School of Geosciences

Department of Geography

UGC-SAP Sponsored Department

Welcome to Department of Geography, School of Geosciences at Bharathidasan University. We aim to combine high quality research with adventurous teaching. Our research themes, spanning the whole of geography, have gained a good rapport among geographers in India. Our research is closely integrated with our teaching, providing a wide range of stimulating courses, led by researchers at the forefront in their fields.

The School started a P G Diploma in Remote Sensing Programme in 1990, later upgraded to M. Tech., Remote Sensing in 1994 to impart the remote sensing knowledge for both the branches of Geography and Geology disciplines with the intake of six students. As the faculty members had enough experience in teaching and research made rapid strides in the growth and development of the School. The joint efforts of all faculty members in the School lifted the academic atmosphere to a higher level.

The Department of Geography has a vibrant teaching faculty, undertaking the full range of degree programmes from Ph. D. to M. Sc., in Geosciences. During the academic year 2002-2003, M. Tech., Programme in GIS Applications was introduced with an initial intake of six students. The University Grants Commission, New Delhi has awarded an Innovative programme on Post Graduate Diploma in Geomatics to the Department of Geography in April 2005.

One lecturer in Geography was appointed under the Innovative Programme. The Geomatics Laboratory was established with full fledged and versatile GIS software in 2005. In the year 2006-2007, the Department has introduced a five-year integrated M. Sc., Programme in Geosciences. Further, M. Phil., in Geography was revived during 2006-2007. The Department supports students undertaking research across the range of its research themes.

The University Grants Commission, New Delhi, has awarded Special Assistants Programme – Departmental Research Support – I from the academic year 2009-2010 in the frontier areas of research like Climatic Change, Terrain Analysis and Disaster Studies. Besides this, the UGC has also granted Rs. 20 Lakhs to modernize and develop infrastructures in the Department.

NRDMS – DST Sponsored Winter/Summer School Training on "Geoinformatics for Natural Resource Evaluation and Management"

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