About the Department King Saud University was established in 1957 and the Department of Geology, which is one of the departments of the College of Science, was founded in 1958 (1378 H). The Department, upon successfully celebrating its Golden Jubilee in 2008, expanded to incorporate the Geophysics teaching curriculum and was re-named as the Department of Geology and Geophysics. The Department has achieved diversification of teaching and research programs at the University in order to cater for the needs of an ever-increasing number of qualified earth science graduates in the Kingdom. The Department of Geology and Geophysics is housed in...more

Department Chairman   Pof.Talal Ghazi Alharbi Telephone Secretary: 4676212 Email: geology@ksu.edu.sa

MISSION

To promote basic geological, geophysical and hydrogeological concepts, skills and creativity within a high caliber environment that provides society with knowledge, trained personnel, and competitive graduates capable of meeting the educational and development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all domains relevant to geology, geophysics and hydrogeology and their applications.

VISION

To be a leader in the fields of geology, geophysics and hydrogeology, their applications, and culture to contribute to building the knowledge society.

OBJECTIVES

• To achieve excellence in imparting higher education in the fields of earth sciences, with due emphasis on the quality of students at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• To develop applied scientific research through geological, geophysical and hydrogeological projects as per the national plan in the fields of oil, gas, minerals, ground water, environmental and natural hazards investigations.
• To provide consultations in the field of natural disasters in cooperation with the university based seismic study center.
• To ensure an optimal use of resources with modern technology to create a place of higher learning in the fields of Earth sciences.
• To provide a stimulating environment capable of attracting the best students, staff and faculty members.
• To establish effective partnerships, both locally and globally, with academic institutions and industrial/research organizations in the fields of oil, gas, minerals, and ground water exploration, as well as environmental and natural hazards investigations.