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Syllabus of M.Sc. course in Geography in BHU?

Syllabus for M.Sc course in Geography In BHU (Banaras Hindu University)

UNIT I

Basic Frame and Concepts. Man-environment interaction: New environmentalism; Concepts: space,
place, environment, time, and spatial organisation; Region and regional typology; Culture and cultural

UNIT II

Modern Approaches. Quantitative revolution and challenges; Philosophy and geography:
Contributions of Vidal de la Blache, and Carl Sauer; Humanistic and phenomenological geography:
contributions of Yi-Fu Tuan; Literary geography.

UNIT III

Contemporary Trends. Qualitative paradigm; Behavioural revolution: perception and cognition,
mental maps; Marxism; Postmodernism; Poststructuralism and Postcolonialism.

UNIT IV

Indian Geography: Base and Trends. Postcolonialism and Indian geography; Gandhi’s
contribution and Indian geography; Gaia theory and links to Indian literature; Ancient Indian
geography and scientific outlook (e.g. cultural astronomy); Future of Indian geography: problems,
perspectives and prospects.

Please find the attachment for the syllabus of M.Sc in Geography in BHU.

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Syllabus of M.Sc. course in Geography in BHU?

In BHU university for M.Sc. Geography syllabus will be as follows:

I Semester

Emerging Geographical Thought – theory
Physical Landscape and Hydrology – theory
Advanced Geography of India – theory
Physical Diagram, Hydrology and Map projections – practical
Spatial Analysis: Locational and Network – practical
Remote sensing basics
Assignment – Based Seminar 1

II Semester

• Advanced Geography – theory
• Geography of Resources – theory
• Statistical Method and Data Processing – Practical
• Special group theory paper
• Special group practical paper
• Population and Development
• Assignment – Based Seminar 2

III Semester

1. GIS and its application – theory
2. Environmental Studies – theory
3. Remote Sensing and GIS – practical
4. Field study and Geographical excursion
5. Special group theory paper
6. Special group practical paper
7. Resources and Environmental Management
8. Assignment – Based Seminar 3

IV Semester

• Interdisciplinary Research Methods and Techniques – theory
• Special Group theory papers
• Special group practical paper
• Assignment – Based Seminar 4
• Field Survey – Instrumental and Socio-economic
• Field work Dissertation and Viva- Voce

For further details you can check it in BHU website http://www.bhu.ac.in/syllabus/M.Sc_Syllabi.pdf.

Here is the syllabus for M.Sc Geography in Banaras Hindu University (BHU). It is two year integrated course which contains four semesters.

Semester -I

* Emerging Geographical Thought.

* Physical Landscape and Hydrology.

* Advanced Geography of India.

* Physical Diagrams, Hydrology and Map projections.

* Spatial Analysis.

* Remote sensing basics.

Semester - II

* Advanced Geo morphology.

* Geography of Resources.

* Statistical methods and Data processing.

* Population development.

* Two special groups of theory papers in which the candidate has to take one of the three papers.

Semester -III

* GIS and its Application.

* Environmental studies.

* Remote sensing and GIS :Soil, water and Air Analysis.

* Field study and geographical excursion.

* Special group theory papers in which the candidate has to take one of the papers.

* Special group practical papers which is also of elective type.

* Resources and Environmental management.

Semester - IV

* Interdisciplinary Research methods and techniques.

* Special group theory papers in which the candidate should take one of the papers.

* Special group practical papers which is of elective type.

First three semesters contains Assignment -Based seminar.

The detailed syllabus of M.Sc course in Geography in BHU is attached below for your kind reference. Kindly refer to the attachment below to get all the details.

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