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M.A. (Geography)


Duration:

2 Years

Eligibility:

Graduation

Course Duration: Two Year (Semester System)

Course Eligibility :  Graduation in any stream with 50% marks or Equivalent CGPA.

Admission Criteria: Merit in qualifying examination, subject to eligibility criteria.

Entrance/Eligibility Test: As per University Rules

Programme Mode: Regular

Course Syllabus

Semester-I

Course Title

Geographical Thought

Environment and Ecology

Fundamentals of Remote Sensing and GIS

Statistical Techniques in Spatial Analysis

 

Semester-II

Advanced Physical Geography

Contemporary Human Geography

Computer Aided Mapping and Thematic Atlas

Spatial Economic Systems

 

Part –II

Semester-III

Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS

Natural Resource Management (Interdisciplinary)

Principles of Political Geography (Interdisciplinary)

Systematic Agricultural Geography (Interdisciplinary)

Social Geography of India (Interdisciplinary)

Urban Settlement System (Interdisciplinary)

Regional Development (Interdisciplinary)

Cultural Geography (Interdisciplinary)

Rural Development Planning and Policy (Interdisciplinary)

 

Semester-IV

Project Report (Compulsory)

Regional Development in India (Interdisciplinary Course)

Environment and Resource

  • Hydrology and Water Resource Management
  • Geography of Energy
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Natural Hazards and Disaster Management
  • Urban Impacts on Natural Resources and Environment

Social Dimensions in Geography

  • Historical Geography
  • Geography of Landscape
  • Demography and Population Policy
  • Health, Environment and Society
  • Geography of Social Well-Being
  • Gender and Space with Special Reference to India

Urban and Regional Studies

  • Techniques and Methods of Regional Analysis
  • Transport Network and Flows
  • Urban Development Management and Policy
  • Social Impact Assessment

Physical Geography

  • Analytical Physical Geography
  • Biogeography
  • Geomorphologic Analysis
  • Geography of Himalayas
  • Terrain Modelling and Evaluation

Political Geography and Area Studies

  • Political Geography of India
  • Geography of Federalism
  • Electoral Geography
  • Political Geography of Central Asia
  • Political Geography of Middle-East

Rural and Agricultural Studies

  • Agricultural Development and Environmental Degradation
  • Landuse Planning
  • Dryland Farming
  • Food Security System