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==Faculty of Marine Sciences== ==Faculty of Marine Sciences==
It contains five departments:
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*Marine Biology
*Marine Chemistry
*Marine Physics
*Marine Geology
*Maritime Studies

==Faculty of Meteorology & Agriculture== ==Faculty of Meteorology & Agriculture==
This Faculty was established as a Meteoroloical Institute by the ''Ministry of Defense and Aviation'' in the year 1974 . After several years later it was upgraded into the Faculty of Meteorology , Agriculture and Environmental Studies. with the following departments: This Faculty was established as a Meteoroloical Institute by the ''Ministry of Defense and Aviation'' in the year 1974 . After several years later it was upgraded into the Faculty of Meteorology , Agriculture and Environmental Studies. with the following departments:

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King Abdulaziz University
King Abdulaziz University - seal
General Info.
Mail (PO Box 1450, Jeddah 21441),
Established 1967
Location Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Enrolment 40000 Students , 2300 Teachers.
Dean Prof. Taieb, O.
Phone (0096626400000)
E-Mail Almodyr@kau.edu.sa
Website http://www.kau.edu.sa
Global Membership None.
University Stadium

King Abdulaziz University (in Arabic جامعة الملك عبد العزيز) was founded in 1967, and had 2,000 teachers and more than 37,000 students in 2000/2001. Established initially as a private university, King Abdulaziz University was converted to a state university in 1971. It has the following Faculties:

Faculty of Engineering

College departments:

  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Aeronautical Engineering Department
  • Chemical & Materials Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Mining Engineering
  • Production Engineering and Mechanical Systems Design
  • Thermal Engineering and Desalination Technology

Faculty of Medicine

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Medicine Faculty

The Faculty of Medicine was established in 1975. And later on 1977, University Hospital was established to provide teaching facilities for both medical and nursing students.

Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences

Established in 2003. This faculty is now one of the four major Health Faculties in the campus of the Medical Center of KAU . it has the Following departments:

  • Medical Laboratories.
  • Natural Medication
  • XRays Technology
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Nursing

Faculty of Pharmaceuticals

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Faculty of Dentistry

The establishment of the Faculty of Dentistry and its four departments at KAU was in 1985. the college departments are:

  • Oral Basic and Clinical Sciences
  • Oral/Maxillofacial Rehabilitation
  • Preventive Dental Sciences
  • Conservative Dental Sciences

Faculty of Economics & Administration

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Faculty of Sciences

The Faculty was established in 1973. and it has now the following departments:

  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Statistics
  • Astronomy
  • Biochemistry

and department of Computer Science has been moved to Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

Faculty of Earth Sciences

The Faculty occupies two modern and well-equipped two-story buildings within the premises of KAU. In 1970 ,the Ministry of Petroleum established the Center of Applied Geology for training graduate geologists in geological mapping and mineral exploration. The training program of the Center was later expanded to include hydrogeology and engineering geology. In 1975 , the Center was attached to the KAU as the Institute of Applied Geology. The Faculty of Earth Sciences in its current embodiment is the result of amalgamation of the Institute of Applied Geology and the Geology Department of the Faculty of Sciences of the KAU in 1978. and now it has these departments:

  • Mineral Resources and Rocks
  • Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology
  • Structural Geology and Remote Sensing
  • Geophysics
  • Hydrogeology
  • Engineering Geology
  • Technical Training

Faculty of Marine Sciences

It contains five departments:

  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Chemistry
  • Marine Physics
  • Marine Geology
  • Maritime Studies

Faculty of Meteorology & Agriculture

This Faculty was established as a Meteoroloical Institute by the Ministry of Defense and Aviation in the year 1974 . After several years later it was upgraded into the Faculty of Meteorology , Agriculture and Environmental Studies. with the following departments:

  • Meteorology.
  • Environmental Sciences.
  • Agriculture.
  • Hydrology and Water Resources.

Faculty of Environmental Designs

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Faculty of Art & Humanities

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Faculty of Community

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Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology

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