Introduction

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The Department of Geography can be traced back to 1931-32, when Geography was introduced as a subject. The department was formally established in 1936. A number of eminent scholars and professors contributed to the growth of the department. Professor of stature associated with the department over the years have been Prof. Muhammad Nazir, Prof. A.N. Kapur, Prof. Aziz Ahmad Sheikh, Prof. Mian Muhammad Aslam, Prof. Aziz-Ur-Rehman, Prof. Muhammad Nawaz and many others.

During the last 75 years, the department has the following Chairpersons:

The faculty at the department is cognizant of the concerns and challenges of the globalized world. The department has recently redesigned and updated its BSc (Hons) courses to meet the market demand and to equip the young minds for advanced professional careers. BSc (Hons) programme covers Geography, Spatial/Urban Planning, Landuse Planning and Management, Water Resource Management and Disaster Management etc.

After signing MoU with Punjab Metreology Department (PMD), Lahore the department of Geography has also updated its BSc (Hons) programme in order to equip the students with the skills required at PMD. Therefore the new combination of Geography with Mathematics and Economics have been introduced in the new academic session.

Mission Statement

To  enhance appreciation and understanding of the Subject and integrated studies, the Department of Geography has a mission of inter disciplinary approach and inter sectoral collaboration in academics domain and research field by training the young ambitious generation in recent technologies, (GIS, RS, Geometrics, etc) on a sustained basis, to enable them to cope with future challenges and in promoting research culture.

Facilities

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The Department of Geography is located at a vantage point of the University. Resources available to staff and students within the department include:

• Map Library

• Cartographic Software

• GIS Lab

• Computing and Automated Cartography

• Departmental library

• Geomatics tools (Total Station, GPS, Auto level, etc)

Library

The Department has a reference Library collection of more than 1,000 books. Latest books on GIS, ArcGIS, Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Spatial Planning, Spatial Data Visualization, Image Processing, Data Base Management System, Modern Surveying, etc are also added annually, a few research Journals (National Geographic) are also available in the Library.

Garrett Geography Society

The Garrett Geography Society provides the students and staff members a platform for active and regular activties related to Geography. The Society also arranges Study Tours, Invited Lectures, Seminars and Functions on a regular basis.

Seminars, Lectures, Workshops

The department arranges refresher courses, lectures on recent technologies, discussions, and exhibitions regularly throughout the academic year. The department also organizes workshops for academicians from all over the country. In January, 2010 the department of geography arranged a refresher course in Digital Cartography (GIS, Remote Sensing and Spatial Planning).

Academic Links

• Academic collaboration with City and Regional Planning (CRP), University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. MoU has been signed between the two universities on 4th September, 2009.

• MoU has been signed between the Department of Geography GC University, Lahore and Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency, (PHATA), Lahore on 28th June, 2010 for internship, research, data sharing etc.

• MoU has been signed between the department of Geography GC University Lahore and Punjab Metreology Department Lahore for internship, data sharing etc in 2011.

Future Prospects

The graduates can apply for MSc in Community Development and Environmental Planning at City and Regional Planning, UET, Lahore. MS in GIS and Remote Sensing NUST, Islamabad. MSc in GIS at PUCIT, Lahore. Graduates have a number of career openings in both the private and public sectors. The graduates can become experts in Physical and Human Geography, Spatial/Urban Planners, Land use surveyors using advanced technology (GPS, Total Station, and Autolevelling etc) and GIS experts in the relevant fields.

Academic Programmes

The Department of Geography offers:

• BSc (Hons) Degree Programmes.

• MS/M.Phil Geography

MS Geography PROGRAM

The MS program in Geography covers applied areas in the subject of Geography. The courses include Applied Physical Geography, Applied Human Geography, recent fields like Geography of Transportation, fluvial morphology, Disaster Risk Management, Regional planning, etc. as well as techniques like Remote Sensing, GIS, and others in the subject with their application in different fields.

Objectives of MS Programme

• To provide quality education in academics and research.

• To educate advanced Physical Geography concepts in areas of climate studies, fluvial morphology, etc.

• To impart applied Human Geography concepts in areas of demography, transportation, urban and regional planning, etc.

• To introduce recent techniques of Remote Sensing and GIS with their applications.

• To provide candidates the opportunity of post-graduating in Geography to broaden their education as well as research. The programme covers applied areas which fulfill the need of market and let the learner to understand and control environment and its related problems and issues.

Keeping in view of the academic and research development, the collaborations between Department of Geography and other departments and universities were established to promote practical academic activities, data sharing, holding of workshops and seminars. The following links/ MOU are actively working with the Department of Geography.

Research Groups

Following research groups are active in the department:

• Environmental Monitoring and Management
• Urban Planning in GIS Perspective
• Traffic Management Using GIS Techniques
• Digital Cartography

Courses

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• BSc (Hons.) Geography
• Geography as an Allied Subject
• MS/M.Phil Geography

BSc (Hons.) Geography

MS/M.Phil Geography

Faculty

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Journals & Publications

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