Government Degree College Banjar

Department of Geography

 

Programme outcomes

The Geography department has maintained a hundred percent result. Some students went for higher education, and some took self-employment. A few were selected for Central University, Himachal Pradesh University, and B.Ed. Courses, and other courses.

Year-wise results of students

 

2016-2017		2017-2018		2018-2019		2019-2020		2020-2021
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09	09	10	10	12	12	12	12	05	05

 

2021-2022		2022-2023		2023-2024		2024-2025		2025-2026
No. of students appeared	No. of students passed	No. of students appeared	No. of students passed	No. of students appeared	No. of students passed	No. of students appeared	No. of students passed	No. of students appeared	No. of students passed
22	22	18	18	05	05	17	17	08	Result awaited

 

1.       Programme-specific outcomes

§  The programme establishes its importance as an integrating field with other fields of knowledge.

§  The basic aim is to study human interactions with their environment and all kinds of interrelationships.

§  Physical Geography gives an understanding of landforms created by water, air, sea waves, underground water, glaciers, etc. Also, as the origin of the Earth, its structure, and tectonic movements. 

§  Human Geography builds an understanding of settled life with rural and urban settlements, their different types and patterns, and the reasons behind those types.

§  New fields like Remote Sensing and GIS provide Scientific and technical knowledge and practical-based skill development by using aerial photographs and satellite imagery for different types of data extraction. These courses can promote students for research-based studies.

§  Field survey reports written by the students enable them to understand the socio-economic perspective of society. Not only this, but they also develop skills in data handling, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting.

a.      Acquiring knowledge of Cartography and Physical Geography in the first year.

b.      Acquiring knowledge of Human and Environmental Geography in the second year.

c.      Learning skills of new technology with programmes like Remote Sensing, GIS, Regional Planning, and Development.

d.      Acquiring knowledge of the Geography of India and Disaster Management.

e.      Learning skills in conducting surveys and Data Collection, Analysis and interpretation. Writing a report for agencies is also one of the objectives of the course ‘Field Techniques and Survey-Based Project Report.’

f.       The department also offers Generic Elective Courses in the third year to students of other departments. The courses, such as Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development, relate to the recent global scenario of climate change and global warming, which necessitates everyone’s concern.

2. Course-specific objectives and course outcomes 

1.      Physical Geography (GEOGP101CC)

The main aim of this paper is to acquaint students with all three spheres, i.e., Lithosphere, Atmosphere, and Hydrosphere. Fundamentals of Geography start with the understanding of landforms, rock types, and the related processes in Geomorphology. The atmosphere is dealt with in climatology, and its study sensitizes students about environmental issues such as climate change and its impacts.

2.      General Cartography (Practical) (GEOGP102 CC)

Map reading and understanding of map scale, projections, developing cartographic skills, and the use of various diagrams and graphs enable students to handle various types of data.

3.      Human Geography (GEOGP201CC)

To develop an understanding of the man-land relationship and population features like race, religion, languages, and demographic characteristics. To understand concepts of rural and urban settlements and their origin, pattern, distribution, and classification.

4.      Environmental Geography (GEOGP202CC)

This field of Geography deals with man-environment relationships. Components of the ecosystem, various interactions taking place between living and non-living, are also dealt with.

5. Regional Planning and Development (GEOGP203SEC)

Concepts of region and regionalization, delineation of different types of regions, such as formal, functional, planning, and vernacular.

6. Remote Sensing and GPS (Practical) (GEOGP204SEC)

This course aims to gain knowledge on Remote Sensing of the environment, the interaction of EMR with earth surface features, its characteristics, spectral regions, elements of Visual Image Interpretation for Mapping and database-cum-information extraction, and GPS and its functioning.

2.      Geographic Information System (Practical) (GEOGP301SEC)

This paper enables skill development by using the software. Handling of raster and vector data in various ways. Geo-referencing and conversion of a raster image to a vector map. Preparation of land-use/land-cover map.

3.      Field Techniques and Survey-based Project Report (Practical) (GEOGP302SEC)

In this course, students learn about various techniques of data collection, data analysis, interpretation, and report writing. An understanding of the phenomenon is developed through skills of field observation.

4.      Geography of India (GEOGP303-1DSE)

The course encompasses all physical and cultural aspects of India. It is not only important as a mandatory course for attaining credits and completing the degree, but also for attempting all the competitive examinations

5.      Disaster Management (GEOGP3041DSE) or Geography of Tourism    (GEOGP3042DSE)

The course Disaster Management acquaints students with strategies to be adopted before and after a disaster. Specifically, preparations required for mitigation of disasters, actions during disaster, recovery, and rehabilitation. Similarly, the other course, Geography of Tourism, introduces various aspects of tourism. Both courses are useful in the Himalayan context, which is a high-intensity, disaster-prone zone. Disasters such as earthquakes, landslides, floods, cloud bursts, avalanches, forest fires, road accidents, etc., occur in this region. The economy of Himachal Pradesh depends on tourism, which constitutes around ten percent of its GDP. Hence, this paper is very important for students.

6.      GE-1Disaster Risk Reduction (GEOGP305GE1)

The topics covered in this course are similar to those in the course Disaster Management. The department offers this useful course to other students who opt for it as one of their generic elective courses.

      12. GE-2 Sustainability and Development (GEOGP306-GE2)

Sustainable development is a crucial aspect of all development. The course introduces various dimensions of sustainability, Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals, inclusive development, environmental problems, etc.