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Department of Earth Sciences (595)
Track Earth Sciences with specialization in Geology- Expanded Major track (5956)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 . 70425 (introduction to Geomorphology) is obligatory for second year students but will not be given in the academic year of 2019-2020. Students who begun their studies in 2018 and 2019 must take th Students". Course 76415 may be taken up to and including the second year of studies. Course 70425 "(is course in 2021).
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
70365
Introduction to stratigraphy
3
2
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
70425
INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
2
595
Total Compulsory Points: 34.5
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
. 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
. This cluster of courses is common to the second and third years of study. 15 credits of elective courses are to be taken.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
69661
GEOCHEMISTRY OF FOSSIL FUELS
3
2
595
70165
karst terrains and environment
3
1
595
70316
THE GEOLOGY OF ISRAEL
2
1
595
70317
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
3
3
595
70332
Mount Sedom diapir: geology and geomorphology
1
1
595
70525
SOIL SCIENCES
2
2
595
70547
Volcanism in the Golan and Galilee
2
2
595
70703
ADVANCED IGNEOUS PETROLOGY
2
2
595
70705
STABLE ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY
3
2
595
70724
PALEOMAGNETISM
3
1
595
70878
Speleology: processes and environment in caves
4
2
595
70897
Modeling Environmental Systems
3
1
595
70898
Limnology of the Dead Sea
3
1
595
70910
groundwater Hydrology
3
2
595
70915
Lake records of the Levant and the Western US
2
1
595
76741
Environmental Processes in the Gulf of Aqaba
4
1
595
82519
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
6
3
595
84892
Ocean Biogeochemistry
6
2
595
89703
Biogeochemical cycles and the climate system
3
2
595
89787
Environmental Organic Geochemi
3
1
595
89788
Geochemistry Organic Environmental 2
2
2
595
70335
Samaria and Jordan valley: geology and geoarchaeology
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
595
70629
GALILEE - FIELD TRIP
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
595
70821
QUATERNARY GEOLOGY - To Dead Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
595
70918
Field trip tp the Troodos ophiolite’ Cyprus
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
84840
Geology & Geophysics of the Marine Environment
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
3rd Year
Compulsory studies
. Course 76415 is a prerequisite to the 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
70302
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
4
2
3
595
70315
SEDIMENTARY PETROGRAPHY AND PETROLOGY
3
2
3
595
70603
GLOBAL TECTONICS
3
1
3
595
70619
Precambrian crustal evolution in Eilat - excursion
2
1
3
595
70691
B.SC. STUDENTS SEMINAR IN GEOLOGY
2
9
3
595
70700
IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PRETROGRAPHY
1.5
1
3
595
70702
IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY
3
1
3
595
70849
Processes of the Hydrological Cycle
4
1
3
595
70425
INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
3
595
Total Compulsory Points: 22.5
Compulsory elective studies
. 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
Elective studies
. This cluster of courses is common to the second and third years of study. 15 credits of elective courses are to be taken.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
69661
GEOCHEMISTRY OF FOSSIL FUELS
3
2
595
70165
karst terrains and environment
3
1
595
70316
THE GEOLOGY OF ISRAEL
2
1
595
70317
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
3
3
595
70332
Mount Sedom diapir: geology and geomorphology
1
1
595
70525
SOIL SCIENCES
2
2
595
70547
Volcanism in the Golan and Galilee
2
2
595
70703
ADVANCED IGNEOUS PETROLOGY
2
2
595
70705
STABLE ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY
3
2
595
70724
PALEOMAGNETISM
3
1
595
70878
Speleology: processes and environment in caves
4
2
595
70897
Modeling Environmental Systems
3
1
595
70898
Limnology of the Dead Sea
3
1
595
70910
groundwater Hydrology
3
2
595
70915
Lake records of the Levant and the Western US
2
1
595
76741
Environmental Processes in the Gulf of Aqaba
4
1
595
82519
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
6
3
595
84892
Ocean Biogeochemistry
6
2
595
89703
Biogeochemical cycles and the climate system
3
2
595
89787
Environmental Organic Geochemi
3
1
595
89788
Geochemistry Organic Environmental 2
2
2
595
70335
Samaria and Jordan valley: geology and geoarchaeology
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
595
70629
GALILEE - FIELD TRIP
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
595
70821
QUATERNARY GEOLOGY - To Dead Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
2
595
70918
Field trip tp the Troodos ophiolite’ Cyprus
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
84840
Geology & Geophysics of the Marine Environment
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
Scope of studies in the track
Total Point in program Earth Sciences
( 595)
Compulsory
Compulsory in the teaching program
51.5
Years 2-3 studies
61
Compulsory elective
7
Elective in the teaching program
16.5
Total in the teaching program
136
Cornerstone Program
8
Total for the degree (minimum)
144
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