EASC 401:Hydrology
The course covers the following: the hydrological cycle, hydrometeorology and climate, hydrometric networks and catchment morphometry, precipitation measurements and analysis, evaporation measurements and analysis, soil moisture, river flow measurements and... |
EASC 380:Internship in Earth Science II
Long vacation industrial attachment to a governmental or private sector institution/company. Credit is contingent on submission of a final report by student and an assessment report by industry. |
EASC 342:Geology of Ghana
This course covers the following: Introduction to the geology of the various geological units of Ghana: i.e., Birimian, Tarkwaian, Voltaian, coastal sedimentary basins (Sekondian, Tano basin, Keta basin), Togo, Buem, and the Dahomeyan. Lithotectonic evolution... |
EASC 336:Mineral Economics
This course provides an understanding of the broad aspects of the mineral industry, ore reserve classification and estimation, and project evaluation criteria. The course covers the following: uniqueness of the mining sector investment, mine taxation, ore... |
EASC 335:Applied Geophysics
This course is a study of geophysical techniques applied to solving geoscience problems in resource exploration and development, natural hazards, and pollution control. The course is intended to be a practical, hands-on, field-oriented course on the... |
EASC 333:Environmental Impact Assessment
Evolution of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes, the concept of sustainable development, national legislation on the environment and the EIA process. Identification and assessment of environmental impacts of development and their implication on... |
EASC 331:Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences
Introduction to the basics of computer applications in the earth sciences. Introduction and use of various earth science related modeling and analytical programmes |
EASC 328:Structural Geology and Tectonics
Descriptive, kinematic, and dynamic analysis of geologic structures; field identification of geological structures; types of deformation and related structures. Plate tectonics and relationship to the tectonic stresses affecting the earth. Detailed... |
EASC 326:Aerial Photo Interpretation
Introduction, historical, photogeology, types of airphotos, problems of photographing, scale, three-dimensional vision, parallax- photogrametry, uses of aerial photos. Principles of aerial photo interpretation, colour & tune, texture, shapes & pattern... |
EASC 325:Fundamentals of Hydrogeology and Hydrology
This course provides an overview of water on the planet and its interaction with geologic materials. The first part of the course describes surface water processes, including precipitation, evaporation, snow hydrology, and runoff processes. The second part of... |