Department of Geography & Environment

BSc honours

 

Curriculum for Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Session: 2020-2021

Department of Geography and Environment

Jagannath University, Dhaka

 

Courses leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Geography and Environment will extend over four academic years and will be divided into eight semesters conforming to the University Rules and Regulations an integrated total of 157 credits (Marks-4850). All the courses are compulsory for each student. Number of each theoretical course will be 70% marks for final examination and 30% marks for continuous assessment respectively. Examinations of the theoretical courses will be 3 hours’ duration for 3 credits and 2 hours’ duration for 2 credits and the duration of each practical examination will be 4 to 6 hours. The medium of instruction will be in English. Number of total courses 60 (theory-39, practical-13, field works-4 and viva-voce-4). In addition, students will conduct a research project under direct supervision of a teacher in the final semester.

           

Curriculum Plan

Semester

Theory Courses

Practical, Field work and Dissertation Courses

Viva-Voce

Total

(Semester wise)

 

Marks

Credits

Marks

Credits

Marks

Credits

Marks

Credits

1st

400

12

100

4

--

--

500

16

2nd

450

14

100

4

50

2

600

20

3rd

500

15

150

6

--

--

650

21

4th

400

12

150

6

50

2

600

20

5th

500

15

100

4

--

--

600

19

6th

550

17

50

2

50

2

650

21

7th

500

15

100

4

--

--

600

19

8th

500

15

100

4

50

2

650

21

Total

3800

115

850

34

200

8

4850

157

 

1st Year 1st Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Marks

Credits

GEO-1101

Introduction to Geography and Environment

100

3

GEO-1102

Fundamentals of Cartography

100

3

GEO-1103

Fundamentals of Mathematics

100

3

GEO-1104

Elementary Statistics

100

3

GEOL-1105

Cartographic Application

50

2

GEOL-1106

Introduction to Field Study (Fieldwork-I) 

50

2

Total-

500

16


1st Year 2ndSemester

Course Code

Course Title

Marks

Credits

GEO-1201

Fundamentals of Geomorphology

100

3

GEO-1202

Economic Geography

100

3

GEO-1203

Introduction to Computer Application

100

3

GEO-1204

Principles of Sociology 

100

3

GEO-1205

History of Emergence of Bangladesh

50

2

GEOL-1206

Analysis of Relief and Data

50

2

GEOL-1207

Surveying-I

50

2

GEOV-1208

Viva-Voce

50

2

Total-

600

20

 

2nd Year 1st Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Marks

Credits

GEO-2101

Geomorphic Processes and Landforms

100

3

GEO-2102

Fundamentals of Climatology

100

3

GEO-2103

Advanced Economic Geography

100

3

GEO-2104

Cultural Geography            

100

3

GEO-2105

Fundamentals of Geographic Information System

100

3

GEOL-2106

Map Reading and Interpretation

50

2

GEOL-2107

Surveying-II

50

2

GEOL-2108

Field Study in Geography and Environment

 (Fieldwork-II)

50

2

Total-

650

21

 

2nd Year 2nd Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Marks

Credits

GEO-2201

Soil Geography

100

3

GEO-2202

Environmental Geography

100

3

GEO-2203

Biogeography 

100

3

GEO-2204

Statistics in Geography and Environment

100

3

GEOL-2205

GIS in practice

50

2

GEOL-2206

Map Projection

50

2

GEOL-2207

Environmental Analysis

50

2

GEOV-2208

Viva Voce

50

2

Total-

600

20

 

3rd Year 1st Semester

Course code

Course Title

Marks

Credits

GEO-3101

Oceanography

100

3

GEO-3102

World Regional Geography

100

3

    GEO-3103

Physical Geography of Bangladesh

100

3

GEO-3104

Population Geography

100

3

GEO-3105

Principles of Remote Sensing

100

3

GEOL-3106

Aerial Photo Interpretation and Photogrammetry

50

2

GEOL-3107

Advanced Field Methods and Techniques

(Fieldwork-III)

50

2

Total-

600

19

         

 

3rd Year 2nd Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Marks

Credits

GEO-3201

Principles of Hydrology

100

3

GEO-3202

Urban Geography

100

3

GEO-3203

Transport Geography

100

3

GEO-3204

Human Geography of Bangladesh

100

3

GEO-3205

Advanced Climatology 

100

3

GEO-3206

Satellite Remote Sensing and Its Application

50

2

GEOL-3207

Digital Image Processing

50

2

GEOV-3208

Viva Voce

50

2

Total-

650

21

 

4th Year 1st Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Marks

Credits

GEO-4101

Development of Geographical Knowledge and Concept

100

3

GEO-4102

Rural Geography and Development

100

3

GEO-4103

Political Geography

100

3

GEO-4104

Geography of South and South-east Asia

100

3

GEO-4105

Geography of Hazards and Disasters

100

3

GEOL-4106

Research Methods in Geography and Environment

50

2

GEOL-4107

Land Use Survey (Fieldwork-IV)

50

2

Total-

600

19

 

4th Year 2nd Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Marks

Credits

GEO-4201

Environmental Management

100

3

GEO-4202

Natural Resource Studies

100

3

GEO-4203

Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management

100

3

GEO-4204

Agricultural Geography

100

3

GEO-4205

Flood and Floodplain Management

100

3

GEOL-4206

Geospatial Analysis

50

2

GEOL-4207

Dissertation

50

2

GEOV-4208

Viva Voce

50

2

Total-

650

21