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Geography Departments

Programme
Program and Courses

After successful completion of the three-year B.Sc/ B.A.. (Honours) degree program in Geography, students should be able to achieve the following objectives/ outcomes:

 Program Specific Outcomes (PSO): 

  • Develop a strong foundation of Geotectonics, Geomorphology, Biogeography, Soil Geography and instrumentation techniques and their applications to examine and appreciate the inherent complexity of landscape systems at micro level.
  • Conceptualise the basic atmospheric and climatic phenomena of the earth and their effect on man. Develop advanced level concepts of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System and their applications in present day situation.
  • Understand the principles and applications of Hydrology and Oceanography to address water resource and environment related problems. Conceptualise the Social, Cultural, Political, Settlement Geography and the ethical considerations associated with their environmental impact. Make a knowledge base of the development of Geography by going through Geographical Thought.
  • Undertake an analytical approach to design and complete field work in the above areas following land use and questionnaire survey. Be competent to acquire, analyse and interpret the statistical data to arrive at unbiased conclusions about problems and devise alternatives to existing procedures.

Course Outcomes (CO):

CO1: Develop ideas on Physical and Human Geography.

CO2: Understand and solve problems of scale, geological map and area measurement.

CO3: Analyse the geographical problems through statistical tools.

CO4: Comprehend the geographical knowledge of India and the world.

CO5: Appreciate the geographical resources and its impact on environment.

CO6: Explore the basic tools and techniques of computer application in Geography.

CO7: Have a thorough understanding of the applied aspects of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System.

CO8: Be competent in applying Geography towards generating solutions to complex problems in Water resources, Agriculture, Mining, Forestry, Fishing, Regional Planning, Environment and conservation of biodiversity.

CO9: Be fully sensitive about changes in landform through instrumentation (prismatic compass and dumpy level survey).

CO10: Conversed with basic characteristics of rocks and minerals and capable of megascopic identification.

University of Kalyani Honours Course in Geography (Figures in the bracket represent number of Lectures)

PART- I                                              200 Marks

Paper – IPhysical Geography (No. of Lectures – 90) 75 Marks

Paper – II: Soil and Bio-geography (No. of Lectures –90) 75 Marks

Paper – III: Practical 50 Marks

PART – II

Paper – IV:Climatology and Hydrology(No. of Lectures- 90) 75 Marks.

Group – A: Climatology(No. of lectures –40) 35 Marks

Group – B: Hydrology (No. of lectures –25) 20 Marks

Group-C: Oceanography (No. of lectures-25) 20Marks

Paper – VSocial, Cultural and Population Geography(No. of Lectures- 90) 75 Marks

Group – A: Social and Cultural Geography (No. of lectures –50) 40 Marks

Group B: Population Geography (No. of lectures – 40) 35 Marks

Paper VI: (Practical) Statistical Methods 50 Marks

Group – A: Application of Statistical methods 40 Marks

PART – III

Paper –VII : Social, Cultural & Political Geography (No. of Lectures- 80) 80 Marks

Paper –VIII : Economic Geography (No. of Lectures- 80) 80 Marks

Paper-IX : Regional Geography (No. of Lectures- 80) 80 Marks

Paper-X : (Practical) 80 Marks

Paper-XI : (Practical) 80 Marks