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The Department of Earth Sciences at CUI Abbottabad offers 4-years Bachelor, 2-years Master, and 3-5 years PhD programs. The course work of these programs is designed to include maximum topics of applied geosciences with a focus on natural resources exploration, natural hazard assessment, engineering and environmental geology. Apart from university education, the Department of Earth Sciences arranges geological field trips in the Salt Range, Trans Indus Ranges, Hazara region and northern areas for a better understanding of the geological processes and their outcomes. Furthermore, the department offers a variety of specializations in Petroleum Geology, Sedimentology, Structural Geology and Tectonics, Neotectonics, Engineering Geology, Mineralogy, Petrology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology, Economic Geology, Applied Geophysics, and Geochemistry. These specializations are completed with the help of diverse, qualified and experienced faculty, laboratories, modern equipment and field works.
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This is my profound pleasure to be a part of the COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad which is well known for its excellent academic environment overwhelmed with knowledge, peace and calmness. The Department of Earth Sciences has a dedicated, highly qualified and experienced faculty in Geology and Geophysics dominated by PhDs mostly from top-class universities of the world in various disciplines.
University Campus is located at an ideal place, on the foothills of the Himalayas having easy access to the Karakoram and Hindu Kush Ranges in the north, Salt and Trans-Indus Ranges in the south. The Department of Earth Sciences offers 4 years BS in Geology and Geophysics and 2 years MS degree programs with specializations in various disciplines of Geology and Geophysics. The Department of Earth Sciences is now offering comprehensive PhD programs in Geology and Geophysics. Prospective students can now apply for rigorous, research-intensive study in these two fields. Admission to the programs is offered in both Fall and Spring semesters starting in September and March respectively.
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