Course CodeBSC115Fee CodeS3Duration (approx)100 hoursQualificationStatement of Attainment Studying geology has practical relevance in the real world in diverse ways, for example: Understanding and managing groundwater Informing us how to appropriately manage mining Providing insight into geologic natural hazards e.g. landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions Understanding and predicting seismic activity Determining appropriate engineering work e.g. in construction of dams, infrastructure, buildings Helping to locate underground deposits of specific rocks and minerals Enabling knowledge of the effects of past episodes of climate change on the earth Adding to our knowledge of how the earth formed and plate tectonics (movement of the plates on the earth’s crust) Lesson Structure There are 9 lessons in this course: Introduction To Geology Methodology Applications Of Geology Basic Chemistry Of Rocks Rocks And Minerals Building Blocks Minerals & Mineraloids Formation Of Minerals Other Related Processes Introduction To Mineral Groups Silicates Non-Silicate Minerals Types Of Rocks Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks Mineral Classification And Crystal Structure Simplified Review Of Pauling’s Rules On Crystal Structures Geological Environments And Mineral Formation Igneous Minerals Metamorphic Minerals Sedimentary Minerals Hydrothermal Minerals Structural Geology Tectonics And Geodynamics Tectonics Geodynamics Features Of Structural Geology Fractures And Faults Folds Boudins Foliations And Lineations Describing Structures In Geology Designing Tectonic Models Measurements Data Acquisition: Field Geology Data Synthesis And Analysis Geological Maps And Cross Sections Tectonic Maps And Structural Profiles Structural Sketch-Maps Block Diagrams/Tectonograms Validating Models Minerals Identifying Minerals Mineral Classification Silicate Minerals Orthosilicates Sorosilicates Cyclosilicates Tectosilicates Inosilicates Phyllosilicates Non-Silicate Minerals Native Elements Geobiology Earth’s Gases And Metabolic Diversity Of Organisms Metabolic Approaches Oxygen-Producing (Photosynthetic) Bacteria Greenhouse Gases Biophysical Soil Processes Soil Chemical Environment Soil Microbiome Soil Biology Influence Of Soil Underwater Bio-Physical Processes Coral Reef Formation Geophysics Seismology Tectonics Hydrology Glaciology Geothermometry Geomagnetometry Petrophysics Mineral Physics Geodesy Geodynamics Plate Tectonics Theory Plate Boundaries Divergent Boundaries Convergent Boundaries Transform Faults Boundaries Nano Tectonics Geochemistry Geochemistry Sub-Disciplines Analytical Geochemistry Elements And Isotopes Isotope Geochemistry Radiocarbon Dating Low-Temperature Geochemistry Organic Geochemistry Geochemical Cycles Interactions Between The Earth’s Layers Separation And Concentration Of Elements Moving And Mixing The Earth Evolution Of The Earth’s Atmosphere The Nitrogen Cycle The Oxygen Cycle The Carbon Cycle Fractionation Health Impacts Groundwater Hydrology Estimated Global Groundwater Resources Types Of Groundwater Occurrence Of Groundwater Infiltration Of Water Depth To Groundwater Aquifers Types Of Aquifers Confined Aquifer Unconfined Aquifer Semi-Confined Aquifer Perched Aquifer Properties And Parameters Of Aquifers Glacio Hydrogeology Applied Geology Groundwater Management Mining Engineering Geotourism Geological Surveys Aims Explain the nature and scope of geology and concepts that underpin the science of geology. Differentiate between rock types. Explain the scope, nature and application of structural geology in today’s world. Differentiate between different minerals. Explain the scope, nature and application of geophysics in today’s world. Explain the scope, nature and application of geobiology in today’s world. Explain the nature of chemical change that can occur in the geology of a site. Explain the nature and significance of groundwater on different sites. Explain different practical applications for a knowledge of geology