Department of Fundamental Geology was established in 1984 at the Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Sosnowiec. Recently 2 professors, 9 teaching staff members with the PhD, 5 PhD student and 3 technical staff members work in the team of Department.
Head of Department: Professor Jerzy Zaba
60 Bedzinska, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
Phone: +48 32 3689 226 & +48 32 3689 900,
Fax: +48 32 291 58 65,
E-mail: kgp@wnoz.us.edu.pl
Teaching activities: participation in general geology education at the Bachelor`s level, and in special courses within Prospecting Geology (MSc degree and PhD degree studies).
The Department educates experts in geological prospecting and geological mapping.
Students learn modern methods of geological data collection, processing and visualization of the geological data etc.
Division of Regional Geology, Geodynamics and Geosynoptics
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Division of Sedimentology and Geological Mapping
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