Department of Marine Geology and Geo Physics

Earth Science education is enhancing its relevance and scope globally owing to recent advances in geoexploration and the role it has in environmental and development issues. CUSAT is one of the premier Universities in the country to begin a full fledged post graduate programme in Marine Geology in the year 1976 taking into account the global advancement in general and national needs in particular in the field of Marine Science. A 3-year M.Sc (Tech.) programme in Marine Geophysics was introduced in1992 which has now been restructured into a 2-year M.Sc. programme. Both the programmes had been designed to aim at the development of manpower in the fields of Marine Geology and Geophysics with a special emphasis on off-shore areas with a view to cater the needs of various research institutions and survey organizations as well as private companies engaged in mineral exploration, sea bed surveys, remote sensing and oil and ground water prospecting. Several major research projects funded by external agencies have been undertaken / are in operation in the Department. Infrastructural facilities available include X-ray Diffractometer, Sedimentation balance etc.