About

      The Department of Earth Sciences in the University of Tabriz was founded in 1966 and rebranded in 2015 from Geology to Earth Sciences. It is renowned for being a center of learning, having a vibrant culture of research and as one of the pioneer departments in this field in Iran.

     The department offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses as below:

• Bachelor of Geology
• Master courses in:
• Petrology
• Petroleum Geology
• Economic Geology
• Hydrogeology
• Tectonics
• Engineering geology
• Environment Geology
• Geochemistry
• Stratigraphy and Palaeontology
• Ph.D. research in:
• Petrology
• Economic geology
• Hydrogeology

     The educational programs enjoy the active contributions of six outstanding professors, ten associated professors and five assistant professors of this department.

     The undergraduate and post graduate programs are supported by 12 well-equipped laboratories including:

• Mineralogy
• Petrology
• Sedimentology
• Economic geology
• Gemology
• Hydrochemistry
• Environmental geology
• Tectonics
• Engineering geology
• Stratigraphy and Palaeontology
• Photogeology and GIS
• Geosoft

Head of Department: Vartan Simmonds

Email: Simmonds_vartan@tabrizu.ac.ir

Tel: +98(41)33392703