Prasiswazah FST

Geology Programme

Geology is the science of the earth, including its origin, content, history, features and structure of the earth, as well as the processes it undergoes. Geology students are empowered with the skills to recognize minerals, rocks, and fossils, and are very adept at producing geological maps. These skills are very important as a geologist, whose main task involves the exploration of earth’s resources (precious metals and base metals, ground water, fossil fuels-oil, gas and coal), as well as in the monitoring and management of geodisasters (earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity, flooding, and sea level change).This course is delivered through lectures, practicals, field work, research, and industrial training.

Major courses

1st year

2nd year

3rd year

4th year

Career Prospects

Core lecturers

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Rozi Umor

Petrogenesis of igneous rock (umor@ukm.edu.my)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wan Zuhairi Wan Yaacob

Geology and Environment Geo-technique, Geo-sorbents Materials, Environmental Site Assessment, Groundwater and Pollution Modelling (yaacobzw@ukm.edu.my)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Habibah Hj Jamil

geochemistry of rocks, soils and sediments
(bib@ukm.edu.my)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Hariri Arifin

Geothermal dan geophysics (hariri@ukm.edu.my)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azimah Hussin

Mineral engineering (haqqim@ukm.edu.my)

Dr. Goh Thian Lai

Geohazard, geomechanics, rock physics, rock fall, rock fall mitigation, slope stability and cave stability
(gohthianlai@ukm.edu.my)

Dr. Mohd Basril Iswadi Basori

Economic geology, applied geochemistry, metallogeny and tectonics. (basril@ukm.edu.my)

Dr. Norbert Simon

Geohazard and Geoconservation (norbsn@ukm.edu.my)

Dr. Norsyafina Roslan

Fractured rock aquifer characterization and groundwater modelling (finalan@ukm.edu.my)

Dr. Norasiah Sulaiman

Structural geology and tectonics (norasiahs@ukm.edu.my)

Dr. Nor Shahidah Mohd Nazer

Engineering geology, geohazard and soil mechanics (shahidahnazer@ukm.edu.my)

Dr. Azrin Azmi

Micropaleontology (rin@ukm.edu.my)

Dr. Nurul Afifah binti Mohd Radzir

Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Petroleum Geology (nurulafifah@ukm.edu.my)

Dr. Suraya Hilmi Hazim

Igneous Petrology, Metamorphic Petrology, Volcanic Intrusions, Analogue Modelling, Image Analysis (surayahazim@ukm.edu.my)

Dr. Muhammad Taqiuddin Zakaria

Exploration Geophysics (taqiuddin@ukm.edu.my)

Dr. Muhammad Ashahadi Dzulkafli

Paleontology (ashahadi@ukm.edu.my)

Madam Marilah Sarman

Conservation Geology (marilah@ukm.edu.my)

Entry requirements

General requirement:

  1. Complete 12 years of Primary and High School education; and
  2. Obtain High School (e.g. Higher Secondary Certificate, Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate, Tawjihiyah, Ijazah Sekolah Menengah Atas, High School Diploma); and
  3. Meet minimum English requirement set by faculty; and
  4. Pass UKM interview (if required) ; and
  5. Meet faculty specific requirement;

Specific programme requirement:

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