DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENT

Message from the Chairman

Welcome to the Department of Geography & Environment

The Department of Geography and Environment is one of the oldest as well as the proudest departments at Jagannath University. With a wide range of courses, offered by talented and energetic faculty members, we, here, strive to provide our students with an effective educational experience to create and apply the highest form of geographic knowledge.

Department of Geography and Environment, Jagannath University offers Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Master of Science (M.S), Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. The department has 21 faculty members, who are well known in their academic arena for their academic and research excellence.

Geography, being a longstanding discipline using a variety of techniques, has demonstrated tremendous vitality and prospect in helping people to find solutions for the diversified problems faced by human beings. It is our department’s mission to pursue geographical knowledge and effective environmental management pertinent to the sustainable development of the human race. Our faculty members have been publishing their research findings in various reputed national and international journals. They are also actively engaged in consultancy works and play vital roles in various government advisory committees and professional organizations to serve the society and academic community.

As the chairman of this dynamic department, I am pleased to encourage you to learn more about our programs and activities by contacting us or visiting us in person.

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Professor Dr. Mohammad Abdul Quader

Chairman, Department of Geography & Environment

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About Department of Geography & Environment

Keeping in harmony with the long drawn glorious history of the Jagannath University, the Department of Geography and Environment has earned a golden past with remarkable present contributing to the nation through different tiers of activities and programmes. The main task of this department is to facilitate students to understand the practical problems and issues of the society and environment and train them on the solution through an integrated theoretical and practical approach.

eography as a subject was first introduced in Jagannath University (Former Jagannath College) at the degree level and MA level in the years of 1953-54 and 1972-73 respectively and continued as honors course under the Department of Geography from 1976. In 2002 this Department of Geography was converted into the Department of Geography and Environment to synchronize with the modern global demand. After the declaration of Jagannath College being transformed into a fully-fledged university in 2005, semester system has been introduced in this department with modern contemporarycurriculum that includes final examination, tutorial in course, midterm as well as student’s presentation, field work, assignment etc. Apart from academic training the Department of Geography and Environment is contributing significantly with 21 dedicated teachers to the national and international scientific community through a wide spectrum of scientific studies and researches.

The seminar library of this department is very rich playing a vital role in the pursuit of delivering knowledge to the students, researchers and teachers. The RS-GIS lab of the department is aided with modern spatial tools e.g. Remote Sensing and GIS to help facilitate students, teachers and researchers to draw solution to the spatial problem through geospatial analysis, database preparation and visualization. Besides, the Department has environment lab offering various opportunities to explore and analyze various environmental problems through environmental analysis and recommending solutions. In addition to that, the department helps students to operate different clubs e.g. environmental club and media club to practically contribute and practice their learning at the university and beyond. The Climate and Disaster Study Unit (CDSU), a research wing of the department where research students have been supported since 2010. Few research projects have been conducted under the study unit and senior faculty member Prof. Dr. Md Moniruzzaman is the founder head of the research wing.

The Department of Geography and Environment with its wide range of commitment and responsibilities to the country, contributes to various social and environmental welfares such as raising community awareness, disseminating of knowledge regarding environmental societal challenges and solutions through Environmental Club and Media Club. From time to time, national and international seminars on different topics are also arranged by the dedicated and efficient teaching staffs of this department. With the sincere effort of the teachers, the students of this department are obtaining B.Sc and M.Sc degree successfully with brilliant result every year that delivers notable amount of expert professional under different services of the government. These professionals in the national and international arena are contributing with dedication, integrity and dignity.

Programs

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

 

 

MSc

MSc program consist of two semesters  and total 33 credit. Under research/ thesis stream of masters program, students can conduct research works. About hundreds MSc thesis have already been submitted for masters degree award.

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Research Facilities

Faculty Research Areas

Publication

Software-Defined Network-Based Proactive Routing Strategy in Smart Power Grids Using Graph Neural Network and Reinforcement Learning

Authors: Md. Aminul Islam

Software-Defined Network-Based Proactive Routing Strategy in Smart Power Grids Using Graph Neural Network and Reinforcement Learning

Authors: Md. Aminul Islam

Conference Paper

Conference Proceeding

Book

Book Chapter

Patent

Academic Projects

Funded Projects

Labs

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Associate Professor

Hasina Akther

Associate Professor

h.aktherjnu@gmail.com, hasina@geography.jnu.ac.bd.
  
01726207201
  
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