BS Applied Geology
Scheme of Studies / Courses for 4-Year BS Applied Geology Degree Program

(with effect from Fall Semester 2023)

Eligibility Criteria for Admission

Intermediate Science (or Equivalent) with minimum 45% marks from the following groups:

  1. Pre-Medical Group
  2. Pre-Engineering Group
  3. Other Groups (studied at least two subjects from Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics)
  4. Three years Diploma in Associate Engineering (DAE) equivalent to F.Sc
Program Summary
Component Details
Duration 8–12 Semesters
Course Work 18 + 18 + 18 + 18 + 18 + 18 + 15 + 12 = 135
Geological Field Training Camp (after 6th semester) 02
Thesis Capstone Project = 03
Internship / Practical Training 03
Comprehensive Oral Examination S/U Basis
Total Credit Hours 143
General Education Courses
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Semester
GEC-511 Functional English 3(3-0) 1st
GEC-512 Science of Global Challenges 3(3-0)
GEC-513 Islamic Studies or GEC-514 Ethics 2(2-0)
GEC-515 Pakistan Studies 2(2-0)
GEC-516 A Science of Society 2(2-0)
GEC-521 Expository Writing 3(3-0) 2nd
GEC-522 Quantitative Reasoning-I 3(3-0)
GEC-523 Application of Information and Communication Technologies 3(2-1)
GEC-524 Fehm-ul-Quran NC
GEC-531 Quantitative Reasoning-II 3(3-0) 3rd
GEC-541 Entrepreneurship 2(2-0) 4th
GEC-542 Civics and Community Engagement 2(2-0)
GEC-543 Arabic 2(2-0)
Total Credit Hours 30
Interdisciplinary / Allied Courses
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
STA-5AA Introductory Statistics 3(3-0)
PHY-5AA Applied Physics 3(2-1)
CHM-5AA Applied Chemistry 3(2-1)
GIS-6AA GIS and Remote Sensing 3(2-1)
Total Credit Hours 12
Field Experience / Internship
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Duration
GEO-635 Internship / Field Experience 3(0-3) 06–08 Weeks
Capstone Project
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
GEO-644 Capstone Project 3(0-3)
1st Professional Year
1st Semester
Course Code Course Title Lecture Hrs. Lab Hrs. Credit Hrs.
GEC-511 Functional English 03 — 03
GEC-512 Science of Global Challenges 03 — 03
GEC-513
or GEC-514		 Islamic Studies or Ethics 02 — 02
GEC-515 Pakistan Studies 02 — 02
GEC-516 A Science of Society 02 — 02
GEO-511 Introduction to Earth Sciences 03 — 03
GEO-512 Geomorphology 02 01 03
Total 17 01 18
2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Lecture Hrs. Lab Hrs. Credit Hrs.
GEC-521 Expository Writing 03 — 03
GEC-522 Quantitative Reasoning-I 03 — 03
GEC-523 Applications of Information and Communication Technologies 02 01 03
GEC-524 Fehm-ul-Quran NC NC NC
STA-5AA Introductory Statistics 03 — 03
GEO-521 Stratigraphy 03 — 03
GEO-522 Geological Fieldwork-I 01 02 03
Total 15 03 18
2nd Professional Year
3rd Semester
Course Code Course Title Lecture Hrs. Lab Hrs. Credit Hrs.
GEC-531 Quantitative Reasoning-II 03 — 03
PHY-5AA Applied Physics 02 01 03
CHM-5AA Applied Chemistry 02 01 03
GEO-531 Mineralogy-I 02 01 03
GEO-532 Paleontology 02 01 03
GEO-533 Geological Fieldwork-II 01 02 03
Total 12 06 18
4th Semester
Course Code Course Title Lecture Hrs. Lab Hrs. Credit Hrs.
GEC-541 Entrepreneurship 02 — 02
GEC-542 Civics and Community Engagement 02 — 02
GEC-543 Arabic 02 — 02
GEO-541 Geohazards 03 — 03
GEO-542 Surveying and Drawing 02 01 03
GEO-543 Petrology 02 01 03
GEO-544 Sedimentology 03 — 03
Total 15 03 18
3rd Professional Year
5th Semester
Course Code Course Title Lecture Hrs. Lab Hrs. Credit Hrs.
GEO-611 Structural Geology 02 01 03
GEO-612 Engineering Geology 02 01 03
GEO-613 Micropaleontology 02 01 03
GEO-614 Introduction to Geophysics 02 01 03
GEO-615 Mineralogy-II 02 01 03
GEO-616 Environmental Geology 03 — 03
Total 13 05 18
6th Semester
Course Code Course Title Lecture Hrs. Lab Hrs. Credit Hrs.
GEO-621 Seismology 03 — 03
GEO-622 Geochemistry 02 01 03
GEO-623 Petroleum Geology 03 — 03
GIS-6AA GIS and Remote Sensing 02 01 03
GEO-624 Well Logging 03 — 03
GEO-625 Geological Fieldwork-III 01 02 03
Total 14 04 18
Geological Field Training Camp (Post 6th Semester)
Course Code Course Title Duration Credit Hrs.
GEO-626 Geological Field Training Camp Minimum 2 Weeks 02
4th Professional Year
7th Semester
Course Code Course Title Lecture Hrs. Lab Hrs. Credit Hrs.
GEO-631 Sequence Stratigraphy 02 01 03
GEO-632 Hydrogeology 02 01 03
GEO-633 Geotechnical Engineering 02 01 03
GEO-634 Geotectonics 03 — 03
GEO-635 Internship/Field Experience — 03 03
GEO-6AA Elective Course-I 03 — 03
Total 12 06 18

8th Semester
Course Code Course Title Lecture Hrs. Lab. Hrs. Credit Hrs.
GEO-641 Economic Geology of Pakistan 03 — 03
GEO-642 Excavation and Tunneling 03 — 03
GEO-6AA Elective Course-II 03 — 03
GEO-6AA Elective Course-III 03 — 03
GEO-643 Comprehensive Oral Examination — — S/U Basis
GEO-644 Capstone Project — 03 03
Total 12 03 15