How do you begin to study geology? [Tips and Advice]

When did dinosaurs appear and how extinct ?! Why do violent earthquakes occur in certain places? Is it possible to predict the occurrence of earthquakes or not and what are their causes ?! What is the tsunami ?! These and other questions raise our curiosity from time to time; the answer to them is categorically in the field of geology or what is known as Earth sciences. In this article we will review together some guidelines to help you in geology

How to start learning geology from scratch? In the beginning, geology is known as the specialty that deals with the study of rocks, minerals, earth layers and geological time; in other words, everything related to the Earth from geological structures and earth movements as well as the study of its origin and the evolution of life on its surface.

How do I start studying geology?

The study of any specialty has two tracks

Academic track
Non-academic track

Academic track?

It usually starts from the secondary or pre-university stage with the planning and good preparation of a college that qualifies you to study earth sciences, namely the Faculty of Science, Department of Geology. In this field, specialization is not allowed until the first year before studying some general courses such as chemistry, physics and mathematics.

It should be borne in mind that some universities require a certain final assessment (for example, very good) in the first and second years of undergraduate study to enroll in a single geology. If you do not receive this assessment you will enroll in a specialization course including geology, Its like chemistry or geophysics.

In chemistry and geology, for example, general courses and courses are taught in both disciplines without addressing any advanced disciplines, either in geology or chemistry, which are studied only for students of the individual specialization.

There are also other colleges that do not set conditions for admission to a special geology program; but as a precaution, it is preferable to have a very good assessment of the geology you will study in the first year of the university. Or section.

What about non-academic study?

It is basically self-learning or self-learning, because in this case you will rely on the free courses available on the Internet, either MOOC courses or other courses. Before you start learning this area you should basically be interested in it and this is necessary and a good motivation to complete your journey in this science.

How do I start studying geology if I can not enroll
Academic program or in other words if you are not specialized in this area?

At first, I would advise you to start your journey in this area with educational documents and videos, because viewing information is much better than studying or reading it first because you are not specialized and secondly not to run into an advanced course that might make you disrespectful.

What about MOOC courses in this field?

Most of the open source courses are available only in English. There are leading Arab platforms in this regard, and they offer distinguished courses in all scientific disciplines such as Ruaq and Adrak.

I suggest that you start studying the course " Geology and Environmental Sciences " and it is available on the platform of understanding, an educational institution aimed at publishing explanations and lessons in many areas. The course is basically the course of geology for high school students in Egypt. It deals with a brief summary of geology and the earth's crusts. It deals with metals and rocks and splits them into fire, sedimentary and mutant.

The previous course is available in Arabic as well as being a wave for students who have very simple information in this specialization or for those who have no previous background on Earth sciences in general.

Are there certain documents I can start with?

As mentioned before, the importance of documentaries in the quick understanding and understanding of information, especially for beginners in any field; generally YouTube site as well as National Geographic Abu Dhabi is the best solution to access the best documentaries. We have also done a compilation of some of the documents you will need in Earth Sciences, which you can use first and then you can refer to MOOC courses.