M.A. / M.Sc. Course in Geography

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1 SYLLABUS for the M.A. / M.Sc. Course in Geography Two Year Post Graduate Course with Choice Based Credit System Semester-I Session: Directorate of Open and Distance Learning (DODL) University of Kalyani Kalyani Nadia West Bengal

2 Paper Group Course Title No. of Units Credit Internal Marks Semesterend Total Total Hours GEO101T.1 Geotectonics GEO101T GEO101T.2 Geomorphology GEO101T.3 Hydrology GEO101T GEO102T.1 Climatology GEO102T GEO102T.2 Soil Geography GEO102T.3 Biogeography GEO102T GEO103T.1 Social Geography GEO103T GEO103T.2 Cultural Geography Political and GEO103T.3 Historical Geography GEO103T GEO104P GEO104P.1 Toposheet Interpretation and Fluvial Morphometry (Prac) GEO104P.2 Survey with Instruments GEO104P

3 Paper GEO101T (Total Credit - 4, Total Marks 100) GROUP GEO101T.1: GEOTECTONICS Unit-1: Internal structure of the earth Unit-2: Palaeomagnetism and sea floor spreading Unit-3: Theories of mountain building; Geosynclines Unit-4: Earthquake and vulcanicity: Mechanism and Distribution GROUP GEO101T.2: GEOMORPHOLOGY (Credit 2; Marks - 50: Internal Evaluation 10 + Semester-end Examination - 40) Unit-5: Fundamental concepts in geomorphology Unit-6: Evolution of topography in fluvial landscapes cyclic and non-cyclic concepts Unit-7: Coastal landscapes cyclic and non-cyclic concepts Unit-8: Arid landscapes cyclic and non-cyclic concepts Unit-9: Karst landscapes cyclic and non-cyclic concepts Unit-10: Elements of slope and different approaches of slope development Unit-11: Concept of fluvial morphometry linear, areal and relief aspects Unit-12: Periglacial processes and landforms GROUP GEO101T.3: HYDROLOGY (Credit -1; Marks - 25: Internal Evaluation 5 + Semester-end Examination - 20) Unit-13: Significance of global hydrological cycle Unit-14: Aquifers: types and issues related to over utilization; Importance of Piezometric level Unit-15: Basin hydrology; Run off cycle; Unit hydrograph and its application Unit-16: Fresh water crisis: issues and management; Rain water harvesting; Significance of water-shed management Mode of Internal Evaluation: Multiple Choice Type Questions

4 Paper GEO102T (Total Credit - 4, Total Marks 100) GROUP GEO102T.1: CLIMATOLOGY (Credit - 2; Marks - 50: Internal Evaluation 10 + Semester-end Examination - 40) Unit-1: Nature and scope of climatology Unit-2: Air-masses and atmospheric stability and instability Unit-3: Adiabatic processes Unit-4: Tri-cellular model Unit-5: Monsoon: Recent theories of its origin Unit-6: El Nino, Southern Oscillation and La Nina Unit-7: Weather forecasting: Short, medium and long range Unit-8: Global warming and climate change GROUP GEO102T.2: SOIL GEOGRAPHY Unit-9: Soil taxonomy and world pattern of soils Unit-10: Soil nutrients; soil organisms; Micro-organisms and their relation with soil fertility Unit-11: Soil pollution and soil degradation Unit-12: Concept of integrated management of soil GROUP GEO102T.3: BIOGEOGRAPHY Unit-13: Nature, scope and significance of Biogeography; Plant ecology: Concept of adaptation, succession and climax Unit-14: Impact of climate and soil on distribution of plants Unit-15: Means and barriers of dispersal and migration of animals Unit-16: Biodiversity and related issues; International Biological Programme; Man and Biosphere Programme Mode of Internal Evaluation: Multiple Choice Type Questions

5 Paper GEO103T (Total Credit - 4, Total Marks 100) GROUP GEO103T.1: SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY (Credit - 2; Marks - 50: Internal Evaluation 10 + Semester-end Examination - 40) Unit-1: Concept of space: Geographical, material and social Unit-2: Geography and social life; Social structure and Social processes Unit-3: Social class and caste; Social distance Unit-4: Geography of inequality: Race, Ethnicity and Gender Unit-5: Human ecology of disease and emergence of medical geography; Health and Social wellbeing Unit-6: Social Geography and Millennium Development Goals Unit-7: Human Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measures Unit-8: Subaltern studies in Geography GROUP GEO103T.2: CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY Unit-9: Culture as a geographical process; Mosaic of culture, language, religion and customs Unit-10: Emergence of ethnic geography: ethnic neighbourhood and ghetto; Ethno-ecology of PTGs in India Unit-11: Partition of Indian and Diaspora; Globalization Unit-12: Cultural ecology and folk geography: study on folk architecture, folk music and dance, folk fairs and festivals; Emergence of tourism geography from cultural geography GROUP G103CT.3: POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY Unit-13: Geographical perspectives on formation of State; Concept of state after Ratzel and Marx; Colonialism, Imperialism and Federalism for understanding core-periphery relationship Unit-14: Concept of geopolitics; Geopolitical significance of international water disputes with India and its neighbouring countries

6 Unit-15: Concept of electoral geography; Approaches to the study of geography of elections: Areal and spatial behavioural approaches; Spatial organization of electoral areas and the geography of representation Unit-16: Scope and content of historical geography; Ancient period: Territorial organization of JANAPADAS in India; Agriculture, industry, trade and urbanization under the Mughal Empire; Plantation farming and textile industry during colonial India Mode of Internal Evaluation: Multiple Choice Type Questions

7 Paper GEO104P [Practical] (Total Credit - 4, Total Marks 100) GROUP GEO104P.1: TOPOSHEET INTERPRETATION AND FLUVIAL MORPHOMETRY (Credit 2; Marks - 50: Internal Evaluation 10 + Semester-end Examination 40) Unit-1: Interpretation of structure, relief from topographical maps - Plateau, Unit-2: Interpretation of vegetation and settlement pattern from topographical maps - Plateau Unit-3: Interpretation of structure, relief from topographical maps - Plain, Unit-4: Interpretation of vegetation and settlement pattern from topographical maps - Plain Unit-5: Nearest Neighbour Analysis of settlement distribution; Unit-6: Application of fluvial morphometric techniques on drainage basins demarcated on the topographical map- Linear aspect Unit-7: Application of fluvial morphometric techniques on drainage basins demarcated on the topographical map- Aerial aspect Unit-8: Application of fluvial morphometric techniques on drainage basins demarcated on the topographical map-relief aspect Mode of Internal Evaluation: GROUP GEO104P.2: SURVEY WITH INSTRUMENTS (Credit 2; Marks - 50: Internal Evaluation 10 + Semester-end Examination 40) Unit-9: Contouring by Prismatic Compass Unit-10: Dumpy Level Open Traverse Unit-11: Dumpy Level Closed Traverse Unit-12: Determination of Height by Theodolite (Base accessible) Unit-13: Determination of Height by Theodolite (Base inaccessible case); Unit-14: Application of GPS in terrain evaluation; Unit-15: DGPS Unit-16: Total Station Mode of Internal Evaluation: