Programmes

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