The Department  of Geology Undergraduate field petroleum geology class in the Albertine Graben.

The Department  of Geology Undergraduate field petroleum geology class in the Albertine Graben.

Geology is the study of the origin, evolution, composition and structure of the earth. It draws upon all basic sciences. This subject was first taught at Makerere in the Faculty of Science in 1968. It was a component in the Department of Geography but later became a fully-fledged Department in 1969. In 2010, the Makerere University Council renamed the Department of Geology as the Department of Geology and Petroleum Studies.

Geology is the study of the origin, evolution, composition and structure of the earth. It draws upon all basic sciences. This subject was first taught at Makerere in the Faculty of Science in 1968. It was a component in the Department of Geography but later became a fully-fledged Department in 1969. In 2010, the Makerere University Council renamed the Department of Geology as the Department of Geology and Petroleum Studies.