B.Sc(honors). in Geology - Parul University Gujarat

About B.Sc (Honors) Geology

The Faculty of Applied Sciences offers a four year honors degree program in Geology, which seeks to provide the students with high specialization and training to gain knowledge about evolving earth’s crust and the dynamic geographic landscapes. The course is uniquely designed to provide the students with a curriculum exposure in the fundamental elements of geology such as natural resources, social science, geomorphology and hydrogeology. As a way of providing students with the most enriching exposure of this field, various studies in rock structures and their formation over time through evolution and their impact on the earth's surface are conducted. With our elite league of faculties and expert academic resources we go on to provide our students with the most guided learning experience, which delivers real time education with a practical academic significance. The program follows an impact based teaching methodology which seeks to impart within the students the most contemporary natural phenomena such as volcanoes, earthquakes and floods along with the impact of climatic conditions on the rock structures. The program goes on to focus the development of the students’ career competencies, thus goes on to conduct field works as a way of enhancing their skillsets in surveying, assessing and mapping the earth's surface.

Curriculum

Semester 1	Semester 2
Major (Discipline Specific Course)	Major (Discipline Specific Course)
Earth System Science	Igneous petrology
Geomorphology	Sedimentary Petrology
Mineralogy & Crystallography	Lab 1 Igneous petrology
Lab 1 Mineralogy & Crystallography	Lab 2 Sedimentary Petrology
Lab 2 Geomorphology	University Electives -2 (Multidisciplinary course ) (Select any one)
University Electives -1 (Multidisciplinary course) (Select any one)	Digital Health
Introduction to MATLAB Programming	Maintenance of household apparatus
Office Automation	Human Psychology
First Aid and Life Support	Public Health Nutrition
Basic Photography	Skill Enhancement Course -2
Skill Enhancement Course -1	Mathematical Aptitude
Water Budgeting & Auditing	Value Added Course-2
Value Added Course-1	IPDC including History and Culture of India and IKS-I
Climate Change & Sustainable Environment	Ability Enhancement Course -2 /Modern Indian Language-2 (Select any one)
Ability Enhancement Course -1 /Modern Indian Language-1 (Select any one)	Basic English-II
Basic English-I	Basic Hindi-II
Basic Hindi-I	Basic Gujarati-II
Basic Gujarati-I

Semester 3	Semester 4
Major (Discipline Specific Course)	Major (Discipline Specific Course)
Structural Geology	Palaeontology
Metamorphic Petrology	Economic Geology
Lab 1 Structural Geology	Stratigraphy & Indian Geology
Lab 2 Metamorphic Petrology	Lab 1 Economic Geology
University Electives -3 (Select any one)	Lab 2 Planetology
Artificial Intelligence Application in People Management	Skill Enhancement Course -4 (Select any one)
Cyber Security, Tools, Techniques and Counter Measures	Cleaner Production Assessment
Retail Management	Value Added Course-4/ Physical Education (Select anyone)
Income Tax Return & E-Filing	Positive Mental Health
Intelectual Property	Physical Education: Yoga
Skill Enhancement Course -3	Physical Education: Sports
Artificial Intelligence -AI	Physical Education: NCC
Value Added Course-3	Ability Enhancement Course -4 / Modern European Language-2 (Select any one)
IPDC including History and Culture of India and IKS-2	Advanced English – II
Ability Enhancement Course -3/ Modern European Language-1 (Select any one)	Basic German
Advanced English - I	Basic French -II
Basic German -I
Basic French - I

Semester 5	Semester 6
Major (Discipline Specific Course)	Major (Discipline Specific Course)
Mineral Economics	Fundamentals of Geophysics
Hydrogeology	Engineering Geology
Marine Geology	Tectonics Crustal Evolution
Field Geology	Oceanography & Climatology
Environmental Geology & Natural hazards	Lab 1 Geophysics
Lab 1 Hydrogeology	Ability Enhancement Course -5
Skill Enhancement Course -5(Select anyone)	Professional Ethics and Communication
Digital Literacy	Internship/Mini Project-1 (in Major Specific Course)
Finance for everyone

Semester 7	Semester 8
Major (Discipline Specific Course)	Major (Discipline Specific Course)
Geochemistry	Quantitative Geomorphology
Quaternary Geology	Paleo-climatic Studies
Fuel Geology	Planetary Geosciences
Remote Sensing & GIS	Sedimentology & stratigraphy
Lab 1 Geochemistry	On Job Training (OJT) - in Major Specific (for Honours Degree)
Lab 2 Remote Sensing & GIS	OR
On Job Training (OJT)- in Major Specific (for Honours Degree)	1 subject of Major/Minor discipline relevant of 4 credit (for Honours Degree)
OR	1 subject of Major/Minor discipline relevant SEC course of 2 credits (for Honours Degree)
1 subject of Major/Minor discipline relevant of 4 credit (for Honours Degree)	OR
1 subject of Major/Minor discipline relevant SEC course of 2 credits (for Honours Degree)	Research Project in Major Specific course (For Honours with Research degree)
OR
Research Project in Major Specific course (For Honours with Research degree)