About University
Cradled in the lap of mountains at the foothills of auspicious Trikuta, besides the river Tawi at an altitude of 1030 ft. is Jammu. This 'city of temples' has many places...
PROGRAMMES
MSc(Geography)
PhD
Thrust Areas of Teaching and Research
Teaching - Physical Geography, Human geography, Remote Sensing and GIS.
Research - Himalayan Resources Evaluation and Management.
PROGRAMME OFFERED MA/MSC GEOGRAPHY.
Duration |
2 years/4 semester |
Intake capacity |
25 |
Self financing seats |
15% of the intake capacity |
Eligibility criteria
Must have passed/appeared in the final year of bachelor degree examination with geography as a core subject.
Total credits |
96 |
Credits to be earned from the programme |
88(56 in theory and 32 in practicals) |
Credits to be earned from courses offered by other department under any faculty |
08 |
Credits of courses open for students from other department but not for students of their own programme. |
08 |
Course Structure of the Programmes Offered:
Semester I
Course No |
Title of the Course |
Credits |
PSGETC101 |
GEOMORPHOLOGY |
4 |
PSGETC102 |
BIOGEOGRAPHY |
4 |
PSGETC103 |
REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA |
4 |
PSGETC104 |
POPULATION GEOGRAPHY |
4 |
PSGELC105 |
QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN GEOGRAPHY |
4 |
PSGELC106 |
CARTOGRAPHY |
4 |
Semester II
Course No |
Title of the Course |
Credits |
PSGETC201 |
CLIMATOLOGY |
4 |
PSGETC202 |
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY |
4 |
PSGETC203 |
HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHTS |
4 |
PSGETC204 |
REGIONAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT |
4 |
PSGELC205 |
PHYSICAL SURVEY |
4 |
PSGELC206 |
FUNDAMENTALS OF REMOTE SENSING |
4 |
Semester III
Course No |
Title of the Course |
Credits |
PSGETC301 |
OCEANOGRAPHY |
4 |
PSGETC302 |
GEOGRAPHY OF SETTLEMENT |
4 |
PSGETC303 |
GEOGRAPHY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT |
4 |
PSGELC304 |
FUNDAMENTALS OF GIS AND GPS |
4 |
PSGELC305 |
SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY |
4 |
PSGETO306 |
** SWAYAM |
4 |
Semester IV
PSGETC401 |
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY (NORTH AMERICA,SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, EUROPE) |
4 |
PSGETC402 |
MOUNTAIN GEOGRAPHY |
4 |
PSGETE403 |
AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHY |
4 |
|
OR |
|
PSGETE404 |
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & MANAGEMENT |
4 |
|
OR |
|
PSGETE405 |
GENDER GEOGRAPHY |
4 |
|
OR |
|
PSGETE406 |
TOURISM GEOGRAPHY |
4 |
PSGEDC407 |
DISSERTATION |
4 |
PSGELC408 |
TOUR REPORT |
2 |
PSGELC409 |
APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING & GIS IN GEOGRAPHY |
2 |
PSGETO410 |
** HUMAN GEOGRAPHY |
4 |
Name | Designation | Qualification | Specialization | Contact Info. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dr. Mohd. Sarfaraz Asgher | Professor & Head | Ph. D. | Environment Planning & Management, Geomorphology and Hydrology | E-mail: sasgher20@gmail.com, sarfarazasgher@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419134864 |
Prof. Anuradha Sharma | Professor | Ph.D. | Resource Evaluation & Gender Studies | E-mail: anujammu2012@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419156872 |
Dr. Shashi Prabha | Associate Professor | Ph. D. | Agriculture Geography | E-mail: sprabhaju@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419106569 |
Dr. InderJeet Singh | Assistant Professor | Ph. D. | Agriculture Geography, Remote Sensing & GIS | E-mail: indergeogju@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9906007392 |
Ms. Suman Kumari | Assistant Professor | M.Sc./JRF | Gender Studies, Social Geography | E-mail: sumankushwaha007@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9596915505 |