Academic Programmes
B.Sc. (Hons) Geology Course Curriculum
Course Structure
100 LEVEL – FIRST SEMESTER COURSES
(a) General Studies
GSS 101 Use of English I – 1
GSS105 Humanities – 2
GSS 107 Nigeria People and Culture 2
GSS 109 Basic Igbo Studies 1 – 1
b) Core Courses
GLS 101 Physical Geology – 2
ICH 101 Basic Organic Chemistry 2
ICH 111 Basic Inorganic Chemistry 2
PHY 101 General Physics I 3
MAT 101 General Mathemathetics I 3
BIO 101 General Biology 2
BIO 103 Practical Biology 1
CSC 101 Introduction to Computer Sciences and basic program 3
TOTAL UNITS (Core) 24
(a) General Studies
GSS 102 Use of English II – 2
GSS 106 Social Sciences – 2
GSS 110 Basic Igbo Studies 1I 1
(b) Core Courses
GLS 112 Earth History – 2
GLS132 Basic Field Mapping 2
ICH 102 Physical Chemistry I 2
PHY 102 General Physics II 3
PHY 108 General Physics Laboratory II 1
MAT 101 General Mathematics II 3
STAT 132 Statistics Inference I 2
ICH 112 Basic Practical Chemistry – 2
BIO 102 General Biology II 2
TOTAL UNITS (Core) 24
Compulsory
GLS 251 Principles of Stratigraphy
Compulsory (DE)
CSC 101 Introduction to Computer Sciences and basic program – 3
Compulsory (DE)
GLS 101 Physical Geology – 2
TOTAL UNITS (UTME) 19
TOTAL UNITS (DE) 24
200 LEVEL – SECOND SEMESTER CORE COURSES
Compulsory
STAT 222 Stat. Inf II
PHY 202 Basic Electronics
MAT 202 Elem Differential Equat.
GLS 222 Optical Mineralogy
GLS 232 Field Geology II
GLS 242 Photo Geology and Remote Sensing 2
GLS 252 Geology of Nigeria 2
GLS262 Log and Basin Analysis 2
GLS 272 Intr. to Structural. Geology 2
Compulsory (DE)
GLS 112 Earth History – 2
GLS132 Basic Field Mapping 2
TOTAL UNITS (UTME) 19
TOTAL UNITS (DE) 23
Total Credit Units to be registered at 200 level for UTME students is 38 and 47 for Direct Entry students.
300 LEVEL – FIRST SEMESTER CORE COURSES
Compulsory
GLS 301 Geochemistry 2
GLS 311 Igneous Petrology 2
GLS 321 Paleobiology 2
GLS 331 Structural Geology 2
GLS 341 Mineral Res. & Environ. Geol 2
GLS 351 Principle Of Geophysics 2
GLS 361 Regional Geology Of Africa 2
GLS 371 Engr. Geol./ & Hydrogeology 2
GLS 381 Sedimentology 2
ENT 301 Entrepreneurial Studies 1
TOTAL UNITS 19
300 LEVEL – SECOND SEMESTER CORE COURSES
Compulsory
GIT 399 Industrial Training 6
TOTAL UNITS 6
Total Credit Units at 300-Level is 25
400 LEVEL – FIRST SEMESTER CORE COURSES
Compulsory
GLS 411 Metamorphic Petrology 3
GLS 421 Regional/Structural Geology &Global Tectonics 3
GLS 431 Economics Geology 3
GLS 441 Marine Geology 3
GLS 451 Micropaleontology/Palynology 3
GLS 461 Engineering Geology 3
GLS 490 Seminar Paper 1
CDS 400 Work readiness, career choice and development
TOTAL UNITS 19
400 LEVEL – SECOND SEMESTER CORE COURSES
GLS 402 Petroleum Geology 3
GLS 412 Hydrogeology 3
GLS 422 Applied Geophysics 3
GLS 432 Applied Geochemistry 3
GLS 491 Research Project 6
TOTAL UNITS 18
Total Credit Units at 400-Level is 37