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Department of Earth Sciences (595)
Track Minor in Geology (6053)For Year:
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Study Program
1st Year
Compulsory studies
. Students who completed these courses as part of their major must make up the credits by selecting a course(s) from the list of electives of this minor ("chativa") in order to complete a total of 32 credits for the minor.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
68104
INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
3
2
1
5905
68105
INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE
4
1
1
5905
68127
THE DYNAMIC EARTH
4
1
1
5905
68128
Introduction to geological mapping
2
2
1
5905
68140
GEOLOGICAL EXCURSION IN THE NEGEV
1.5
2
1
5905
Total Compulsory Points: 14.5
Compulsory studies
. Students who completed these courses as part of their major must make up the credits by selecting a course(s) from the list of electives of this minor ("chativa") in order to complete a total of 32 credits for the minor.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
70102
INTRODUCTION TO PALEONTOLOGY
3
1
3
5905
70110
SUMMER FIELD CAMP
4
1
2
5905
70311
INTRODUCTION TO GEOCHEMISTRY
4
2
3
5905
70417
MINERALS AND ROCKS
3
1
3
5905
Total Compulsory Points: 14
Elective studies
You must choose 3.5 credits from this list .
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
70165
karst terrains and environment
3
1
595
70302
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
4
2
595
70307
Optical mineralogy
4
2
5905
70315
SEDIMENTARY PETROGRAPHY AND PETROLOGY
3
2
5905
70326
NORTHERN NEGEV - FIELD TRIP
1.5
1
5905
70365
Introduction to stratigraphy
3
2
5905
70511
Introduction to G.I.S
3
1
595
70525
SOIL SCIENCES
2
2
595
70603
GLOBAL TECTONICS
3
1
595
70700
IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PRETROGRAPHY
1.5
1
5905
70701
FOUNDATIONS OF GEOPHYSICS
3
2
5905
70878
Speleology: processes and environment in caves
4
2
595
70910
groundwater Hydrology
3
2
595
70425
INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
70515
WATER RESOURCES OF ISRAEL
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
5905
70721
JUDEA MOUNTAINS - FIELD TRIP
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
1
2
595
2nd Year
Compulsory studies
. Students who completed these courses as part of their major must make up the credits by selecting a course(s) from the list of electives of this minor ("chativa") in order to complete a total of 32 credits for the minor.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
68104
INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
3
2
1
5905
68105
INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE
4
1
1
5905
68127
THE DYNAMIC EARTH
4
1
1
5905
68128
Introduction to geological mapping
2
2
1
5905
68140
GEOLOGICAL EXCURSION IN THE NEGEV
1.5
2
1
5905
Total Compulsory Points: 14.5
Compulsory studies
. Students who completed these courses as part of their major must make up the credits by selecting a course(s) from the list of electives of this minor ("chativa") in order to complete a total of 32 credits for the minor.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
70102
INTRODUCTION TO PALEONTOLOGY
3
1
3
5905
70110
SUMMER FIELD CAMP
4
1
2
5905
70311
INTRODUCTION TO GEOCHEMISTRY
4
2
3
5905
70417
MINERALS AND ROCKS
3
1
3
5905
Total Compulsory Points: 14
Elective studies
You must choose 3.5 credits from this list .
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
70165
karst terrains and environment
3
1
595
70302
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
4
2
595
70307
Optical mineralogy
4
2
5905
70315
SEDIMENTARY PETROGRAPHY AND PETROLOGY
3
2
5905
70326
NORTHERN NEGEV - FIELD TRIP
1.5
1
5905
70365
Introduction to stratigraphy
3
2
5905
70511
Introduction to G.I.S
3
1
595
70525
SOIL SCIENCES
2
2
595
70603
GLOBAL TECTONICS
3
1
595
70700
IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PRETROGRAPHY
1.5
1
5905
70701
FOUNDATIONS OF GEOPHYSICS
3
2
5905
70878
Speleology: processes and environment in caves
4
2
595
70910
groundwater Hydrology
3
2
595
70425
INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
4
2
595
70515
WATER RESOURCES OF ISRAEL
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
5905
70721
JUDEA MOUNTAINS - FIELD TRIP
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
1
2
595
Scope of studies in the track
Total Point in program Geology Section
( 595)
Compulsory in the teaching program
28.5
Elective in the teaching program
3.5
Division
32
Total for the degree (minimum)
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