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Department of Earth Sciences (595)
Track Earth Sci. with spec. in Climate-Atmosphere-Oceanography and Env. Sci. in dual teaching prog. track (6017)For Year:
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Study Program
Parent track:
מדעי כדור הארץ ומדעי הסביבה במסלול דו- חוגי שנה א' (8037)
2nd Year
Compulsory studies
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
70356
Introduction to modeling in Earth Sciences
4
1
2
595
76415
INFORMATION & LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR EARTH SCI. S
0
3
2
595
82301
DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY
4
1
2
595
82314
Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere and Oceans
4
1
2
595
82814
RAIN AND CLOUD PHYSICS
4
2
2
595
Total Compulsory Points: 16
Compulsory studies
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
82858
Statistical methods for Earth sciences
2
2
3
595
89305
BACTERIA IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
2
1
2
591
89400
DEAD SEA FIELD CAMP
3
2
3
591
89703
Biogeochemical cycles and the climate system
3
2
3
591
89787
Environmental Organic Geochemi
3
1
2
591
89788
Geochemistry Organic Environmental 2
2
2
2
591
89301
Field course in environmental analysis
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
2
3
591
Total Compulsory Points: 15
Compulsory studies
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
76628
MATLAB FOR EARTH SCIENCES
2
2
2
595
76634
PYTHON FOR EARTH SCIENCES
2
1
2
595
76637
programming in python
2
2
0
595
Total Compulsory Points: 6
Compulsory elective studies
You must choose 4 credits from this list during of your degree studies.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
72107
Introduction to Ecology
5
1
591
72334
INTRODUCTION TO PLANT SCIENCE
5
1
591
and
.
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
and
You must choose 25 credits from this list . .
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
70102
INTRODUCTION TO PALEONTOLOGY
3
1
595
70849
Processes of the Hydrological Cycle
4
1
595
82304
Weather systems of the mid-latitudes
5
1
595
82309
RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN THE ATMOSPHERE
5
2
595
82519
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
6
3
595
82609
UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR IN CLIMATE, ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, AND OCEANOGRAPHY
2
9
595
82612
Energy and the Environment
2
1
595
82657
Atmospheric Chemistry
2
2
595
82850
PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS, AND LAND
3
1
595
82856
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics for Earth Science Applications
2
1
595
82892
Synoptic Climatology of the EM and Israel
3
1
595
84865
Introduction to practical oceanography
4
1
595
89840
Air Pollution in Israel
2
1
0
76731
Ecosystem of the Red Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
1
595
76732
Ecosystem of the Red Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
1
595
82510
BOUNDARY LAYER METEOROLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
82515
Introduction to tropical meteorology
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
84895
Paleoceanography
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
2
595
Elective studies
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
40111
Introduction to environmental Geography
2.5
1
591
40481
The environment: A multifaceted issue
2
1
591
70102
INTRODUCTION TO PALEONTOLOGY
3
1
591
70511
Introduction to G.I.S
3
1
591
70525
SOIL SCIENCES
2
2
591
70701
FOUNDATIONS OF GEOPHYSICS
3
2
591
72126
-Introduction to Biology and Evolution of Organisms
2
1
595
72368
Introduction to Evolutionary Biology
4
2
591
72585
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
3
1
591
72604
ECOLOGY - ADVANCED LEVEL
5
2
591
82850
PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS, AND LAND
3
1
591
84865
Introduction to practical oceanography
4
1
591
89714
SYMBIOSIS
2
1
595
89840
Air Pollution in Israel
2
1
591
70350
GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
2
591
70425
INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
591
70515
WATER RESOURCES OF ISRAEL
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
591
84840
Geology & Geophysics of the Marine Environment
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
89540
Solid Waste Management
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2.5
1
591
3rd Year
Compulsory studies
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
70849
Processes of the Hydrological Cycle
4
1
3
591
82858
Statistical methods for Earth sciences
2
2
3
591
89400
DEAD SEA FIELD CAMP
3
2
3
591
89505
Directions in Environmental Sciences
3
9
3
591
89703
Biogeochemical cycles and the climate system
3
2
3
591
89301
Field course in environmental analysis
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
2
3
591
Total Compulsory Points: 15
Compulsory elective 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
and
You must choose 4 credits from this list during of your degree studies.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
72107
Introduction to Ecology
5
1
591
72334
INTRODUCTION TO PLANT SCIENCE
5
1
591
and
You must choose 25 credits from this list . .
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
70102
INTRODUCTION TO PALEONTOLOGY
3
1
595
70317
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
3
3
595
70898
Limnology of the Dead Sea
3
1
591
70910
groundwater Hydrology
3
2
591
72623
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior of birds
6
9
591
82304
Weather systems of the mid-latitudes
5
1
595
82309
RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN THE ATMOSPHERE
5
2
595
82508
CLIMATIC CHANGES
2
2
595
82519
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
6
3
595
82609
UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR IN CLIMATE, ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, AND OCEANOGRAPHY
2
9
595
82612
Energy and the Environment
2
1
595
82657
Atmospheric Chemistry
2
2
595
82850
PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS, AND LAND
3
1
595
82856
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics for Earth Science Applications
2
1
595
82892
Synoptic Climatology of the EM and Israel
3
1
595
84865
Introduction to practical oceanography
4
1
595
89840
Air Pollution in Israel
2
1
0
76731
Ecosystem of the Red Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
1
595
76732
Ecosystem of the Red Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
1
595
82515
Introduction to tropical meteorology
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
84895
Paleoceanography
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
2
595
Elective studies
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
40825
The transition to a low carbon society: a 3-day field workshop in the desert
2
1
591
70915
Lake records of the Levant and the Western US
2
1
591
70917
Generating alternate realities, Monte Carlo methods for earth and environmental sciences
2
2
591
82612
Energy and the Environment
2
1
591
84831
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
3
2
591
70916
The magic U radioactive decay-series
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
591
82834
Remote sensing of precipitation from weather radars and satellites
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
591
Elective studies
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
76701
RED SEA PLANKTON
4
1
591
76702
Marine Sedimentology
5
1
591
76702
Marine Sedimentology
5
1
595
76703
Periodicity and Rhythmicity in Marine Ecosystems
6
1
595
76711
Marine Venoms and Defence Systems
5
1
595
76713
Biology and Ecology of Seagrasses in the Gulf of Eilat
4
2
591
76715
Biology and Systematics of Marine Invertebrates
4
2
595
76716
Marine Microbiology
7
2
591
76724
MARINE PHOTOSYNTHESIS
6
2
595
76733
The Nano-Injection System of Cnidaria
4
2
595
76741
Environmental Processes in the Gulf of Aqaba
4
1
595
84863
BIOLOGY OF THE CORAL REEF
7
1
591
90610
Quantitative Methods in Marine Ecology
7
2
591
76731
Ecosystem of the Red Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
1
591
76732
Ecosystem of the Red Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
1
591
84840
Geology & Geophysics of the Marine Environment
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
591
Elective studies
.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
40111
Introduction to environmental Geography
2.5
1
591
40481
The environment: A multifaceted issue
2
1
591
40825
The transition to a low carbon society: a 3-day field workshop in the desert
2
1
591
40825
The transition to a low carbon society: a 3-day field workshop in the desert
2
1
591
70102
INTRODUCTION TO PALEONTOLOGY
3
1
591
70511
Introduction to G.I.S
3
1
591
70525
SOIL SCIENCES
2
2
591
70701
FOUNDATIONS OF GEOPHYSICS
3
2
591
70849
Processes of the Hydrological Cycle
4
1
591
70917
Generating alternate realities, Monte Carlo methods for earth and environmental sciences
2
2
591
72126
-Introduction to Biology and Evolution of Organisms
2
1
595
72368
Introduction to Evolutionary Biology
4
2
591
72585
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
3
1
591
72604
ECOLOGY - ADVANCED LEVEL
5
2
591
72605
VEGETATATION AND FLORA OF ISRAEL
3
1
591
82850
PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS, AND LAND
3
1
591
82892
Synoptic Climatology of the EM and Israel
3
1
591
84863
BIOLOGY OF THE CORAL REEF
7
1
591
84865
Introduction to practical oceanography
4
1
591
89714
SYMBIOSIS
2
1
595
89777
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2
1
591
89840
Air Pollution in Israel
2
1
591
49624
Ethics, Technology and environment
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
591
68806
Eco-hydrologic modeling with R
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
591
70350
GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
2
591
70425
INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
591
70515
WATER RESOURCES OF ISRAEL
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
591
84840
Geology & Geophysics of the Marine Environment
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
89507
GUIDED RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
9
591
89520
INTERREL. BETWEEN MICROORG. & THEIR ENVIRONMENT
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
591
89540
Solid Waste Management
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2.5
1
591
Scope of studies in the track
Total Point in program Earth Sciences
( 595)
Total Point in program Environmental Sciences
( 591)
Compulsory
Compulsory in the teaching program
12.5
25
Compulsory basic studies
40
Compulsory
Years 2-3 studies
31
Compulsory elective
5
Elective in the teaching program
8.5
Total in the teaching program
87.5
46.5
Programming studies
4
Cornerstone Program
6
6
Additional teaching program
46.5
97.5
Total for the degree (minimum)
150
150
Total for the degree (maximum)
150
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