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Department of Earth Sciences (595)
Track Earth Sciences with specialization in Geology and Climate-Atmosphere-Oceanography (6019)
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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	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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