning.
- PLO5: Prepare high-quality technical reports and research publications in peer-reviewed ISI journals; and deliver geological research to other professionals and the wider community.
Semester-Wise Roadmap
Semester 1 (12 Credit Hours)
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
17 UN-SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
- |
GEO 703 |
Advanced Petroleum System Analysis |
3 |
7 & 9 |
| 2 |
- |
GEO 701 |
Global Tectonics |
3 |
11 |
| 3 |
- |
GEO 712 |
Mineral Prospecting and Exploration |
3 |
9 & 11 |
| 4 |
- |
ESC 701 |
Research Methodology |
3 |
4 |
Semester 2 (12 Credit Hours)
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
17 UN-SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
- |
GEO 7XX |
Elective-I |
3 |
- |
| 2 |
- |
GEO 7XX |
Elective-II |
3 |
- |
| 3 |
- |
GEO 7XX |
Elective-III |
3 |
- |
| 4 |
- |
GEO 7XX |
Elective-IV |
3 |
- |
Semester 3 (3 Credit Hours)
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
17 UN-SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
- |
THS 799 |
MS Thesis |
3 |
- |
Semester 4 (3 Credit Hours)
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
17 UN-SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
- |
THS 799 |
MS Thesis |
3 |
- |
List of Elective Courses
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
HEC Category |
17 UN-SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
N/A |
GEO 741 |
Applications of GIS in Geoscience |
3 |
Elective |
9 & 11 |
| 2 |
N/A |
GEO 748 |
Advanced Seismic Stratigraphy |
3 |
Elective |
7 |
| 3 |
N/A |
GEO 705 |
Sedimentary Petrology |
3 |
Elective |
7 |
| 4 |
N/A |
GEO 706 |
Petroleum Geochemistry |
3 |
Elective |
7 |
| 5 |
N/A |
GEO 707 |
Basin Analysis |
3 |
Elective |
7, 9 & 11 |
| 6 |
N/A |
GEO 708 |
Stratigraphic Analysis and Petroleum Prospects |
3 |
Elective |
7, 9 & 11 |
| 7 |
N/A |
GEO 745 |
Petrophysical Analysis |
3 |
Elective |
7, 9 & 11 |
| 8 |
N/A |
GEO 747 |
Drilling Operations and Well Site Geology |
3 |
Elective |
7, 9 & 11 |
| 9 |
N/A |
GEO 710 |
Groundwater Development and Management |
3 |
Elective |
3, 6, 13 & 15 |
| 10 |
N/A |
GEO 731 |
Techniques in Structural Geology |
3 |
Elective |
9 & 11 |
| 11 |
N/A |
GEO 765 |
Rock Mechanics |
3 |
Elective |
9 & 11 |
| 12 |
N/A |
GEO 721 |
Soil Mechanics |
3 |
Elective |
9, 11 & 15 |
| 13 |
N/A |
GEO 722 |
Geochemical Exploration |
3 |
Elective |
7 & 9 |
| 14 |
N/A |
GEO 723 |
Isotope Geochemistry |
3 |
Elective |
7 & 9 |
| 15 |
N/A |
GEO 724 |
Clastic Sedimentology |
3 |
Elective |
9 |
| 16 |
N/A |
GEO 725 |
Non-Clastic Sedimentology |
3 |
Elective |
9 |
| 17 |
N/A |
GEO 726 |
Clay Mineralogy |
3 |
Elective |
11 |
| 18 |
N/A |
GEO 727 |
Hydrochemistry & Groundwater Pollution |
3 |
Elective |
3 & 6 |
| 19 |
N/A |
GEO 728 |
Groundwater Modeling |
3 |
Elective |
3 & 6 |
| 20 |
N/A |
GEO 729 |
Industrial Mineralogy |
3 |
Elective |
7 & 9 |
| 21 |
N/A |
GEO 730 |
Advanced Marine Geology |
3 |
Elective |
7 & 9 |
| 22 |
N/A |
GEO 734 |
Reservoir Geology |
3 |
Elective |
7 & 9 |
| 27 |
N/A |
GEO 735 |
Applied Mineralogy |
3 |
Elective |
7 & 9 |
| 28 |
N/A |
GEO 787 |
Fundamentals of Gemology |
3 |
Elective |
7 & 9 |
| 29 |
N/A |
GEO 737 |
Advanced Engineering Geology |
3 |
Elective |
11 |
| 30 |
N/A |
ENV 737 |
Recent Trends in Environmental Engineering |
3 |
Elective |
3, 6, 13 & 15 |
| 31 |
N/A |
ENV 713 |
Health, Safety and Environment |
3 |
Elective |
3, 6, 13 & 15 |
| 32 |
N/A |
GEO 736 |
Advanced Igneous Petrology |
3 |
Elective |
7 |
| 33 |
N/A |
GEO 738 |
Advanced Metamorphic Petrology |
3 |
Elective |
7 |
| 34 |
N/A |
GEO 739 |
Ore Deposits Geology |
3 |
Elective |
7, 8 & 9 |
| 35 |
N/A |
GEO 746 |
Advanced Biostratigraphy |
3 |
Elective |
7 & 9 |
| 36 |
N/A |
GEO 702 |
Geophysical Exploration Techniques |
3 |
Elective |
7 & 9 |
| 37 |
N/A |
GEO 719 |
Coal Geology |
3 |
Elective |
7, 8 & 9 |
| 38 |
N/A |
ENV 740 |
Climate Crisis Adaptation and Mitigation |
3 |
Elective |
13 |
| 39 |
N/A |
ENV 722 |
Disaster Mitigation and Emergency Management |
3 |
Elective |
11 |
| 40 |
N/A |
ENV 704 |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
3 |
Elective |
13 & 15 |
| 41 |
N/A |
GEO 716 |
Environmental Geophysics |
3 |
Elective |
3, 6, 13 & 15 |
| 42 |
N/A |
GEO 771 |
Engineering Geophysics |
3 |
Elective |
11 |
| 43 |
N/A |
MAT 769 |
Machine Learning in Geoscience |
3 |
Elective |
4, 8 & 9 |
| 44 |
N/A |
GEO 770 |
Applications of Geostatistics in Geosciences |
3 |
Elective |
4, 8 & 9 |
| 45 |
N/A |
GEO 786 |
Reservoir Geomechanics |
3 |
Elective |
7 & 9 |
| 46 |
N/A |
GEO 750 |
Unconventional Energy Resources |
3 |
Elective |
7 & 9 |
| 47 |
N/A |
GEO 760 |
Practical Technology Use in the Geoscience |
3 |
Elective |
4 & 9 |
Academic Roadmap for MS Geophysics
Program Title: MS Geophysics Duration: 2 to 3 Years Total Credit Hours: 32
Summary of Credit Hours
| Sr. No. |
Category of Course |
Existing Roadmap |
Proposed New Roadmap |
| 1 |
Compulsory Courses |
12 |
12 |
| 2 |
Elective Courses |
12 |
12 |
| 3 |
Thesis |
6 |
6 |
| 4 |
Feham-e-Quran |
0 |
2 |
| Total |
|
30 |
32 |
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
- Establishing skillful and knowledgeable graduates in the industrial fields including oil and gas industries as well as higher institutions (PEO1).
- Produce human resources that are able to apply logical, critical, and analytical concepts to exploit, develop, and manage knowledge-based resources (PEO2).
- Developing graduates who are able to lead and contribute effectively (PEO3).
Program Learning Objectives (PLOs)
- PLO1: Apply skills developed in fundamental courses to geophysical problems.
- PLO2: Research, analyze, and synthesize solutions to an original and contemporary geophysics problem.
- PLO3: Work independently and as part of a team to develop and improve geophysics solutions.
- PLO4: Apply written, visual, and oral presentation skills to communicate scientific knowledge.
- PLO5: An in-depth technical understanding of geophysics problems at an advanced level.
Semester-Wise Roadmap
Semester 1 (12 Credit Hours)
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
17 UN-SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
- |
GEO 761 |
Unconventional Energy Resources |
3 |
7 & 9 |
| 2 |
- |
GEO 748 |
|
|
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