COURSE DESCRIPTION


Ph.D. Geography or Doctor of Philosophy in Geography is a Doctorate Geography course. Geography is the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these. There is no time burden for completing this program. Subjects related to natural calamities and disaster management. The focus of the research activities in the department is in the field of geomorphology, environment, political geography, urban and regional planning, and agricultural geography, social and urban geography and more recently on remote sensing and GIS with greater emphasis on north-east India.


Ph.D. Geography Eligibility

  • Master's degree or equivalent in any of the above disciplines with at least 55% marks in the aggregate (50% in case of SC/ST applicants).
  • Some reputed colleges and institutes do conduct entrance examination for admission.

Ph.D. Geography Course Suitability

  • Candidates willing to know about nature and scope of cultural geography, environment and culture, scaling techniques, rank score, weighted score, and types of regions and methods of regional delineation are good suit for the course.
  • Applicants must have problem-solving skills like extracting relevant information, drawing conclusions and making logical recommendations.
  • They should be good communicator as they should present findings and explaining complex data, producing written technical and non-technical documents.
  • Other required skills are analytical skills such as analysing research methods, data, conclusions and recommendations.

How is Ph.D. Geography Course Beneficial?

  • The course is beneficial in technical field, multivariate analysis, remote sensing, GIS and computer cartography.
  • It also gives an understanding to the importance of study of Geography in regional planning and to familiarize the role of Geographers in the planning process.
  • Candidates can get employed as forest managers in economic or agricultural institutes, mapping in addition to remote sensing interpretation, and work as demographers with the government as well as in institutes of research.

COURSE ELIGIBILITY


Master's degree or equivalent in any of the above disciplines with at least 55% marks in the aggregate (50% in case of SC/ST applicants).
  • Ph.D. Geography Syllabus

    Syllabus of Geography as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

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    Subjects of Study

     

    Unit I

    1

    Geomorphology: Fundamental concepts; Factors controlling landform development, Endogenetic and Exogenetic forces; Denudation process; weathering and erosion, Geosynclines, mountain building, continental drift and plate tectonics; Concept of Geomorphic Cycle, Landforms associated with fluvial, glacial, arid, coastal and karst cycles, Slope forms and processes; Environmental and Applied Geomorphology.

     

    Unit II

    1

    Climatology: Composition and structure of the atmosphere; Insolation; Heat budget of the earth; Distribution of temperature, atmospheric pressure and general circulation of winds; Monsoons and jet streams; Stability and instability of the atmosphere; Air-masses; Fronts, temperate and tropical cyclones; Types and distribution of precipitation; Classification of world climates; Koppen's and Thornthwaite's schemes; Hydrological Cycle; Global warming.

     

    Unit III

    1

    Oceanography: Origin of ocean basins; Bottom relief of Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; Ocean deposits; Coral reefs; Temperature and salinity of the Ocean; Density of sea water; tides and ocean currents; Sea-level changes.

    2

    Bio-Geography: Physical factors influencing world distribution of plants and animals; forms and functions of ecosystem: Forest, grassland, marine and mountain ecosystem; Bio-diversity and its depletion through natural and man induced causes; ecosystem; Bio-diversity and its depletion through natural and man induced causes; Conservation and management of ecosystems; Environmental hazards and problems of pollution; Ozone depletion.

     

    Unit IV

    1

    History of Geographic Thought: General character of Geographic knowledge during the ancient and medieval period, Foundations of Modern Geography: Contribution of German, French, British and American schools; Conceptual and methodological developments during the 20th century; Changing paradigms; Man and Environment, determinism and possibilism, areal differentiation and spatial organization; Quantitative revolution; Impact of positivism, humanism, radicalism and behaviourism in Geography

     

    Unit V

    1

    Population Geography: Nature, scope, subject matter and recent trends; Patterns of world distribution, growth and density of population; Policy issues; Patterns and processes of migration; Demographic transition; Population-resource regions.

    2

    Settlement Geography: Site, situation, types, size, spacing and internal morphology of rural and urban settlements; Ecological processes of urban growth; Urban fringe; City-region; Settlement systems; Primate city; Rank-Size rule; Settlement hierarchy; Christaller's Central Place theory; August Losch's theory of market centres.

     

    Unit VI

    1

    Economic Geography: Location of economic activities and spatial organization of economics; Classification of economics; Sectors of Economy; primary, secondary tertiary and quaternary; Natural resources; Renewable and non-renewable; Conservation of resources.

    2

    Agricultural Geography: Concept and techniques of delimitation of agricultural regions; Measurement of agricultural productivity and efficiency; Crop combinations and diversification; Von Thunen's Model; Agricultural systems of the world.

    3

    Industrial Geography: Classification of industries: Weber's and Losch's approaches; Resource based and footloose industries.

    4

    Geography of Transport and Trade: Models of transportation and transport cost; Accessibility and connectivity: Inter-regional and Intra-regional: Comparative cost advantages.

     

    Unit VII

    1

    Political Geography: Definition and scope of Political Geography: Geopolitics; Global strategic views (Heartland and Rimland theories); Concept of nation; state and Nation-state; Boundaries and frontiers; Politics and world resources; Geography and Federalism.

    2

    Social Geography: Nature and scope of social geography; Social structure and social processes; Elements of social geography-ethnicity, tribe, dialect, language, caste and religion; Concept of social well-being.

    3

    Cultural Geography: Nature and scope of Cultural Geography; Environment and culture; Concept of culture areas and culture regions; Theories of tribal groups; Dwelling places as cultural expressions.

     

    Unit VIII

    1

    Regional Planning: Regional concept in Geography; its application to planning; Concept of planning region; Regional hierarchy, Types of regions and methods of regional delineation; Conceptual and theoretical framework of regional planning; Regional planning in India: Concept of development; Indicators of development; Regional imbalances.

     

    Unit IX

    1

    Geography of India: Physiographic divisions; Climate: its regional variations; Vegetation types and vegetation regions; Major soil types; Coastal and Marine resources; Water resources; Irrigation; Agriculture; Agroclimatic regions; Mineral and power resources; Major industries and industrial regions; Population distribution and growth; Settlement patterns; Regional disparities in social and economic development.

     

    Unit X

    1

    Cartography: Map as a tool in Geographical studies; Types of maps; Techniques for the study of spatial patterns of distribution; Single purpose and composite maps; Choropleth, Isopleth and Chorochromatic maps and pie diagrams; Mapping of location specific date; Accessibility and flow maps. Remote sensing and computer application in mapping; Digital mapping, Geographic Information System (GIS): Thematic maps.

    2

    Statistical Methods: Data sources and types of data; Statistical diagrams, study of frequency distribution and cumulative frequency; Measures of central tendency; Selection of class intervals for mapping; Measures of dispersion (Simple index of dispersion). and concentration (Bernard's index of concentration; Kant's index of concentration); Standard deviation; Lorenz curve; Methods of measuring associations among different attributes; Simple and multiple correlation; Regression. Measurement of spatial patterns of distribution; Nearest-neighbour analysis; Scaling techniques, rank score, weighted score, Sampling techniques for geographical analysis. Quantification in major fields of geography: morph metric analysis, Land capability classification, Measurement of agricultural efficiency; Quantitative methods in economic regionalization.

     

    Unit XI

    1

    Meaning and significance of research, types and objectives of research, research process, research approaches, defining the research problems, problems of geographic research; formulation of research schemes; role and significance of research bodies and funding agencies to assist research work. Research design; hypothesis; theory and scientific law; preparing a research project; writing a research report.

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