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Overview
Established in the year 1980, the Department has set up a standard in terms of teaching and learning. It remains one of the only Departments in South Goa offering the subject of GEOLOGY at the undergraduate level.
With a growing demand for the subject over the years, the department has incorporated newer courses under Autonomy in its academic curriculum.
Focusing on classroom teaching supplemented with field studies, besides promoting internship programmes in institutes and companies of repute, the students are exposed to skill-based learning which will enable them to get equipped for the present-day requirements of the industries.
The Department is presently manned by two Associate Professors and three Assistant Professors, aided by a full-time laboratory assistant & a laboratory attendant.
The four-decade old department now looks forward to involve itself in Research and Consultancy in addition to community outreach activities through our students and network of alumni and also organize seminars and discussions to highlight topics/issues of public importance.
Vision & Mission
The programme in Geology is designed keeping in mind the current job prospects and trends in research by offering knowledge-based papers in mineralogy, Petrology, Stratigraphy, and Structural Geology and skill-based papers in Groundwater, Petroleum Geology, Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, Surveying and Field Geology and Mining Geology.
The curriculum focuses on exposing the students to classroom presentations and laboratory sessions wherein they are trained to identify minerals and thereby rocks; analyse geological maps by drawing cross-sections and solve structural problems on various geological aspects.
The department endeavors to make use of the best practices in teaching by continuously upgrading its teaching methodologies and by integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Tools to aid teaching and learning. ICT Tools such as Google Classroom, Padlet, Edpuzzle, YouTubeetc. are used. The department strives to make learning enjoyable and effective by adopting the collaborative classroom approach wherever possible. Collaborative classroom strategies such as Team-Pair-Solo, Round Robin, FourCorners, Three-Step-Interview, etc. are used in addition to regular debates, Group projects (Field-based), Poster presentations, etc.
The department has experienced faculty to provide sound knowledge in the subjects of Mineralogy, Petrology, Stratigraphy, and structural geology. The laboratory is well equipped with Petrological Microscopes, Gemstone testing equipment, field equipment, sedimentological analytical kit, as well as a rich collection of minerals, rocks, fossils, and gemstones that will help in correlating theoretical with practical knowledge. Field visits are conducted every even semester to areas of geological interest within and outside the state of Goa to enable them to relate classroom understanding to observations in the field. Internship opportunities are provided at research institutes like the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCAOR), National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), mining companies like Vedanta, companies dealing with groundwater investigation like Dip Direction Company etc.
Further, regular visits are organised to reputed research institutes wherein students are expected to interact with geoscientists and geologists to enhance their knowledge.
The department organizes an annual national-level intercollegiate geological event Nebula for students of Geology across India. This event provides a common platform to interact with students of Geology from other institutes. Student Club - NEBULITES regularly conducts quizzes, debates, student seminars etc. Lecture series by geoscientists from research institutes of repute, geologists from mining companies, and teaching faculties from other institutes are organised for the students to update themselves with current trends.
Students undertaking this course can pursue their Post-graduate studies in the subject to become qualified geologists/geoscientists. Through an internship in marine research, groundwater studies, geotechnical and mining projects a student will get exposed to the current requirements and needs of the industry.
A student intending to graduate in Geology is expected to possess sound knowledge in associated disciplines of Chemistry, Physics and biology. Inquisitiveness and good analytical skills are highly desirable for him/her to make detailed observations and correct interpretations. As the subject is field-based, good stamina to carry out rigorous outdoor fieldwork, and his/her ability to apply the classroom knowledge to field observations will be the stand out factors to make him/her a successful geologist/geoscientist.
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