PHD Geophysics
Program Title: PhD Geophysics Duration: 3 to 8 years Total Credit Hours: 54
Endorsement References:
- A: Recommendations of DBOS dated 27th September 2023
- B: Recommendations of FBOS dated 3rd October 2023
Summary of Credit Hours
| Sr. No. |
Courses as per HEC New GE Policy 2023 (All courses at Ph.D. level must be 800 level) |
Credit Hours (Existing Road Map) |
Credit Hours (Proposed New Road Map) |
| 1 |
Major/Disciplinary |
9 |
9 |
| 2 |
Electives Courses |
9 |
9 |
| 3 |
Interdisciplinary Courses |
- |
- |
| 4 |
Thesis |
36 |
36 |
| 5 |
Deficiency course in case of candidate from other domain or interdisciplinary domain |
Nil |
6–9 * |
| Total |
|
54 |
54 |
*Subject to allocation of deficiency courses by the Admission Committee.
Semester-wise Revised Roadmap of PhD Geophysics
(Aligned with HEC New Postgraduate Policy 2023)
Semester 1
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
17 UN SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
- |
GEO 814 |
Hydrocarbon Exploration Techniques |
3 |
8, 4 |
| 2 |
- |
GEO 828 |
Contemporary Trends in Geosciences |
3 |
4 |
| 3 |
- |
GEO 8xx |
Elective Course I |
3 |
- |
| Total Credit Hours |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Semester 2
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
17 UN SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
- |
GEO 803 |
Seismic Imaging Techniques |
3 |
4, 8 |
| 2 |
- |
GEO 8xx |
Elective Course II |
3 |
- |
| 3 |
- |
GEO 8xx |
Elective Course III |
3 |
- |
| Total Credit Hours |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Semester 3
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
17 UN SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
- |
THS 900 |
PhD Thesis |
9 |
4, 8, 9 |
| Total Credit Hours |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Semester 4
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
17 UN SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
None |
THS 900 |
PhD Thesis |
9 |
4, 8, 9 |
| Total Credit Hours |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Semester 5
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
17 UN SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
None |
THS 900 |
PhD Thesis |
9 |
4, 8, 9 |
| Total Credit Hours |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Semester 6
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
17 UN SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
None |
THS 900 |
PhD Thesis |
9 |
4, 8, 9 |
| Total Credit Hours |
|
|
|
9 |
|
List of Elective Courses
| Sr. No. |
Pre-requisite Course Code |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
17 UN SDGs Alignment |
| 1 |
- |
ESC 801 |
Research Methods in PhD Studies |
3 |
4 |
| 2 |
- |
GEO 801 |
Tectonic Evolution of Pakistan |
3 |
4 |
| 3 |
- |
GEO 804 |
3D Seismic Attributes for Reservoir Characterization |
3 |
8, 12 |
| 4 |
- |
GEO 805 |
3D Seismic Acquisition in Offshore & Onshore |
3 |
4, 8 |
| 5 |
- |
GEO 806 |
Reservoir Modeling |
3 |
8, 12 |
| 6 |
- |
GEO 807 |
GIS Applications in Geophysics |
3 |
9, 11, 12, 13 |
| 7 |
- |
GEO 808 |
Signal Processing in Geophysics |
3 |
4 |
| 8 |
- |
GEO 809 |
Geosciences Software |
3 |
4 |
| 9 |
- |
GEO 810 |
Petrophysics |
3 |
8 |
| 10 |
- |
GEO 811 |
Advanced Reflection Seismology |
3 |
4, 8 |
| 11 |
- |
GEO 812 |
Mining Geophysics |
3 |
8, 9 |
| 12 |
- |
GEO 813 |
Gravity & Magnetic Modeling |
3 |
8 |
| 13 |
- |
GEO 826 |
Disaster Risk Management |
3 |
9, 11 |
| 14 |
- |
GEO 829 |
Advanced Earthquake Seismology |
3 |
9, 11 |
| 15 |
- |
GEO 850 |
Advanced Basin Analysis |
3 |
8 |
| 16 |
- |
GEO 851 |
Reservoir Characterization |
3 |
8 |
| 17 |
- |
GEO 853 |
Advanced Sequence Stratigraphy |
3 |
4 |
| 18 |
- |
GEO 868 |
Advanced Structural Geology |
3 |
4, 13 |
| 19 |
- |
GEO 869 |
Geostatistics |
3 |
4, 9 |
| 20 |
- |
GEO 871 |
Advanced Petroleum Geology |
3 |
8 |
| 21 |
- |
GEO 872 |
Advanced Electrical Methods |
3 |
6, 7 |
List of Deficiency Courses
Courses will be selected from MS Geophysics (700-level codes), as per the recommendation of the Admission Committee.
