The M.A programme in Geography consists of four semesters spread over two years. In addition to other compulsory and a few optional courses, the two compulsory physical and socio-economic field based courses are conducted during the summer and winter vacations respectively. The Centre offers specialization in the following major streams.
- *Advanced Techniques
- *Agricultural Geography
- *Geography of Resources
- Population and Settlement Geography
- Regional Planning and Development
- Social Geography
- Geomorphology
- Remote Sensing and GIS
Note: The * marked specialization streams were not offered during the year under the review.
The specialisation streams offered in the 4th semester have four papers each of 4 credits. Following is the list of courses designed for the M.A. programme over the years.
M.A.(Geography)
Sr. No. | Course No. | Course Title |
1 | RD 401 | Geomorphology and Pedology with Special Reference to India |
2 | RD 402 | Regional Geography of India |
3 | RD 403 | Economic Geography with Special reference to India |
4 | RD 404 | Quantitative Methods in Geography-I |
5 | RD 405 | History of Geographical Thought |
6 | RD 406 | Human Ecology and Ecosystem |
7 | RD 407 | Climatology and Biogeography with special reference to India |
8 | RD 408 | West Germany Industrial Regions |
9 | RD 409 | North American Manufacturing Belt |
10 | RD 410 | Tibet: A Meso Regional Study |
11 | RD 411 | South-East Asia |
12 | RD 412 | Ethiopia: Meso Regional Study |
13 | RD 413 | Field Survey Methods (Socio-Economic) |
14 | RD 414 | Japan: A Meso Regional Study |
15 | RD 415 | Field Survey Methods (Physical) |
16 | RD 416 | European Union: A Meso Regional Study |
17 | RD 501 | Hydrology and Oceanography |
18 | RD 502 | Levels of Regional Development in India |
19 | RD 503 | Regional Development |
20 | RD 504 | Social Geography with Special Reference to India |
21 | RD 505 | Population and Settlement Geography with Special Reference to India |
22 | RD 506 | Quantitative Methods in Geography-II |
23 | RD 507 | Historical Geography with Special Reference to India |
24 | RD 508 | Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Regionalisation in India |
25 | RD 509 | Geography of Social Well-being with Special Reference to India |
26 | RD 510 | Regional Disparities in Educational Development in India |
27 | RD 511 | Urbanization and Migration |
28 | RD 512 | Geography of Central Places |
29 | RD 513 | Demography and Population Geography |
30 | RD 514 | Geography of Rural Settlements |
31 | RD 515 | Natural Resources and Environmental Concerns of Indian Agriculture |
32 | RD 516 | Agricultural Geography with Special Reference to India |
33 | RD 517 | Agricultural Economics |
34 | RD 518 | Mineral and Marine Mineral Resources |
35 | RD 520 | Remote Sensing Techniques and Applications |
36 | RD 521 | Explanations in Geography |
37 | RD 522 | Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography |
38 | RD 523 | Advanced Cartographic Techniques in Geography |
39 | RD 524 | Landform Geography |
40 | RD 525 | Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology |
41 | RD 526 | Transport in Regional Analysis |
42 | RD 527 | Regional Economics and Regionalisation |
43 | RD 528 | Regional Development & Planning in India |
44 | RD 529 | Process of Urbanization and Urban Planning |
45 | RD 530 | Political Geography with Special Reference to India |
46 | RD 531 | Regional Aspects of Rural Development in India |
47 | RD 532 | Population and Environment |
48 | RD 533 | Micro Regional Planning |
49 | RD 534 | Introduction to Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System |
50 | RD 535 | Introduction to GI Science |
51 | RD 536 | Principles of Remote Sensing |
52 | RD 537 | Spatial Analysis and Information Extraction |
53 | RD 538 | Techniques of Cartography and Visualisation |
54 | RD 539 | Climate Change |