HISTORY EPS
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The department is an applied division of the Faculty of Earth
Sciences. It was established in 1987 with the merger of the department of
Petroleum Geology and the department of Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and
Paleontology (both established in 1978).
The department encompasses the general subject areas of
paleontology, sedimentalogy, mineralogy and petrology of sedimentary rock, and
petroleum geology. It focuses on the study of exploration and development
techniques of petroleum and natural resources in the sedimentary cover of Saudi Arabia.
It also focuses on the study of sedimentary rocks and their depositional
environments and the associated different kinds of fossils.
In addition to offering its own undergraduate and graduate
programs, the department is also responsible for teaching essential courses for
other faculty departments. Further, the department emphasizes the integrated
and multidisciplinary teamwork in classrooms and in research. For
further information please contact:
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Last Update
1/3/2009 2:02:03 AM
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