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Department of Earth Sciences (595)
Track Earth Sciences with specialization in Geology and Climate-Atmosphere-Oceanography (6019)For Year:
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Study Program
Parent track:
מדעי כדור הארץ שנה א'- מסלול דו חוגי או חד חוגי (6014)
2nd Year
Compulsory studies
. Required courses in Geology. Course 76415 is a prerequisite for course 70691 Seminar for Undergraduate Students and may be taken up to and including the second year of studies.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
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
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
Total Compulsory Points: 34.5
Compulsory studies
. Required courses in Climate-Atmospheric Sciences-Oceanography. Note to students: Course 82814 Rain and Cloud Physics is required for all students up to and including those who began their studies in the 2019-2020 academic year. Students who began their studies up to and including in the 2019-2020 academic year who have not yet taken the course must register for it.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
82301
DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY
4
1
2
595
82314
Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere and Oceans
4
1
2
595
Total Compulsory Points: 8
Compulsory elective studies
You must choose 4 credits from this list . Required electives in programming. Courses 77634 and 76628 may be taken up to and including the second year of studies. If there is a conflict regarding the timing of 76634, course 76637 may be taken in its place.
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 3 credits from this list . One laboratory course is required. Note to students: course 76223 is a prerequisite for the laboratory courses of the second year of studies. 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
and
You must choose 11 credits from this list . . Required electives in Geology. This cluster of courses is common to the second and third years of study.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
70315
SEDIMENTARY PETROGRAPHY AND PETROLOGY
3
2
595
70316
THE GEOLOGY OF ISRAEL
2
1
595
70425
INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY
4
2
595
70702
IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY
3
1
595
70849
Processes of the Hydrological Cycle
3
2
595
and
You must choose 23 credits from this list during of your degree studies. . This cluster of courses is common to the second and third years of study. Note to students: there are courses in this list that are for third-year students only. Note to students: pay attention to the prerequisites for the courses in this list. Note to students: not every course in this list is offered every year. A second-year student who is considering taking courses from this list in his/her third year should check with the course lecturer if the course will be offered next year. A student who is interested in registering for guided research may register for one of the following courses, 70317 or 82519, after obtaining permission from the Head of the Department. Given that all undergraduate students are required to take at least one course given in English, we offer a number of courses in English, as indicated in the course descriptions.
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
70515
WATER RESOURCES OF ISRAEL
3
1
595
70865
Numerical Methods in the Earth Sciences
3
1
595
76702
Marine Sedimentology
5
1
595
76741
Environmental Processes in the Gulf of Aqaba
4
1
595
82304
Weather systems of the mid-latitudes
5
1
595
82309
RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN THE ATMOSPHERE
5
2
595
82508
Global Warming Science
2
2
595
82515
Introduction to tropical meteorology
4
2
595
82519
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
6
3
595
82612
Energy and the Environment
3
1
595
82653
Objective Methods of Data Analysis in the Earth Sciences
3
2
595
82657
Atmospheric Chemistry
2
2
595
82814
RAIN AND CLOUD PHYSICS
4
2
595
82833
MATEMATICAL METHODS IN SCIENTIFIC MODELS
2
1
595
82856
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics for Earth Science Applications
2
1
595
82891
Computational Models of Climate and Climate Change
2
1
595
82892
Synoptic Climatology of the EM and Israel
2
1
595
84000
RESEARCH METHODS IN OCEANOGRAPHY
4
2
595
84810
Physical Oceanography
4
1
595
84865
Introduction to practical oceanography
4
1
595
89703
Biogeochemical cycles and the climate system
3
2
595
70898
Limnology of the Dead Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
595
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
82610
A Practical Laboratory in Weather Prediction
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
595
82834
Remote sensing of precipitation from weather radars and satellites
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
595
82850
PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS, AND LAND
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
595
82894
Forecast of local phenomena
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
595
84831
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
2
595
84892
Ocean Biogeochemistry
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
6
2
595
84895
Paleoceanography
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
2
595
3rd Year
Compulsory studies
. Required courses in Geology. Course 76415 is a prerequisite for course 70691 Seminar for Undergraduate Students. Given that all undergraduate students are required to take at least one course given in English, course 70691 will be given in English. In addition, we offer a number of other courses in English that are part of the required electives, as indicated in the course descriptions.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Until year
Basic course
Teaching program
70302
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
4
2
3
595
70603
GLOBAL TECTONICS
3
1
3
595
70691
B.SC. STUDENTS SEMINAR IN GEOLOGY
2
9
3
595
Total Compulsory Points: 9
Compulsory elective studies
You must choose 11 credits from this list . . Required electives in Geology. This cluster of courses is common to the second and third years of study.
Course id
Course name
Points
Semester
Teaching program
70315
SEDIMENTARY PETROGRAPHY AND PETROLOGY
3
2
595
70316
THE GEOLOGY OF ISRAEL
2
1
595
70425
INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY
4
2
595
70702
IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY
3
1
595
70849
Processes of the Hydrological Cycle
3
2
595
and
You must choose 23 credits from this list . This cluster of courses is common to the second and third years of study. Note to students: there are courses in this list that are for third-year students only. Note to students: pay attention to the prerequisites for the courses in this list. Note to students: not every course in this list is offered every year. A second-year student who is considering taking courses from this list in his/her third year should check with the course lecturer if the course will be offered next year. A student who is interested in registering for guided research may register for one of the following courses, 70317 or 82519, after obtaining permission from the Head of the Department. Given that all undergraduate students are required to take at least one course given in English, we offer a number of courses in English, as indicated in the course descriptions.
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
70515
WATER RESOURCES OF ISRAEL
3
1
595
70865
Numerical Methods in the Earth Sciences
3
1
595
76702
Marine Sedimentology
5
1
595
76741
Environmental Processes in the Gulf of Aqaba
4
1
595
82304
Weather systems of the mid-latitudes
5
1
595
82309
RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN THE ATMOSPHERE
5
2
595
82508
Global Warming Science
2
2
595
82515
Introduction to tropical meteorology
4
2
595
82519
Guided Research for Undergraduates in Earth Sciences
6
3
595
82612
Energy and the Environment
3
1
595
82653
Objective Methods of Data Analysis in the Earth Sciences
3
2
595
82657
Atmospheric Chemistry
2
2
595
82814
RAIN AND CLOUD PHYSICS
4
2
595
82833
MATEMATICAL METHODS IN SCIENTIFIC MODELS
2
1
595
82856
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics for Earth Science Applications
2
1
595
82891
Computational Models of Climate and Climate Change
2
1
595
82892
Synoptic Climatology of the EM and Israel
2
1
595
84000
RESEARCH METHODS IN OCEANOGRAPHY
4
2
595
84810
Physical Oceanography
4
1
595
84865
Introduction to practical oceanography
4
1
595
89703
Biogeochemical cycles and the climate system
3
2
595
70898
Limnology of the Dead Sea
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
595
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
82610
A Practical Laboratory in Weather Prediction
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
595
82834
Remote sensing of precipitation from weather radars and satellites
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
595
82850
PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS, AND LAND
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
1
595
82894
Forecast of local phenomena
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
2
1
595
84831
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
3
2
595
84892
Ocean Biogeochemistry
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
6
2
595
84895
Paleoceanography
(NOT TAUGHT THIS YEAR)
5
2
595
and
You must choose 3 credits from this list . One laboratory course is required. Note to students: course 76224 is a prerequisite for the laboratory courses of the third year of studies. 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
51.5
Compulsory elective
23
Total in the teaching program
144
Programming studies
4
Cornerstone Program
6
Total for the degree (minimum)
150
years for the degree
3
Total percentage of tuition for the degree
300
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