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Department of Earth Sciences (595)
Track Earth Sciences with specialization in Geology in single major track (5960)
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Study Program

Parent track: 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	2	2	+	595
70307	Optical mineralogy	3	2	2	+	595
70311	INTRODUCTION TO GEOCHEMISTRY	4	1	2	+	595
70326	NORTHERN NEGEV - FIELD TRIP	1.5	2	2	+	595
70333	basic geological mapping	4	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: 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

You must choose 10 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
70425	INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY	4	2	595
70603	GLOBAL TECTONICS	3	1	595
70619	Precambrian crustal evolution in Eilat - excursion	2	2	595
70629	GALILEE - FIELD TRIP	2	2	595
70702	IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY	3	1	595
70849	Processes of the Hydrological Cycle	3	2	595
70921	Earthquake geology (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

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 10 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
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
70425	INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY	4	2	595
70603	GLOBAL TECTONICS	3	1	595
70619	Precambrian crustal evolution in Eilat - excursion	2	2	595
70629	GALILEE - FIELD TRIP	2	2	595
70650	SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGY LABORATORY	1	2	595
70702	IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY	3	1	595
70849	Processes of the Hydrological Cycle	3	2	595
70921	Earthquake geology (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	Compulsory basic studies	40
Compulsory	Years 2-3 studies	36.5
Compulsory elective		10
Total in the teaching program		105
Programming studies		4
Division		32
Cornerstone Program		8
Total for the degree (minimum)		146.5
years for the degree		3
Total percentage of tuition for the degree		300

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