Bachelor of Geology (180 ECTS) Bachelor of Science

Students are required to take all the courses.

The POC developed for each minor subject of the Bachelor Programme a standard programme. For each Bachelor Programme, three of these minor subjects (Biology, Geography, Broadening) get priority in the schedulling of lectures, exercises, practicals and excursions: see http://wet.kuleuven.be/apps/modeltraject/ 

• Basic earth sciences

  All subgroups are compulsory.
  

  • Earth sciences

    All courses are compulsory.
    

    • 6 ECTS	Geology									G0O06A	N.Vandenberghe staff staff N.Vandenberghe
      3 ECTS	Geographical Presentations									G0O99A	A.Van Rompaey staff staff A.Van Rompaey
      3 ECTS	Geological Analysis and Synthesis I									G0W50A	N.Vandenberghe staff staff N.Vandenberghe
      8 ECTS	Physical Geography									G0O69A	G.Verstraeten staff staff G.Verstraeten

  • Required Supporting Basic Sciences

    All courses are compulsory.
    

    • 4 ECTS	Crystallography									G9X01A	L.Van Meervelt staff staff L.Van Meervelt
      6 ECTS	Mathematics I									G0N02B	A.Kuijlaars staff staff A.Kuijlaars
      9 ECTS	Fundamentals for Chemistry									G0N01C	K.Clays (coordinator) C.Dirix J.Snauwaert staff staff K.Clays (coordinator) C.Dirix J.Snauwaert
      3 ECTS	Statistics and Data-Analysis									G0N11C	M.Hubert staff staff M.Hubert
      6 ECTS	Mathematics II									G0O17D	A.Kuijlaars staff staff A.Kuijlaars
      6 ECTS	Cell Biology and Biochemistry									G0N04B	P.Van Dijck (coordinator) G.Van Zeebroeck staff staff P.Van Dijck (coordinator) G.Van Zeebroeck
      9 ECTS	General Physics I									G0N03B	A.Van Proeyen N. staff staff A.Van Proeyen N.
      5 ECTS	Statistics and Data-Analysis									G0N11A	M.Hubert staff staff M.Hubert
      8 ECTS	General Physics II									G0N13A	M.Wübbenhorst staff staff M.Wübbenhorst

• Basic earth sciences

  All courses are compulsory.
  

  • 6 ECTS	Mineralogy									G0W53A	J.Elsen staff staff J.Elsen
    4 ECTS	Geographic Information Systems									I0N62A	J.Van Orshoven (coordinator) G.Govers J.Van Orshoven staff staff J.Van Orshoven (coordinator) G.Govers J.Van Orshoven
    4 ECTS	General Palaeontology									G0O78A	R.Speijer N. staff staff R.Speijer N.
    3 ECTS	Analytical Geochemistry									G0O76B	P.Degryse (coordinator) N. staff staff P.Degryse (coordinator) N.
    8 ECTS	Mineralogy									G0O72B	J.Elsen staff staff J.Elsen
    4 ECTS	Hydrogeology									G0O80A	A.Dassargues staff staff A.Dassargues
    8 ECTS	Stratigraphy, Regional Geology, Belgium in a West-European Context									G0O83A	N.Vandenberghe staff staff N.Vandenberghe
    6 ECTS	Sedimentology and Sedimentary Petrology									G0P91A	R.Swennen staff staff R.Swennen
    4 ECTS	Structural Geology and Tectonics									G0O87A	M.Sintubin staff staff M.Sintubin
    4 ECTS	Field Geology: Mapping									G0O86A	N.Vandenberghe staff staff N.Vandenberghe
    4 ECTS	Environmental Chemistry									I0N45A	E.Smolders staff staff E.Smolders
    3 ECTS	International Integrated Field Course									G0L88A	R.Swennen (coordinator) S.Fowler R.Swennen staff staff R.Swennen (coordinator) S.Fowler R.Swennen
    5 ECTS	Petrology: Magmatic and Metamorphic Rocks									G0P88B	S.Fowler staff staff S.Fowler
    6 ECTS	Geophysics									G0W81A	L.Halleux (coordinator) F.Nguyen staff staff L.Halleux (coordinator) F.Nguyen
    5 ECTS	Bachelor Thesis									G0Q01A	R.Speijer (coordinator) P.Degryse J.Elsen P.Muchez M.Sintubin R.Speijer R.Swennen N.Vandenberghe staff staff R.Speijer (coordinator) P.Degryse J.Elsen P.Muchez M.Sintubin R.Speijer R.Swennen N.Vandenberghe

• Communicative skills

  The following course is compulsory.
  

  • 3 ECTS	Science Communication									G0N14A	M.Crauwels (coordinator) D.De Schreye L.Houben D.Janssens K.Temst C.Van Soom N.Vandenberghe G.Verstraeten staff staff M.Crauwels (coordinator) D.De Schreye L.Houben D.Janssens K.Temst C.Van Soom N.Vandenberghe G.Verstraeten

• Humane courses

  All courses are compulsory.
  

  • 3 ECTS	Philosophy									G0Q80A	P.Cortois staff staff P.Cortois
    3 ECTS	Perspectives on Religion and Meaning									A08C7A	L.Boeve J.Schrijvers (substitute) staff staff L.Boeve J.Schrijvers (substitute)

• Broadening

  Students have to choose one of the elective subjects.

  • Minor Subject: Geography

    All courses are compulsory.
    

    • 6 ECTS	Geography									G9X08A	G.Govers (coordinator) M.Loopmans staff staff G.Govers (coordinator) M.Loopmans
      4 ECTS	General Atmospheric Science									G0P01A	N.Van Lipzig staff staff N.Van Lipzig
      6 ECTS	Regional Geography: Belgium in the European Union									G0P16A	A.Van Rompaey (coordinator) E.Mathijs A.Van Rompaey staff staff A.Van Rompaey (coordinator) E.Mathijs A.Van Rompaey
      6 ECTS	Spatial Analysis Techniques									G0P06C	A.Van Rompaey staff staff A.Van Rompaey
      5 ECTS	Social Geography									G0P03D	C.Kesteloot (coordinator) M.Loopmans staff staff C.Kesteloot (coordinator) M.Loopmans

  • Minor Subject: Chemistry

    All courses are compulsory.
    

    • 5 ECTS	Metals and Catalysis									G0O29A	K.Binnemans staff staff K.Binnemans
      6 ECTS	Organic Chemistry									G0O35A	N.Boens (coordinator) W.De Borggraeve staff staff N.Boens (coordinator) W.De Borggraeve

    • Free choice

      The students choose 6 credits from the KU Leuven programme.
      

  • Minor Subject: Biology

    All courses are compulsory.
    

    • 3 ECTS	Introduction to Ecology and Evolution									G0L65A	L.De Meester (coordinator) C.Souffreau (substitute) E.Decaestecker staff staff L.De Meester (coordinator) C.Souffreau (substitute) E.Decaestecker
      3 ECTS	Genetics									G0N12B	F.Volckaert staff staff F.Volckaert
      4 ECTS	Paleobiology									G0Q04A	R.Speijer N. staff staff R.Speijer N.
      5 ECTS	Microbiology									G0N16B	J.Winderickx (coordinator) V.Franssens J.Winderickx staff staff J.Winderickx (coordinator) V.Franssens J.Winderickx
      5 ECTS	Ecology									G0N15B	R.Stoks (coordinator) O.Honnay R.Stoks staff staff R.Stoks (coordinator) O.Honnay R.Stoks
      4 ECTS	Conservation Biology									G0N23B	O.Honnay (coordinator) L.De Meester O.Honnay J.Mergeay staff staff O.Honnay (coordinator) L.De Meester O.Honnay J.Mergeay
      4 ECTS	Evolutionary Biology									G0N19B	L.De Meester (coordinator) J.Mergeay R.Stoks staff staff L.De Meester (coordinator) J.Mergeay R.Stoks

  • Minor Subject: Broadening

    These course is obligatory.
    

    • 4 ECTS	Paleobiology									G0Q04A	R.Speijer N. staff staff R.Speijer N.

    • Bridging Courses

      Besides the compulsory course, students choose at least 24 credits from:
      1. the list of bridging courses, which make a link between Geology and another science;
      2. all courses that are taught in several minor subjects;
      3. other courses (also language courses and G0L57A (History of Science) with a maximum of 8 credits and with a different content than the own programme and approved by the POC.
      
      A student who started with another minor subject, may continue to the minor subject broadening, in consideration with the programme director.
      

      • 6 ECTS	Bio-organic Chemistry									G0N08A	L.Van Meervelt (coordinator) C.Dirix J.Snauwaert L.Van Meervelt staff staff L.Van Meervelt (coordinator) C.Dirix J.Snauwaert L.Van Meervelt
        4 ECTS	Paleobiology									G0Q04A	R.Speijer N. staff staff R.Speijer N.
        6 ECTS	Geography									G9X08A	G.Govers (coordinator) M.Loopmans staff staff G.Govers (coordinator) M.Loopmans
        3 ECTS	Science of the Cosmos									G0M00B	C.Waelkens staff staff C.Waelkens
        3 ECTS	Geographical Presentations									G0O99A	A.Van Rompaey staff staff A.Van Rompaey
        4 ECTS	Geomorphological Processes									G0P13C	J.Poesen staff staff J.Poesen
        4 ECTS	Differential Equations									I0N19A	S.Poedts staff staff S.Poedts
        5 ECTS	Earth Observation									I0A90A	P.Coppin (coordinator) J.Farifteh staff staff P.Coppin (coordinator) J.Farifteh
        4 ECTS	General Atmospheric Science									G0P01A	N.Van Lipzig staff staff N.Van Lipzig