UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 
          
                 Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Geology  
                                          
               (Effective from Academic Year 2019-20) 
                                          
                                                    
                  Revised Syllabus approved by 
                                          
                  Date:        Academic Council    No. 
                  Date:         Executive Council    No. 
                                          
              Applicable for students registered with 
                             Regular Colleges 
                                          
          
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
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                        Preamble                                                                                                                          4 
                        1.  Introduction to Programme B.Sc.(Hons) Geology                                                                                 5 
                        2.  Learning Outcome-based Curriculum Framework in Programme                                                                      5 
                              B.Sc.(Hons) Geology  
                              2.1. Nature and Extent of the Programme in B.Sc. (Hons) Geology                                                              
                              2.2. Aims of Bachelor Degree Programme in B.Sc. (Hons) Geology                                                               
                        3.  Graduate Attributes in B.Sc. (Hons) Geology                                                                                    6                                  
                        4.  Qualification Descriptors for Graduates B.Sc. (Hons) Geology                                                                  7 
                        5.  Programme Learning Outcomes for in B.Sc. (Hons) Geology                                                                       8 
                        6.  Structure of in B.Sc. (Hons) Geology.                                                                 9 
                              6.1. Credit Distribution for B.Sc. (Hons) Geology                                                                           9 
                              6.2. Semester-wise Distribution of Courses.                                                                                 10 
                        7.  Courses for Programme B.Sc. (Hons) Geology                                                                                    12 
                              Earth System Science (CC1)                                                                                                  12 
                              Mineral Science (CC2)                                                                                         15 
                              Sedimentary Petrology (CC3)                                                                                                 19 
                              Structural Geology (CC4)                                                                                                    22              
                              Elements of Geochemistry (CC5)                                                                                              26 
                              Igneous Petrology (CC6)                                                                                                     29 
                              Stratigraphic Principles and Indian Stratigraphy (CC7)                                                                      32 
                              Metamorphic Petrology (CC8)                                                                                                 35 
                              Palaeontology (CC9)                                                                                                         37 
                              Geomorphology (CC10)                                                                                                        40 
                              Economic Geology (CC11)                                                                                                     43 
                              Remote Sensing and GIS (CC12)                                                                                               46 
                              Engineering Geology (CC13)                                                                                                  48 
                              Hydrogeology (CC14)                                                                                                         51 
                              Exploration Geology (DSE1)                                                                                                  55 
                              Earth and Climate (DSE2)                                                                                                    57 
                              Fuel Geology (DSE3)                                                                                                         61 
                              Urban Geology (DSE4)                                                                                                        64 
                              Evolution of Life through Time (DSE5)                                                                                       67 
                              River Science (DSE6)                                                                                                        70 
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                  Introduction to Geophysics (DSE7)                                          73 
                  Basic Field Training (SEC1)                                                76 
                  Geological Mapping (SEC2)                                                  77 
                  Economic Geology (Field) (SEC3)                                            77 
                  Himalayan Geology (Field) (SEC4)                                           78 
                  Precambrian Geology (Field) (SEC5)                                         79 
                  Visit to Engineering Project Sites (SEC6)                                  80 
                  Stratigraphy and Palaeontology (Field) (SEC7)                              81 
                  Essentials of Geology (GE1)                                                82 
                  Rocks and Minerals (GE2)                                                   84 
                  Physics and Chemistry of Earth (GE3)                                       87 
                  Earth Resources and Economics (GE4)                                        90 
                  Natural Hazards and Disaster Management (GE5)                              93 
                  Earth Surface Processes (GE6)                                              96 
                  Fossils and their Applications (GE7)                                       99 
                  Introduction to Sustainability (GE8)                                       102 
                  Groundwater Management and Water Quality (GE9)                             104 
                  History of Earth (GE10)                                                    108 
                  Planetary Geology (GE11)                                                   111 
                  Soils – Past and Present (GE12)                                            113 
                  Geotourism (GE13)                                                          117 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
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        PREAMBLE 
                           
        The objective of any programme at Higher Education Institute is to prepare their students for the 
        society at large. The University of Delhi envisions all its programmes in the best interest of their 
        students and in this endeavour it offers a new vision to all its Under-Graduate courses. It imbibes a 
        Learning Outcome-based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) for all its Under Graduate programmes.  
        The  LOCF  approach  is  envisioned  to  provide  a  focused,  outcome-based  syllabus  at  the 
        undergraduate level with an agenda to structure the teaching-learning experiences in a more student-
        centric manner. The LOCF approach has been adopted to strengthen students’ experiences as they 
        engage themselves in the programme of their choice. The Under-Graduate Programmes will prepare 
        the students for both, academia and employability.  
           Each programme vividly elaborates its nature and promises the outcomes that are to be 
        accomplished by studying the courses. The programmes also state the attributes that it offers to 
        inculcate at the graduation level. The graduate attributes encompass values related to well-being, 
        emotional stability, critical thinking, social justice and also skills for employability. In short, each 
        programme prepares students for sustainability and life-long learning.     
           The new curriculum of B.Sc.(Hons) Geology offers through innovative classroom teaching 
        with ICT tools, models and demonstrations, a conceptual background to the geological processes 
        which generally operate at time scales ranging from days to billions of years and their products. 
        Intensive field training exposes the students to the geological processes that operate in nature and 
        their relevance to natural resource exploration, understanding natural hazards and environmental 
        changes. The programme addresses current environmental issues of societal televance, such as 
        climate change providing a deep time understanding of climate change in the geological past. 
        Sustainable  development  of  natural  resources  keeping  a  balance  between  economics  and 
        environment is what a geology graduate student is expected to learn. The programme also provides 
        a basic understanding of geo-heritage sites and their protection and preservation for posterity. As a 
        whole, the students are expected to understand the nature of lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, 
        and biosphere interactions and their final products from a deep time perspective. 
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