University of Barcelona

Geology

Course curriculum

Distribution of credits

Type ECTS
Basic training 60
Compulsory 150
Optional 18
Compulsory placements 0
Compulsory final project 12
TOTAL 240

Subjects by year and semester

FIRST YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Biology Annual FB 6
Chemistry Annual FB 12
Crystallography Annual FB 8
Introduction to Geology Annual FB 10
Mathematics Annual FB 12
Physics Annual FB 12
SECOND YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Geomorphology Annual OB 12
Mineralogy Annual OB 12
Paleontology Annual OB 12
Structural Geology and Tectonics Annual OB 12
Geological Mapping I 1 OB 6
Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks 2 OB 6
THIRD YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Geochemistry Annual OB 9
Geological Mapping II Annual OB 9
Hydrogeology Annual OB 6
Stratigraphy Annual OB 12
Geophysics 1 OB 6
Petrology of Igneous Rocks 1 OB 6
Geological Prospecting and Geophysics 2 OB 6
Petrology of Metamorphic Rocks 2 OB 6
FOURTH YEAR
Subject Semester Type Credits
Final Project Annual TR 12
Historical and Regional Geology Annual OB 6
Mineral Deposits Annual OB 6
Geotechnical Investigation 1 OB 6
Integrated Geology of Subsoils 1 OB 6
Petroleum Geology 1 OB 6
Optatives Subjects 2 OT 18
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