About Our Programs
The programs of the Department of Mineral Resources and Rocks focus on developing theoretical and applied
aspects related to rocks and minerals
and explorations of wealth
Mineral and its chemical composition. The student also learns about materials and their quantities.
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Bachelor Program
The program helped to create competencies with knowledge of the structure of the earth and the
geological processes that take place in it and what it contains Minerals and rocks and their
relationship to each other, the ability to access and identify the sites of mineral deposits,
and a good knowledge of techniques and exploration methods.
In addition to the competencies being able to evaluate laboratory data and field observations of rocks
and mineral wealth and interpretation of experimental data with the application of various specialized
tools for mineral exploration, as well as the ability to search for information, interpret and analyze
problems related to mineral resources with the comment and discussion of the various topics of specialization
and the use of the computer programs concerned with them.
The graduate will also be able to work independently and within a team with dedication and proficiency.
Program objectives
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Able to identify rocks and minerals on the scale of manual samples and scale of microscopic
slides and explain the relationships that exist between them, and describe the different types
of them.
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Capable of analyzing and interpreting geological and geochemical data.
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Solve mineral exploration and mining related problems.
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Identifying mineral deposits and their relationship to different types of host rocks.
Program admission requirement (general conditions)
Students must complete 72 credit units of university and faculty requirements to place a request for
admission to the program. When students successfully finish the 6th semester (equivalent to 98 credit
units) their application is processed.
Students are admitted to the program if their GPA is 3.5/5.0 or more and received a minimum grade of
70 “C” in Physical Geology (EMR 110), Minerology (EMR 111), Introduction to Petrology (EMR 223).
Program completion and graduation requirements
Students graduates from the proagram after successfully completing all courses prescribed by the plan
and completing 207 credit hours and passing
KAU Exit Exam.
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Master Programs
The department has a master's with a thesis and a master's by a research project, as well as a
doctoral program. The
mission of the programs is to prepare graduate students for work and study by improving and
developing their knowledge
and skills such as the ability to provide creative solution to scientific problems, improving
technical skills and
awareness of contemporary issues and challenges globally and the impact of mineral resources on
social, economic and
environmental issues, as well as their development in the field of scientific research.
Admission requirements for Master's programs
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The applicant should be a Saudi, or an official scholarship for postgraduate studies if he is a
non-Saudi.
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The applicant must have a university degree from a Saudi university or another recognized
university.
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To be of good conduct and behavior and medically fit.
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To submit two scientific recommendations from professors who have taught him previously.
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The approval of his reference to the study if he is an employee.
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A good average at least a bachelor's degree.
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Obtaining a score of 65 in the general aptitude test for university students.
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A score of 3.5 on the IELTS test.
Program study plan (Courses and Thesis)
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Program Study (Courses and Project - Economic Geology Track)
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Program study plan (Courses and Project - Mineral Exploration Track)
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PhD program
The department has a PhD program. The mission of the programs is to prepare graduate students for work and
study by improving and developing their knowledge and skills such as the ability to provide a solution creative
scientific problems, improving technical skills and awareness of contemporary issues and challenges globally and the impact
of mineral resources on social, economic and environmental issues, as well as their development in the field of scientific research.
Admission requirements for PhD program
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The applicant should be a Saudi, or an official scholarship for postgraduate studies if he is a
non-Saudi.
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The applicant must have a university degree from a Saudi university or another recognized
university.
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To be of good conduct and behavior and medically fit.
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To submit two scientific recommendations from professors who have taught him previously.
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The approval of his reference to the study if he is an employee.
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The origin of the PhD study is full-time, and the University Council may make an exception from
this whenever the need arises.
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A good average at least a bachelor's degree.
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Obtaining a score of 65 in the general aptitude test for university students.
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A score of 5 on the IELTS test.
Program study plan
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Study Plan
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