Geology Courses and Certifications

Cardiff University

Extreme Geological Events

50 reviews

Explore how extreme geological events have shaped Earth and what challenges future events might pose to our planet.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics

This course covers the geophysical and engineering concepts needed to understand the recovery of hydrocarbons from extremely low permeability unconventional oil and gas reservoirs.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Engineering Geology

9 reviews

Explore engineering geology with NPTEL's 40-hour program. Learn about geologic structures, maps, remote sensing, mineral properties, rock types, subsurface exploration, and geologic hazards.

• YouTube
• 1 day 16 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

NPTEL;  IIT Kanpur

Structural Geology

5 reviews

Dive into Structural Geology with NPTEL's 13-hour program. Learn about strain, stress, rheology, and deformation from Prof. Santanu Misra.

• YouTube
• 13 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Mid-Afternoon Masterclass: Dating Australia's oldest rock art

Explore Australia's oldest rock art and dating techniques with Dr. Helen Green from the University of Melbourne. Less than 1-hour workload.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Cretaceous polar life - Science Festival

Explore ancient polar ecosystems and dinosaurs with the University of Melbourne. Learn about fossils, fauna, and environmental changes over 100 million years ago.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Geoheritage of Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Explore the geohistory of Kangaroo Island with Dr. David Gillieson from the University of Melbourne. Learn about geodiversity, biodiversity, and the impact of climate change in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Earth Sciences for Civil Engineering - Part 2

2 reviews

Explore geological hazards, their impact on the environment, and their relevance to civil engineering with NPTEL's 10-hour program. Learn about active faults, tsunamis, landslides, and more.

• YouTube
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Planet Earth...and You!

5 reviews

Explore the dynamic planet we call home, from earthquakes to volcanoes, plate tectonics to energy resources, in this 5-week course from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Coursera
• 42 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Nick Zentner

Exotic Terranes in the North Cascades - Nick Zentner

1 review

Explore North Cascades' exotic terranes with Nick Zentner in a 1-2 hour series, covering topics from Baja BC to slab failure and superterranes. Includes Q&A.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Sven Holbik

Marine Pollution Lecture (OCE-1001)

1 review

Learn about marine pollution, its types, and regulations in less than an hour with Sven Holbik. Explore topics like oil spills, plastic pollution, and environmental bias.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

GEO GIRL

Life on Europa? What Conditions Make Europa Habitable? - Astrobiology | GEO GIRL

1 review

Explore the habitability of Europa with GEO GIRL in this short lecture. Learn about the presence of water, bioessential elements, and energy on Europa, and the types of life that could exist there.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Earth and Space Sciences X

Geology (Geoscience and the Origins of the Earth)

1 review

Explore the origins of Earth with Earth and Space Sciences X's Geology program. Learn about geologic time scales, Earth's spheres, and the rock cycle in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Matthew E. Clapham;  UC Santa Cruz

Earth 120 (Sedimentology/stratigraphy)

1 review

Explore sedimentology and stratigraphy with Matthew E. Clapham's 5-hour program, covering topics from fluvial types to microbial sediments. Offered by University of California, Santa Cruz.

• YouTube
• 5 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

GEO GIRL

Mineral Weathering: How & Why Rocks Weather + How Microbes Drive Weathering | GEO GIRL

1 review

Explore mineral weathering, microbial and abiotic processes, and their impact on climate change in this short, engaging study by GEO GIRL.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course