M.A.(Geography) is UGC approved 2 year full time postGraduate degree programme of 84 credits divided in 4 semesters. The students pursuing this course would have to develop in understanding of various aspects of the subject. The working principles and experimental skill associated with different field of Geography such as Geomorphology, Climatology, Economic geography, Population geography, Remote Sensing, Biogeography etc. It provide deep understanding between human – environment interrelationship. The department has a well equipped laboratory. The students are trained to use these instruments a part of their curriculum. By this programme student are understanding the current nature of geography and the importance of the subject. It also Prepare students personally and professionally for career in public, private and academic sectors. It also provide scope for Geographical research towards basic and current updates. Main objective of the master’s programme in geography is to impart knowledge of the theoretical and practical of geographical studies and Students will learn to connect key theories and concepts within the subfields of human and physical geography to real-world practical applications.
Duration of Program
Level of Study
To study the Natural Process which act on the earth’s Surface and the landforms.
To Study the location, distribution of economic activities in different regions of the world.
To study the Physical Background of India.
To study the methodological development of Geography
PO1 Critical Thinking : Take informed actions after identifying the assumptions that frame our thinking & actions.
PO2 Effective communication : Speak, read, write & listen clearly in person and through electronic media in English and in one Indian Language, and make meaning of the world by connecting people, ideas, books, media and technology.
PO3 Social interaction : Elicit views of others, mediate disagreements and help reach conclusions in group settings.
PO4 Effective citizenship : Demonstrate empathetic social concern and the ability to act with an informed awareness of issues and participate in civic life through volunteering.
PO5 Ethics : recognize different value systems including your own, understand the moral dimensions of decisions and accept the responsibility for them.
PO6 Environment and sustainability : Understand the issues of environmental contents and sustainable development.
PO7 Critical Thinking : Take informed actions after identifying the assumptions that frame our thinking & actions.
PO8 Social interaction : Elicit views of others, mediate disagreements and help reach conclusions in group settings.
PO9 Effective citizenship : Demonstrate empathetic social concern and the ability to act with an informed awareness of issues and participate in civic life through volunteering.
PO10 Ethics : recognize different value systems including your own, understand the moral dimensions of decisions and accept the responsibility for them.
PSO1 : Students will be able to understand, analyze and interpret the key concepts in physical and human geography of environmental systems, major landforms, process linkages, variable scale, and "cause and effect" and how they relate to the influence of climate, geology, and human activities in shaping the earth surface.
PSO2 : Students will develop an in-depth understanding of the concepts of “space," “place” and “region” and the importance of spatial and temporal patterns in explaining world affairs. Students will be able to analyze and interpret the different economic, social, cultural, demographic and economic processes, economic regions and their relation with physical and cultural environment.
PSO3 : Students will be able to apply field, statistical and RS, GIS techniques to quantify the quantity, characteristics, and history of physical phenomena for geographic research and natural resources management. Students will learn scientific methods including critical thinking, sampling, hypothesis formulation and testing, and controlled experimentation to assess environmental problems, and be able to effectively communicate research objectives, methodology, results, interpretations, and conclusions in oral and written formats.
PSO4 : Students will be able to synthesize geographic knowledge and apply innovative research strategies to solve problems in resource conservation, environmental change, and sustainable development within the ommunity, region, and world
PEO1 : The objective of the programme is also to train the students and also sensitize then to the scope for research towards basics and recent research problem.
PEO2 : The objective of the master’s programme in geography is students will learn to connect key theories and concepts within the subfields of human and physical geography to real-world practical applications.
PEO3 : The objective of the programme is also to the prepare student personally and professionally for careers in public, private and academic sectors.
