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EASC 324:Economic Geology

The course covers the study of economic mineral deposits including industrial minerals and fossil fuels. Topics covered include: Ore bearing fluids; Classification of ore deposits; Primary sources of diamond; Hydrothermal precious metal deposits; Sedimentary...

EASC 321:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

This course covers the introduction to the origin and evolution of magmatic systems, and metamorphic systems and processes. Concepts are illustrated by rock suites from Ghana and elsewhere.

EASC 321:Environmental Pollution

Definition of pollution; major categories and sources of air pollution; anthropogenic impacts. Dangers of some air and water pollutants, dangers of stratospheric ozone depletion and radon in indoor air; Types and effects of water pollution; Detecting...

EASC 310:Geological Field Methods II

This is a practical field-based course consisting of: (i) Lecture/practical sessions on geological mapping techniques, and construction and interpretation of geological maps and cross-sections. (ii) ‘live-in’ field geological mapping providing...

EASC 280:Internship in Earth Science I

Long vacation industrial attachment to a governmental or private sector geoscience institution/ company. Credit is contingent on submission of a final report by student and an assessment report by industry.

EASC 219:Practical Crystallography

This is a practical course involving the essentials of geometrical crystallography and internal order of crystals. The detail syllabus is as follows: Essentials of geometrical crystallography: Crystal description, symmetry elements, crystal symmetry,...

EASC 217:Optical Mineralogy

This course is designed to prepare students for the study of rocks in thin section (i.e. petrography). Topics to be covered include the elementary principles of crystal optics, familiarization with the microscope, the immersion method, isotropic, uniaxial,...

EASC 216:Fundamentals of Geophysics

This course is an introduction to basic principles of geophysics as applicable to exploration and environmental problems, and solid earth. Topics covered include general earth properties (size, mass, and moment of inertia), seismology (wave equation, P, S,...

EASC 215:Stratigraphy and Sedimentation

The course is divided up into three parts. The first part deals with the basic aspects of sedimentation and the formation of sedimentary rocks. This will provide the framework to interpret the processes of sedimentation responsible for forming different types...

EASC 214:Principles of Geochemistry

This course intends to familiarize students with the tools of geochemistry. These include the tools of thermodynamics, kinetics, aquatic chemistry, and trace element geochemistry. The course is divided into two parts. Part I covers the theory and application...

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