Structural Geology & Tectonics Courses and Certifications

NPTEL;  IIT Kanpur

Structural Geology

5 ratings

Explore how rocks deform and develop geological structures through introductory lessons on stereonets, strain, stress, rheology, and deformation mechanisms.

• YouTube
• 13 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

IIT Kanpur;  NPTEL

Structural Geology

3 ratings

Introduces how rock deformation, from strain and stress to folds and faults, reveals Earth’s geological evolution.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Reservoir Geomechanics

11 ratings

This interdisciplinary course encompasses the fields of rock mechanics, structural geology, earthquake seismology and petroleum engineering to address a wide range of geomechanical problems that arise

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Structural Geology

When you climb lofty mountains and appreciate the vast land and colorful landforms, have you ever thought about how they have been formed?

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

IIT Bombay;  NPTEL

Stress and Strain Issues in Structural Geology

Explore stress and strain in geological settings through Mohr circles, tensors, stereonets, faulting, well-bore stability, and geomechanical applications.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Advanced Structural Geology

Analyze folds, faults, and basin evolution through stereonets, seismic interpretation, and kinematic models of fault-related folding.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Earth and Space Sciences X

Geology - Mountains

Explore how plate tectonics, subduction, volcanic arcs, and continental collisions build mountain belts.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Earth and Space Sciences X

Geology - Faults, Folds, and Joints

Explore how stress deforms Earth’s crust through folds, faults, and joints, including structures created by brittle and ductile deformation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Nick Zentner

Exotic Terranes in the North Cascades - Nick Zentner

1 rating

Explore how exotic terranes, superterranes, subduction, and slab windows shaped the North Cascades between 200 and 50 million years ago.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Nick Zentner

Eocene F - Rocky Mountains with Rob Thomas and Darrel Cowan

1 rating

A debate over how flat-slab subduction and exotic-terrain collision shaped the Rocky Mountains, including contrasting Sevier and Laramide structural styles.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Nick Zentner

North Cascades Highway Geology with Stacia Gordon and Bob Miller

A six-stop field trip traces North Cascades faults, plutons, and metamorphic rocks along Washington’s North Cascades Highway.

• YouTube
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Nick Zentner

Crystalline Core with Stacia Gordon

A geologist explains how North Cascades crystalline-core rocks reveal deep crustal pressures, rapid Eocene exhumation, strike-slip faulting, and regional uplift.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Nick Zentner

Eocene R - Idaho Batholith with Dave Rodgers

Explores Eocene magmatism, tectonic rollback, and the geologic evolution of Idaho’s Batholith.

• YouTube
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Nick Zentner

Eocene N - Chugach Translation with Darrel Cowan

A geologic investigation of how the Chugach terrain translated, using spreading ridges, plate-boundary structures, and paleomagnetic evidence.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Nick Zentner

Eocene Strike-Slip Basins with Erin Donaghy

Examines how strike-slip faulting created the Eocene Chumstick Basin through fault offsets, sedimentation rates, and depositional models.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video