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University of Calgary Calendar 2011-2012 Faculty of Science 5. Program Details 5.4 Geoscience 5.4.2 Programs in Geology (Petroleum Geology Concentration)
5.4.2 Programs in Geology (Petroleum Geology Concentration)
Admission

See the sections on Enrolment Limitations under the Department of Geoscience and under Section 3 (Faculty Regulations).

Courses constituting the field of Geology (Petroleum Geology Concentration)

All courses labeled Geology excluding Geology 209, 301305, 307, 309377, and 471.

Required Courses - Major Program

See also Section 3 (Faculty Regulations), Subsections 3.4B (Program Requirements - Major Degree Programs) and 3.5B (Introductory Courses for Science Degree Programs).

8.0 FCE - Geology 201, 203, 311, 323, 337, 341, 381, 423, 435, 443, 461491, 575, 593.02, 593.03, 593.06, 595.03, and any two from the Geology 589 sequence of courses.

1.5 FCE - Geophysics 355, 449, 559

1.0 FCE - Geology, Geophysics or Engineering options from the following:

1.0 FCE - Physics 211 or 221, and 223

1.0 FCE - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213

0.5 FCE - Mathematics 251 or 249 or 281 or Applied Mathematics 217

0.5 FCE - Mathematics 253 or 283 or Applied Mathematics 219

0.5 FCE - Mathematics 211

0.5 FCE - Science 311

1.0 FCE - Science options: same as for Geology Major program (including note on APEGGA)

1.0 FCE - Options (Science options are recommended)

3.5 FCE – Breadth requirement: Non-science options (see Notes)

Note: The Major program may contain a maximum of 10 FCE in the field of Geology, and the Honours program may contain a maximum of 12 FCE in the field of Geology.

Note: These 3.5 FCE and Science 311 form the 4.0 FCE non-science course requirements selected from Faculties other than the Faculty of Science (see Table I, 3.4. Program Requirements for courses that may not be used to satisfy this requirement). Of these 4.0 FCE, students must take at least 1.0 FCE from the Faculty of Arts (see (d) Breadth requirement in 3.4 Program Requirements.

Required Courses - Honours Program

Same as the Major degree program in Geology (Petroleum Geology Concentration) except that the Honours program must include:

Suggested Program Sequence

(Majors and Honours)

First and Second Years

Same as Geology Major program

 

Third Year

 
Fall Winter

Geology 435*

Geology 443

Geology 423

Geology 461

Geology 491

Science Option

Geophysics 449

Option (science recommended)

Non-science option

Non-science option

Fourth Year

 

Geology 593.02, 593.03

Geology 593.06 and any two from the Geology 589 sequence of courses

Geology 575

Geology 595.03

Option (science recommended)

Geophysics 559

Geology, Geophysics or Engineering option (for Majors); or Geology 510 (for Honours)

Geology, Geophysics or Engineering option (for Majors); or Geology 510 (for Honours)

Non-science option

Non-science option

*Geology 435 is a field school which runs for about 10-12 days prior to the Fall Term or after the Winter Term. Students taking a geology field school course in a term are permitted to register in an additional 2.5 FCE in that term (for a total of 3.0 FCE).