History

In 1970, the Ministry of Petroleum established the Center of Applied Geology. The Center was attached to King Abdulaziz University in 1975 and named the Institute of Applied Geology. In 1978, it merged with the department of Geology of the Faculty of Sciences to establish the Faculty of Earth Sciences. At that time the first established department was the Mineral Resources and Rocks.

The department offers the following degrees:

1. Bachelor degree in Mineral Resources and Rocks
2. Master degree (with courses and thesis) in Mineral Resources and Rocks
3. Master degree (with courses and thesis) in Mineral Exploration
4. Master degree (with courses and research project) in Economic Geology
5. PhD degree in Mineral Resources and Rocks