Geography
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Department of Geography
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About The department
The discipline of Geography is an inter-disciplinary subject. It helps one to make sense of the surrounding of his/her in the best possible way. It will make students understand the world around whether it’s about the physical, social, cultural or economic aspects one is dealing with. It provides students different skill sets like knowledge of basic statistics, computer knowledge, field survey training, mapping techniques to analyse not only geographical but also other day-to-day aspects in a more comprehensive manner. Moreover, in this fast-changing world, geographical knowledge is becoming more important day by day to deal with different regional inequality issues, environmental issues i.e. pollution, global warming etc.; sustainability issues etc. Geographic tools like remote sensing & G.I.S. is now being used everywhere from administration to military. All these skill sets have opened up new job opportunities as well.
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Why Study Geography?
The department of Geography started functioning from the academic year 2008-09. On the onset Programme course was introduced with 25 intake capacity affiliated to The University of North Bengal. Initially the department was functioning under the able hands of Mr. Rajib Barman as guest teacher. Later on, Mr. Ranjan Barman, Mr. Mafizul Haque, and Mr. Tarun Barman joined the department. In the year 2017, the department got its first full-time teacher Smt. Anindita Dey for smooth functioning of the department. Currently the department has Programme course only with 50 seat capacity and a total of four teaching faculties – one fulltime teacher and three SACT teachers.
Highligths
- Apart from regular classes the department focuses on remedial class before University exams to provide support to students who are struggling with any topic or paper.
- The department regularly organizes classes by the meritorious ex-students to support them in enhancing their teaching skills. Currently three ex-students are serving the department as Teaching - Learning Assistants.
- Well equipped cartography lab with all the available instruments for surveying, mapping.
- Every student takes part in the field work and preparation of dissertation.
- Department regularly organises special lectures, alumni lectures, student seminars, freshers and farewells and publishes magazines for all round development of students.
- The students are encouraged to make Posters in each month on any relevant topic from the syllabus.
Curriculum Plan
Students are requested to download a comprehensive write-up of the step-by-step teaching methods, the estimated duration of each segment of teaching, and the materials and resources needed for the session by clicking the lnk attached below.
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Programme Specific Outcome
- Student will gain the knowledge of physical geography. Student will have a general understanding about the geomorphological and geotechnical process and formation. They will be able to correlate the knowledge of physical geography with the human geography.
- They will be able to acquire the knowledge of Human Geography and will correlate it with their practical life.
- Student will be able to analyse the problems of physical as well as cultural environments of both rural and urban areas. Moreover they will try to find out the possible measures to solve those problems.
- They will be eligible for conducting social survey project which is needed for measuring the status of development of a particular group or section of the society.
- Application of modern instruments: Students will be able to learn the application of various modern instruments and by these they will be able to collect primary data.
Course Outcomes
- It develop the skills including critical thinking, problem solving, reasoning, analysis, interpretations and synthesizing information’s and communication literacy, media and internet literacy, data interpretation and analysis and computer programming.
- It imparts the knowledge about different places on earth and how they relate with each other.
- It helps the students to identify and appreciate important events and National and International policies; make better and informed decisions regarding the best use of National resources.
- It helps the students to know about the relationship between human being and the environment and the general process of natural resources.
- It enables the students to understand how population growth and technological advances affect the environment.
- It help the students to gain the understanding of International mattes and multicultural concerns, read maps, interpret local and global information and understand International networks for trade.
Programme Outcome
Geography mainly concerns changes in spatial attributes in a temporal perspective. The Programme Course in geography is tailored to meet the students’ specific educational and professional goals in mind. It focuses on spatial studies, qualitative as well as quantitative, and emphasises on human-environment relationship. During the first year of the programme, the students are trained on advanced concepts of physical and human geography. The third year allows them to concentrate on specific areas of the subject, on which they complete their field reports. After completing the course, the students will be amply prepared for professional careers in geography and allied disciplines like GIS and Remote Sensing.
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State Aided College Teacher (SACT) || Department of Geography
State Aided College Teacher (SACT) || Department of Geography
SACT || Department of Geography
Assistant Professor || Department of Geography