GEOLOGY (First Year BSc Semester 1 & 2)

PAPER I: SEM. I: FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGY UNDERSTANDING THE PLANET EARTH
CREDIT-I
1. An Introduction to Geology
2. The Planet Earth
3. Geochronology and Age of the Earth
4. An Introduction to Historical Geology
5. Mass Extinction Events
6. Climate Change
CREDIT-II
7. The Earth’s Atmosphere
8. Earth’s Crust, Mantle and Core
9. The Evolution of the Earth’s Crust
10. The Evolution of the Oceans
11. Rock Deformation
12. Introduction to Fold, Fault, Joints and Fracture
13. Plant Tectonics and Sea Floor Spreading
14. Volcanoes
15. Earthquakes
16. Meteorites
PAPER II: SEM. I: MINERALOGY AND CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
CREDIT-I
17. Introduction to Mineralogy
18. Chemistry of Minerals
19. Formation of Minerals
20. Uses of Minerals in Industries
21. Physical Properties of Minerals
22. Optical Mineralogy
CREDIT-II
23. Crystallography
24. Symmetry of Crystals
25. Crystallographic Systems
PAPER I: SEM. II: PRINCIPLES OF STRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTATION
CREDIT-I
26. Introduction to Stratigraphy
27. Stratigraphic Classification
28. An Introduction to Sedimentary Petrology
29. Derivation of Sediments
30. Transportation of Clastic Sediments
CREDIT-II
31. Textures and Primary Structures of Sedimentary Rocks
32. Secondary Deposits
PAPER II: SEM. II: PETROLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY
CREDIT-I
33. An Introduction to Igneous Petrology
34. Crystallisation of Magma
35. Textures and Microstructures
36. Classification of Igneous Rocks
CREDIT-II
37. Geochemical Composition of the Earth
38. Geochemical Behaviour in Igneous Processes
39. Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology
40. Types of Metamorphism