Faculty of Earth Sciences, King Abdulaziz University
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Faculty of Earth Sciences (FES) is considered to be the first unique specialized geology college in the Middle East, and since its foundation in 1970 coninutes to be a remarkable. It was founded in the beginning as the Applied Geological Center belonging to the Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia. Later it became one of the King Abdulaziz University schools. The faculty currently has seven geoscience departments:
- Mineral Resources & Rocks
- Petroleum Geology & Sedimentation
- Hydrology
- Geophysics
- Structural Geology & Remote Sensing
- Engineering & Environmental Geology
- Technical Training Department (offer diploma only)
The FES offers programs leading to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in most departments mentioned above. The Faculty presently includes 65 full-time faculty members and professors and 23 labs.

