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Department of Earth Sciences (595)
Track Earth Sciences with specialization in Geology in single major track (5960)For Year:
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Study Program
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מדעי כדור הארץ שנה א'- מסלול דו חוגי או חד חוגי (6014)
2nd Year
Compulsory studies
. Course 76415 is a prerequisite for course 70691 Seminar for Undergraduate Students. Course 76415 may be taken up to and including the second year of studies. For students doing a minor ("chativa") in Physics along with a major in Geology, course 70356 Introduction to Modeling in Earth Sciences is not required, and those students must make up the credits of course 70356 by choosing a course(s) from among the elective courses for Geology.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
70102
INTRODUCTION TO PALEONTOLOGY
3
1
2
595
70110
SUMMER FIELD CAMP
4
1
2
+
595
70307
Optical mineralogy
4
2
2
+
595
70311
INTRODUCTION TO GEOCHEMISTRY
4
2
2
+
595
70326
NORTHERN NEGEV - FIELD TRIP
1.5
1
2
+
595
70356
Introduction to modeling in Earth Sciences
4
1
2
595
70417
MINERALS AND ROCKS
3
1
2
+
595
70511
Introduction to G.I.S
3
1
2
595
70701
FOUNDATIONS OF GEOPHYSICS
3
2
2
595
76415
INFORMATION & LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR EARTH SCI. S
0
3
2
+
595
82858
Statistical methods for Earth sciences
2
2
2
595
Total Compulsory Points: 31.5
Compulsory elective studies
You must choose 4 credits from this list . If the times for the courses 76628 and 76634 clash with a student's timetable in the second semester, the course 76637 can be taken as an alternative.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
76628
MATLAB FOR EARTH SCIENCES
2
2
595
76634
PYTHON FOR EARTH SCIENCES
2
1
595
76637
programming in python
2
2
595
and
You must choose 9 credits from this list . This cluster of courses is common to the second and third years of study. Students must choose 17 credits from this cluster.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
70302
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
4
2
595
70315
SEDIMENTARY PETROGRAPHY AND PETROLOGY
3
2
595
70316
THE GEOLOGY OF ISRAEL
2
1
595
70365
Introduction to stratigraphy
3
2
595
70603
GLOBAL TECTONICS
3
1
595
70619
Precambrian crustal evolution in Eilat - excursion
2
1
595
70702
IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY
3
1
595
70849
Processes of the Hydrological Cycle
4
1
595
70425
INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
70629
GALILEE - FIELD TRIP
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
595
and
. One laboratory course is required. Note to students: courses 76222, 76223, and 76624 are prerequisites to the laboratory courses of the first year, second year, and third year, respectively. Students who choose to take 77125 Partial Physics Laboratory may take the course up to and including the third year of their studies.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
69115
GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB
3
2
595
76223
computer based safety training-2
0
3
595
77125
Physics parcial lab A -Exact Sciences, earth science, chemistry and computer science
3
9
595
Elective studies
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
70333
basic geological mapping
4
9
595
3rd Year
Compulsory studies
. Course 76415 is a prerequisite for course 70691 Seminar for Undergraduate Students. Course 76415 may be taken up to and including the second year of studies.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
70691
B.SC. STUDENTS SEMINAR IN GEOLOGY
2
9
3
595
Total Compulsory Points: 2
Compulsory elective studies
You must choose 9 credits from this list . This cluster of courses is common to the second and third years of study. Students must choose 17 credits from this cluster.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
70102
INTRODUCTION TO PALEONTOLOGY
3
1
595
70302
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
4
2
595
70315
SEDIMENTARY PETROGRAPHY AND PETROLOGY
3
2
595
70316
THE GEOLOGY OF ISRAEL
2
1
595
70365
Introduction to stratigraphy
3
2
595
70603
GLOBAL TECTONICS
3
1
595
70619
Precambrian crustal evolution in Eilat - excursion
2
1
595
70702
IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY
3
1
595
70849
Processes of the Hydrological Cycle
4
1
595
70425
INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
70629
GALILEE - FIELD TRIP
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
595
and
You must choose 3 credits from this list . One laboratory course is required. Note to students: courses 76222, 76223, and 76624 are prerequisites to the laboratory courses of the first year, second year, and third year, respectively. Students who choose to take 77125 Partial Physics Laboratory may take the course up to and including the third year of their studies.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
69115
GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB
3
2
595
76224
computer based safety training- 3
0
3
595
77125
Physics parcial lab A -Exact Sciences, earth science, chemistry and computer science
3
9
595
Scope of studies in the track
Total Point in program Earth Sciences
( 595)
Compulsory
Compulsory in the teaching program
14.5
Compulsory basic studies
40
Compulsory
Years 2-3 studies
33.5
Compulsory elective
9
Total in the teaching program
101
Programming studies
4
Division
32
Cornerstone Program
8
Total for the degree (minimum)
141
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