A geochemist is a scientist who study, analyze and research samples of soil, rock, minerals and other natural materials of the Earth.
Introduction to minerals and rocks formation
Introduces sedimintry petrology
This is a 2 credit hours course during which you will be introduced to the study of the physical phenomena encountered or observed around and within planet earth
Introduction to structural geology
Introduction to geological maps interpretation
Introduction to vertebrate and invertebrate fossils
Introduction to Igneous petrology
Introduction to metamorphic rocks.
This is a (1+2) 2 credit hours course that introduces you to aerial photos and Remote sensing
This is a (2+0) 2 credit hours course that introduces you to geology history
This is a 2 credit hours course that introduces you to hydrogeology
This is a 2 credit hours Geophysics course
This is a field report that you should submit after conducting the field work at Sabaloka field station
This is a 2 credit hours course on geochemistry
This is a 2 credit hours course about igneous petrology
This is a 3 credit hours course on sedminitology
This is a 3 credit hours course about metamorphic petrology
This is a 2 credit hours course that introduces you to stratigraphy
This is a 2 credit hours course about structural geology including stress in the earth crust, plate tectonics, etc
This is a 2 credit hours course during which you will learn about analysis of gravity data, Bouguer anomaly maps, etc
This is a one credit hour course that describe and analyze advance structural geological maps such as Folding & refolding of area of known geology
This course introduces you to the crust and its properties , the mantle and its properties , structures of ocean bottom, etc
This course introduces you to potential field method, analysis of gravity and magnetic data, etc
This course introduces you to the Geographic Information System (GIS)
This course introduces you to fields of environmental studies, engineering geology and theory of groundwater flow.
This course introduces you to nature and source of petroleum.
This course introduces you to Economic geology, ores and minerals, industrial minerals, etc
During this field work you will learn and investigate in-depth the geology of Sabaloka area and Jabil Um Marrahik
Petroleum Geology Section course.
In this course you will learn about geotectonics, physiography of the continents and oceans , internal constitution of the earth, etc
This course will take you through microfossil and their uses
This course introduces you to facies and depositional environment
This course is about Boreholes
in this course you will learn about types and mineralogy of facies, Geological factors, etc
In this course you will learn about the origin, composition and classification of sandstone
During this course you will learn about the general geology of Sudan and stratigraphy
You will be introduced to origin and formation of petroleum, Kerogen and its types, etc
This is an introduction to stratigraphy, rocks and elements of stratigraphy, etc
Origin, types and characteristics of source rocks
This course is about basins geology
In this course you will learn the principles of subsurface mapping
Graduation project
Treatment of photos, adjustment of aerial photos, enhancement of photos, image processing, etc
Interaction between surface and groundwater, rainfall computations, etc
Training on selected geological maps
Introduction, collection and analysis of field data, etc
Advanced well hydraulics methods
Types of wells and methods of construction, shallow wells, etc
Introduction, water molecule structure, chemical reaction in water, etc
Groundwater geophysics
Collection and preparation of rock samples, separation of minerals from rocks, traditional methods of chemical analysis, etc
Descriptive model for the volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits (VMS).
Prospecting criteria and guides. Geological conditions favorable for mineralization such as the primary and secondary dispersion haloes
The geological characteristics of different types of exploration properties
Gravity methods. - Magnetic methods. - Electrical survey - Radiometric surveying
Principal characteristics of ore minerals and identification criteria
Study of polished sections of the ores under reflected light microscopy
Ore handling, Particle size analysis, industrial screening, classification, dewatering.
Includes: - Pre-field work - Field work - Laboratory work - Office work
Universal Gravitation – External gravity potentials – Gravity harmonics, etc
Techniques of seismic acquisition
Elasticity and elastic properties of rocks – Elastic waves – Seismic waves
seismic horizons – naming reflections – Geometry of the seismic section
Electromagnetic method
Groundwater geophysics: gravity, Electrical sounding, seismic, EM- methods
Geophysics for small-scale structures
Field work at a selected area for mapping and geophysical surveying
Faculty of Science
University of Khartoum Main Campus
Algamaa Street
dummy science@uofk.edu