Farouk El-Baz

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1979

Abstract

Nearly every university in the Arab World has a department of geology that is usually part of a faculty of science, Geology is taught as four-year curriculum that is similar to, and usually more advanced than, those of American or European universities. For this reason, a graduate from most Arab universities in geology can be favorably compared to any other graduate in developed countries. Most Arab university graduates that seck graduate studies abroad perform admirably because of the quantity and quality of their basic geologic knowledge. In the Arab World, undergraduate education in geology begins with the basics of Earth science and evolves to encompass separately taught subjects, including but not limited to: cartography, crystallography, mineralogy, petrology, stratigraphy, and tectonies. In most Arab countries, a course is added about local geology. The number of graduates is so large that it usually exceeds the market demand. From a cursory glance, geological education in Arab universities appears adequate for the preparation of needed experts. However, it is lacking in many aspects JO training students for the job market of the future in a highly competitive environ- ment,which requires much more than familiarity with the basics of the science.

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