Historical Background

The Department of Earth Sciences, the former Department of Geology, was established in 1956 five years after the establishment of the science faculty in 1950. Since its establishment and until recently, the department of Earth Sciences served as the only Earth Science teaching and research institution in the country. The department of Earth Sciences is one of the strongest Departments of the Faculty of Science. Through the establishment of a full-fledged Remote sensing and GIS laboratory the department extended its six streams in to seven.

Since the establishment, the Department of Earth Sciences has grown from offering service courses at the beginning to a strong undergraduate and lately graduate program in eighteen fields of specializations in Earth Sciences. The following are the Academic Programs in the Department:

B.Sc. program in Earth Sciences (Regular program)

B.Sc. program in Geoenvironmental Sciences (Extension program)

M.Sc program in the following specializations

3.1. Metallic Minerals Exploration
3.2. Industrial Minerals and Rocks Exploration
3.3. Gemstone Exploration
3.4. Engineering Geology
3.5. Exploration Geophysics
3.6. Solid Earth Geophysics
3.7. Hydrogeology
3.8. Mineralogy-Petrology-Geochemistry
3.9. Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
3.10 Paleontology and Paleoenvironment
3.11 Sedimentary Resources and Basin Analysis
3.12 Petroleum and Coal Geology
3.13 Remote Sensing and GIS
3.14 Structural Geology-Tectonics-Rock Mechanics
3.15 Geo-Environmental Systems Analysis
3.16 Urban Geology
3.17 Geo-Hazards and Disaster Management
3.18 Geothermal Resources

GOALS OF THE DEPARTMENT

• To train and produce adaptable man power in earth sciences at various levels, advance earth science knowledge through research and carry out consultation activities
• To render service to and respond to the new realities and needs of the society/country

OBJECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT

• Teaching and training of earth scientists,
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• Conducting research in earth sciences to improve and generate new knowledge,
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• Rendering professional service to the community in matters pertaining to earth sciences.