Curriculum
Title
|
Subject status |
Subject Title |
Credits |
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I Semester |
Part I Language: |
3 |
|
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Part II English |
3 |
|
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Core Subject: General Geology, |
4 |
|
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Paleontology |
4 |
|
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Allied Subject: Chemistry |
4 |
|
|
Environmental Studies |
2 |
|
II Semester |
Part I Language: |
3 |
|
|
Part II English |
3 |
|
|
Core Subject: Stratigraphy and Indian Geology |
4 |
|
|
Crystallography |
4 |
|
|
Core practical-Crystallography |
|
|
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Allied Subject: Basic Chemistry |
4 |
|
|
Allied practical-Chemistry |
|
|
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Social value based education |
2 |
|
III Semester |
Part I Language: |
3 |
|
|
Part II English |
3 |
|
|
Core Subject: Structural Geology |
4 |
|
|
Core Practical- Structural Geology |
|
|
|
Skill based subjects |
4 |
|
|
Non Major elective |
2 |
|
|
Allied Subject Physics |
4 |
|
|
Practical- Physics |
|
|
IV Semester |
Part I Language: |
3 |
|
|
Part II English |
3 |
|
|
Core Subject: Mineralogy |
4 |
|
|
Core Practical- Mineralogy |
|
|
|
Core Practical Examination- Structural Geology |
2 |
|
|
Skill based subject |
4 |
|
|
Non-Major elective |
2 |
|
|
Allied Subject Physics |
4 |
|
|
Allied Practical- Physics |
2 |
|
|
Extension Activity (NSS, NCC, YRC, YWF) |
1 |
|
V semester |
Core Subject: Igneous petrology |
4 |
|
|
Sedimentary and Metamorphic petrology |
4 |
|
|
Elective Courses -I Geostatistics and computer application in Geology Petroleum and Coal Geology Applied Geomorphology |
5 |
|
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Elective Courses –II Marine Geology, Environmental Geology, Planetary geology |
5 |
|
|
Skill based subject |
4 |
|
VI semester |
Core- Economic geology |
4 |
|
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Hydrology |
4 |
|
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Applied Geology – I (Geophysics, Geochemistry, Engineering Geology, Mining Geology, Ore dressing) |
4 |
|
|
Elective course-III |
5 |
|
|
Geology of Tamil Nadu Applied geology-II (natural hazards, Remote Sensing and Geographic information system) Medical Geology |
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|
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Practical-IV Economic Geology, Hydrogeology |
4 |
|
|
Based on core (Applied Geology-1) and elective courses |
4 |
|
|
Practical-VI Field and industrial training Geological mapping in second year one week- 1 credit Geological tour more than two weeks in third year- 1 credit Specimen collection during geological tour, Periodical short field trips-1credits Viva voce on geological mapping, geological tour and Report submission – 1 credits |