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Duration
8 Terms
General credits
12
Elective credits
0
Compulsory credits
88
Total credits
133
Subject code | Subject name | Credits | Subject type | Subject prerequisites |
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GE111 | Physical Geology | 3 | Compulsory | - |
Studying this course aims to study the theory of the Earth’s relationship with the universe and the solar system, theories that explain the origin of the universe, the solar system and its planets, methods for estimating the age of the Earth, the natural properties of the Earth, the internal composition of the Earth (crust, mantle, core), composition of the Earth’s crust, minerals. Its natural properties, a simplified study of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, the external processes that affect the Earth’s surface, weathering and soil formation, dissipation of masses, the geological action of winds, running water, groundwater, icebergs, seas and oceans. |
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ISLC.101 | Islamic Education | 2 | General | - |
The Islamic culture course is concerned with the spiritual aspect of the student and instills and deepens the correct concepts of the sound and moderate Islamic religion by introducing him to the revelation, the Quran, the etiquette of recitation, the types of revelation and the revelations of the Quran, in addition to the Sunnah and its definition, its types and its relationship to the Quran, with a focus on the concept of faith, the pillars of faith, the truth of Islam, the rules of Islam and the warning against Extremism in religion, then clarifying the aspect of worship, purity and its rulings, ablution, washing, tayammum, prayer, its rulings and importance, and the ruling on one who abandons it, then mentioning aspects of the Prophet’s biography. |
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AR1.102 | Arabic Language(1) | 2 | General | - |
In this course, the student studies the structures of the nominal sentence and the function of its counterparts, the grammatical positions of the subject or deputy in the verbal sentence, studies a number of tools in their different linguistic contexts, and a group of common linguistic errors and corrects them. The student practices applications of the listening and speaking skills, and applies the previous skills to texts. Literary reading and analysis, and paying attention to the division of the word, signs, parsing, construction, subject, predicate, the bound and open ta’, soft alif, hamzat al-wasl, qat’, punctuation marks, dictionaries, writing styles, and some poetic and prose literary texts. |
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EN1.103 | English Language (1) | 2 | General | - |
The Types of Nouns, Functions of Nouns, Plural of Nouns, The Indefinite article (a – an), The Definite Article (The), Types of Adjectives, Position of Adjective, Comparison Adjectives, Pronouns in English, Verbs in English, Telling the Time, Tenses in English (Simple Present). |
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MA101 | Mathematics (1) | 3 | Supportive | - |
A specialized course that aims to activate previously studied basic concepts, the ability to deal with mathematical operations, advance the student’s thinking to deal with and develop basic concepts, and bring the student’s thinking to a level that qualifies him to comprehend the mathematical concepts that will be taught in the next stages. |
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CH.101 | General Chemistry (1) | 3 | Supportive | - |
This course is an introduction to chemistry, and includes basic topics including: atomic theory and atom structure, chemical arithmetic, the periodic table and its properties, chemical bonds, chemical reactions, chemical equations and their weight, molecular structure and molecular orbitals, the gaseous state, the liquid state, Solid state, and solutions of previous states. |
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PH.101 | General Physics(1) | 3 | Supportive | - |
This course aims to identify physical units, measurements, vectors, foundations of linear motion, electric force, Coulomb's law, electric field, Gauss's law, calculating the electric field at a point resulting from a group of distributed charges, applications to Gauss's law, electric potential, the relationship between... Electric potential and electric field, the potential generated by a point charge. |
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GE.121 | Historical Geology | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The aim of studying this course is to learn the theoretical study and introduce the science of historical geology and the basic concepts of sedimentation science, geological postulates, the geological time scale, an introduction to the types and methods of preserving landforms, the Precambrian Era, the emergence of continents, sediments and shields, moving belts, Precambrian rocks and geography. The ancient era, the emergence of life, the Paleozoic era and its divisions (paleogeography, climate, fossil record, evolution of life, depositional phenomena), the Mesozoic era and its divisions (evolution of life, climate), the Cenozoic era and its divisions and the evolution of life in it, and includes a practical study of the fossils that guide the Different geological times in order to learn about them and ways to preserve them. |
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GE.122 | Crystallography & Mineralogy | 3 | Compulsory | - |
Familiarity with crystallography and its relationship to the bonding of chemical elements, knowing the most important forms of crystals in different crystal systems and families, studying the most important minerals and how they are chemically bonded, and studying minerals in terms of chemical composition and crystal form. |
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CH.102 | General Chemistry(2) | 3 | Supportive | - |
This course is considered a complement to General Chemistry (1), and includes the following main topics: thermochemistry, chemical equilibrium, the law of effective masses, equilibrium in electrolyte solutions, electrochemistry, thermodynamic chemistry, and kinetic chemistry. |
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PH.102 | General Physics(2) | 3 | Supportive | - |
The concept of motion, vectors, motion in a straight line, motion in a plane, work and energy, properties of matter, surface tension, viscosity, heat and thermodynamics. Charge, Coulomb's law, electric field, Gauss's law, electric potential, capacitors, current and resistance, sound and light. |
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MA102 | Mathematics(2) | 3 | Supportive | - |
This course explains and presents the following concepts: Vector Calculus: Vector function. Derived from vector function. Gradient of a scalar function. Divergence and curl of vector functions. Directional derivative and pressure calculation, kinetic interpretation of energy. Linear algebra: integral of matrices. Addition and multiplication of matrices. Inverse of the square matrix. Orthogonal, racial and unit matrices. Properties of determinants and expansion of determinants. Solving non-homogeneous linear equations using Cramer's rule. Primary operations. Echoes and softened shapes. Matrix rank. Equivalent matrices. Gauss-Jordan elimination method. A system of homogeneous and inhomogeneous linear equations and vector spaces. Blanks. Linear dependence and independence are term, basis and dimension. Eigen value problems Eigen vectors. Cayley-Hamilton theorem |
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AR2.202 | Arabic Language (2) | 2 | General | - |
This course is one of the applied courses in the field of the Arabic language, and it is among the courses that qualify students who are not specialists in the Arabic language to use the language at all levels of grammar, morphology, spelling, and text analysis in a way that achieves their reading, writing, and communication skills with high efficiency. It also seeks to introduce students to sentence rulings. The nominal ones and their annulants, and compares the work of the actual and literal annulants in them. |
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EN2.210 | (English Language (2 | 2 | General | - |
This course is concerned with providing students with many knowledge and skills related to their field of specialization to enable them to use the language for scientific purposes, as it covers many topics and terminology related to their specialization and gives students opportunities for successful interaction and communication in the English language, and provides an idea of the basic principles and generalizations so that they are proficient in using the rules of the language and writing. And understand the basic components of sentence construction and the use of conversational language, and train them on the various methods and mechanisms in critical and interactive reading in the English language related to his field of specialization. |
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NC104 | National Culture | 2 | General | - |
The national culture course dealt with the study of several important topics in civil culture, political and social upbringing, the relationship of civil culture to education, the concept of patriotism and national belonging, the foundations of building civil society, the history and culture of Libyan society, and the study of the subject of human rights and issues related to cultural and societal security. From these, the student acquires skills, values, and behaviors that he can Through it, he understands what is required of him as a good citizen who loves his country, is proud of belonging to it, respects and adheres to its systems and institutions, how to preserve the unity of the country, its customs and traditions, address its social, economic, political and cultural problems, and learn about his rights and duties towards his society. |
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ST.221 | Principals of Statistics | 2 | Supportive | - |
This course aims to clarify: The concept of statistics and its sections, and types of data - Methods and techniques for collecting data - Frequency distribution tables for data types - Description, display, organization and graphic representation of data - Measures of central tendency - The relationship between means Measures of dispersion - skewness and kurtosis - correlation and simple linear regression - introduction to probability |
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EN.230 | Scientific Terms | 2 | Supportive | - |
This course is concerned with studying the English terminology related to geology and teaching the student how to write geological reports in the English language by organizing the sentences in a correct linguistic manner. |
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CH.301 | Analytical Chemistry | 3 | Supportive | - |
Learn about analytical chemistry, study different methods of analysis, methods of expressing concentration, and study pH. |
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BO.201 | General Biology | 3 | Supportive | - |
This course aims to introduce the student to the basics of biology and will address the history of biology, its importance and its branches - the characteristics and characteristics of the living organism - the living cell, its types, shapes, organelles, its living and nonliving components, the metabolic processes that the cell performs, the cell’s life cycle and its divisions - The student will also study plant and animal tissues and their components and functions. This course will also present the basics of genetics, such as the basics of genetics, Mendel’s laws and deviations from them, incomplete dominance, the inheritance of blood groups, and multiple alleles, while also touching on molecular inheritance that includes chromosomes, their types, and functions. Nucleic acids, their structure, their biological functions, and their replication. The course will also address genes, their structure and functions, the processes of translation and replication, and the construction of vital proteins. |
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GE.211 | Sedimentology | 3 | Compulsory | - |
Studying this course aims to identify the basic concepts of this science and the role of Arab scientists in this field, learn about the development in sedimentology and its relationship to other sciences, know the methods of sediment transport and diagenetic processes, study sedimentary structures and study sedimentary environments and their various facies, study conditions. Tectonic sedimentation and the sedimentary cycles associated with it, knowledge of sedimentation basins, their classification and methods of formation, and a general description of the analysis of sedimentary basins, study of volumetric analysis of sediments and their classification according to Folk’s classification (1954), interpretation of the results of volumetric analysis and their conversion into maps and applications of analysis of the direction of ancient currents. |
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GE.212 | Geomorphology | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The study of this course aims to identify morphometric measurements of basins - basin area - elongation - roundness - basic definitions and concepts, factors that make up the surface, shapes resulting from: (volcanic activity - folds - faults - weathering), river sedimentation, landforms in river valleys, water. Underground and the geological features resulting from it (karst), air activities, wind sculpture and the resulting shapes, sand dunes, marine erosion and sculpture, water weathering and dissolution, beach sidewalks, sea cliffs, sea arches and obelisks, low coasts and the shapes arranged in them, beaches, beach barriers. , coastal marshes, glacial erosion and its resulting forms, glacial valley, glacial deposition, study of modern applications in the field of geomorphology (agriculture and agricultural terraces, dams, airports, mining in military fields). |
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GE.221 | Structural Geology | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The study of this course aims to study the deformations that occur in rocks and their causes, describe and classify geological structures such as folds, faults, fractures, and others, explain the basic concepts of stress, strain, and shear stress and its relationship to geological structures, and explain the different types of tectonic plate movement and the geological structures they cause. |
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GE.222 | Paleontology (1) | 3 | Compulsory | - |
This course explains the different methods of preserving the remains of invertebrate organisms, and covers the foundations of the general classification of different animal groups while shedding light on the general form of each family separately. Study of the stratigraphic column and its relationship to fossils |
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GE.232 | Optical Mineralogy | 3 | Compulsory | - |
This course aims to identify different types of minerals using a polarizing microscope, based on their optical properties resulting from the refraction, interference, or collection of light within them. Identify the types of interference forms and divide minerals into three types of optically homogeneous minerals. Minerals with one optical axis and a third group with two optical axes. Identify the presence of important minerals and their distribution among the three rocks, and try to differentiate between the minerals within one rock. |
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GE.224 | Sedimentary Rocks | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The purpose of this course is to give a broad understanding of how sedimentary rocks form and how they evolve when they undergo burial. This starts with understanding sediment textures and composition. It also shows that after a short time of deposition the sediments become rocks. This includes both chemical and physical transformations that lead to significant changes in the original petrophysical properties (porosity and permeability) of sediments and sedimentary rocks when lithification and dimensional changes occur. This course also provides information about the petrography of sedimentary rocks and the sedimentary structures of the different types of these rocks. |
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GE.225 | Stratigraphy | 3 | Compulsory | - |
Introducing stratigraphy and the purpose of studying it and knowing physical and biological stratigraphy, the stratigraphic column, stratigraphic units, rock units, the foundations of comparison between stratigraphic units, the foundations of comparison and interpretation of rock units. |
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CS.310 | Computer | 3 | Supportive | - |
Studying the course (Computer Principles) aims to introduce the nature of the course, curricula and scientific approaches to its study, the history of the computer and its development, computer operating systems and their types, as well as knowledge of the different types of computer viruses and how to protect the computer from them, also the benefits and uses of computer networks and their different types, knowledge of numerical systems and how to convert from One system to another, and understanding ready-made application programs (Microsoft Office) and how to deal with them practically on a computer. |
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GE.311 | Geology Metric | 2 | Compulsory | - |
This course focuses on the physical properties and mechanical behavior of engineering rock materials, the effect of erosion, slope, coastal and tectonic processes, in addition to soil treatment as well as subsurface voids and other topics. |
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GE.312 | Remote Sensing | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The study of this course aims to explain the basics of remote sensing and aerial photography, convert aerial photographs into three-dimensional images to determine the Earth’s topography, analyze aerial photographs and satellite visuals, deduce some geological structures, and distinguish different objects on the surface of the Earth depending on the type of energy used in photographing satellite visuals. |
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GE.313 | Igneous Rocks | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The purpose of studying this course is to study the development of petrology and related definitions, explain the physical properties of magma, explain the shapes of igneous rock bodies (underground rocks, surface rocks), identify rock structures, study the textures of igneous rocks, classify igneous rocks, study the minerals that make up the rocks, their shapes and characteristics, and differentiate. Among them, we study the acid rock group, the intermediate rock group, and the basic rock group. |
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GE.314 | Geochemistry | 3 | Compulsory | - |
This course explains the study of chemical reactions and the distribution of various elements in the Earth's crust, especially the three types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic, as well as the use of state drawings. It also includes studying the chemical properties of some common and rare elements and the behavior of these elements during various geological processes. The course also addresses the geochemistry of radioactive materials and radioactive isotopes and their uses. |
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GE.315 | Subsurface Geology | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The study of this course aims to learn about the use of geological and geophysical information to identify and visualize geological layers and subsurface structures, as well as their characteristics, through maps and geological cross-sections. |
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GE.316 | Paleontology ( 2 ) | 3 | Compulsory | - |
This course deals with the comparative anatomy of vertebrates, discussing the main families of vertebrates during geological time, the importance of vertebrates, and their use in comparison at the global level, with special attention to the vertebrate fossils of the Pliocene in Libya. |
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GE.321 | Geology of Libya | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The course aims to study the geological formations starting from the Precambrian to the Cretaceous period to the modern era, explain the tectonic properties of the rock formations and geological structures, study the five sedimentary basins in Libya (boundaries, features, and internal structure), and introduce the most important metallic and non-metallic mineral ores in general. In Libya in particular, identifying discoveries on maps, drawing geological sections, studying sedimentary basins from contour maps, and writing reports on sedimentary basins and mineral resources in Libya. |
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GE.322 | Geology of Ecology | 2 | Compulsory | - |
The course aims to study the concept of the environment and environmental pollution (the relationship between humans and the environment, the concept of ecology, the development of ecology, the ecosystem, the concept of environmental pollution, environmental geology), natural risks (earthquakes, volcanoes, torrents, storms and hurricanes, desertification, cliff collapse, cosmic risks). ), natural resources and the environment (mineral resources, energy resources, nuclear energy, population growth and its impact on economic development, soil problems and pollution, dangers resulting from soil pollution, the atmosphere, the importance of the atmosphere, air pollution, sources of air pollution, water resources and their pollution ( The origin of the hydrosphere, characteristics of water, the water cycle in nature, water sources on Earth, fresh water, water pollution, water resources in Libya, solid waste. |
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GE.323 | Metamorphic Rocks | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The study of this course aims to define rock metamorphism and its types, metamorphic factors and classification of metamorphic rocks, describe the minerals that make up metamorphic rocks and the sources of factors controlling metamorphism (heat, pressure, fluids), study the texture of metamorphic rocks, identify metamorphic facies and study the metamorphism of sedimentary rocks - metamorphism. Igneous rocks - contact and regional transformation, economic raw materials for them, and transformation in tectonic plate areas. |
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GE.324 | Geotectonic | 3 | Compulsory | - |
It is interested in studying the internal and external structure and rock composition of the Earth's crust, regional concavities and the cycle of mountain formation, the theory of continental drift, scientific discoveries between the period of the emergence of the theory of erosion and the theory of plate tectonics, the concept of the theory and the driving forces of plates, the formation of the surrounding crust, the rocky features of subduction zones, the formation of mountains in light of Plate movement . |
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GE.325 | Hydrogeology | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The course study aims to identify the concept of groundwater, types of water-bearing geological formations, groundwater - properties of media, groundwater reservoirs, types and properties of porous groundwater reservoirs, groundwater flow (Darcy's law (hydraulic conductivity coefficient for groundwater reservoirs, methods of measuring it and methods of calculating it, equation Energy (Bernoulli, piezometers and piezometric groups, operation of the piezometric network, hydrogeological maps, interaction of seawater with groundwater reservoirs, well hydraulics (test pumping and movement of groundwater to the well), analysis and evaluation of pumping trial data, investigation of groundwater, artificial recharge, water quality Groundwater (physical and chemical properties of water), water pollution. |
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GE.411 | Economic Geology | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The course study aims to identify the historical development of economic raw materials. Learn about general concepts about economic geology, learn about the historical development of the science of ores and economic deposits, know the nature of the ore and its properties, and learn about the economic determinants. Identifying the times of mineralization and mineralization of economic deposits, classifying ores and economic deposits, identifying methods of transforming ores, sedimentary mineral ores, sediment deposits, and weathering. |
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GE.412 | Basin Analysis | 3 | Compulsory | - |
This course covers theories of the formation of sedimentation basins and the factors that control the mechanics of subsidence and sedimentation. The complex structural entities that contain oil and gas assemblies, the possibility of the presence of hydrocarbons, the elements of the petroleum system, the concept and significance of searching for hydrocarbons, their source rocks, their maturity, their migration, their reservoirs, their traps and their closure rocks. |
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GE.413 | Field Geology (1) | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The study of this course aims to identify the types of carbonate rocks, carbonate minerals, limestone classifications, late formation processes, depositional environments and facies, dissolution - materials - silicification - silicification - dolomitization - evaporites and sabkhas. Description of hand samples with the aim of identifying rock composition, texture, and maturity, classification of rocks based on the main clastic, oleochemical, and orthochemical components, classification of rocks according to the textural maturity of clay and vaspar, interpretation of classification results and translation of them into contour maps to determine the source areas and the approximate distance through which the sediments were transported, study Formal properties of grains such as roundness and curvature, study of rock slides of clastic and chemical rocks under the microscope according to the method of Folk (1962) and Dunham and Walls (1978), identification of heavy minerals. |
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GE.414 | Geophysics ( 1 ) | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The goal of studying this course is to learn about the use of advanced technology in the field of exploring the depths of subsurface layers and geological structures, as well as to explain the basic principles and general concepts in geophysical methods and their uses, and to understand the basic concepts of gravity and know the units of gravity and the change in their units, as well as to learn about gravity measuring devices and field procedures. In gravity measurements and correction of terrestrial gravity data. |
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RM.220 | Research Methods | 2 | Supportive | - |
This course aims to study science (its definition, objectives, pillars, branches, and characteristics), knowledge (its definition, characteristics, and methods of obtaining it), the stages of development of scientific research methods, the importance, benefits, and objectives of scientific research, the characteristics of good research, the characteristics and skills of a good researcher, the difficulties that face Accompanying scientific research, preparing and designing the research plan (concept of the plan, elements of the research plan), scientific research methodology (scientific research methods, importance of methodology), scientific research tools (reading, questionnaire, interview, observation), research community and study sample (definition of the research community Study sample, research sample size, research organization (formatting tables, arranging figures, printing format, formatting research pages, formatting research chapters, formatting appendices, formatting footnotes and references), documenting sources, (importance of documentation, documentation methods, documentation elements, list References), recording and interpreting research results, research summary. |
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GE.421 | Field Geology (2 ) | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The goal of studying this course is to conduct a field study, identify the regional slopes of the region, describe the colors of the rock outcrops, identify the sedimentary and geological structures in the region, and describe and determine the true thickness of the layers. Geological mapping of sedimentary structures and strata. |
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GE.422 | Geophysics ( 2 ) | 3 | Compulsory | - |
Knowing what seismic surveying or exploration is and how to obtain subsurface information about the Earth’s layers. As well as studying the methods used through which seismic waves are obtained, whether they were on land or areas submerged in water, and interpreting the information obtained from the waves released within the Earth’s layers. |
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GE.423 | Well Records | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The study of this course aims to interpret the narratives of different wells in order to benefit from them in evaluating the various formations from a petrophysical perspective and determining the types of fluids they contain. |
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GE.424 | Petroleum Geology | 3 | Compulsory | - |
The study of this course aims to know the source rocks of oil and its geochemical and geological characteristics, study the relationship between oil and different rocks, study some petrophysical characteristics of the oil reservoir, and study the different types of oil traps. |
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GE.425 | Project | 4 | Compulsory | - |
Dividing students into groups, choosing the professor supervising the research, defining a research problem for each group, choosing the title of the graduation research for each group, formulating the research introduction for each group, formulating the objectives for each research, formulating the importance of the research for each group, reviewing previous studies related to each research, Choosing the appropriate methodology for each group’s research, writing research methods and mechanisms, defining the limits and restrictions of the research, choosing the research tool (reading, questionnaire, interview, observation) in addition to the population and sample, writing proposal references, submitting research proposals and discussing them with each group, doing midterm theoretical exams. And a final for each research for each group. |