Besides, the university offers an abundance of programs complying with the contemporary world changes. The university structure involves 16 faculties and 3 institutes. Geology Department is one of the oldest Departments in the University. It comprises 58 Staff members, 35 administrative and assistant capacity, 229 undergraduate students and over 30 graduate students. The Department has main missions that focus on education and research. Because Protection of the environment is needed due to various human activities and Environmental protection is influenced by three factors: environmental legislation, ethics and education. Each of these factors plays its part in influencing national-level environmental decisions and personal-level environmental values and behaviors. The Geology Department now offers courses, such as environmental studies, environmental management, environmental engineering, hazards prevention and/or mitigation that teach the history and methods of environment protection.