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Hi friends, I am going to take admission in Darjeeling Government College for doing BA(Geography) Honours. I don’t know the syllabus of this course which is offered in this college. So, I would like to know about the course syllabus? Please advise me.

The course syllabus of Bachelor of Arts (Geography) Honours in Darjeeling Government College is given below:-

Year I:-

:-Cartographic Techniques
:-Thematic Cartography
:-Geography of Population
:-Geography of Settlements
:-Geomorphology
:-Analytical Physical Geography
:-Climatology


Year II:-

:-Economic Geography
:-Geography of Natural Resources
:-Spatial Dimensions of Development
:-Environmental Geography
:-Statistical methods in geography
:-Geography of India

Year III:-

:-Rural development
:-Evolution of Geographical Thought
:-Disaster Management
:-Social Geography
:-Regional planning
:-Field Techniques
:-Geographical Information System

BA in Geography Honours is a 3 year duration course and is divided into 6 semesters. The detailed syllabus is given below.

Semester I

Geomorphology
Climatology
Cartographic Techniques
Geography of Population
Concurrent - Qualifying Language

Semester II

Analytical Physical Geography
Oceanography
Thematic Cartography
Geography of Settlements
Concurrent - Credit language

Semester III

Economic Geography
Environmental Geography
Remote Sensing
Urban Geography
Concurrent - Interdisciplinary

Semester IV

Geography of Natural Resources
Spatial Dimensions of Development
Statistical Methods in Geography
Geography of India
Concurrent - Discipline Centred I

Semester V

Evolution of Geographical Thought
Social Geography
Field Techniques
Agricultural Geography
Biogeography
Political Geography

Semester VI

Disaster Management
Regional Planning
Geographical Information System
Geography of Tourism
Contemporary Environmental Issues
Rural Development
Concurrent - Discipline Centred II

Course syllabus of BA (Geography) Honours in Darjeeling Government College are as mentioned below:-
Geotectonic, Geomorphology and Hydrology
Cartographic Techniques in Geography
Climatology, Soil Geography and Biogeography
Analytical Techniques in Geography
Nature of Geography
Economic & Social Geography
Geography of India
Applied Geographical Techniques and Field Report