Program Structure
Year-1
- MAG101 –
- Introduction to geography–
- 4 Credits
- MAG102 –
- Geography education and teaching–
- 4 Credits
- MAG103 –
- Political geography–
- 4 Credits
- MAG104 –
- Population geography–
- 4 Credits
- MAG105 –
- Social geography–
- 4 Credits
TOTAL CUMULATIVE CREDITS – 20 Credits
Year-2
- MAG201 –
- Settlement geography–
- 4 Credits
- MAG202 –
- Disaster management–
- 4 Credits
- MAG203 –
- Gis and remote sensing–
- 4 Credits
- MAG204 –
- Environmental geography–
- 4 Credits
- MAG205 –
- Master’s thesis–
- 4 Credits
TOTAL CUMULATIVE CREDITS – 20 Credits
Program Overview
Master of Arts in Geography or MA Geography in Distance Education is a two years fully correspondence course offered by CIIS. MA Geography includes comprehensive and in depth study of physical features of earth. MA Geography course puts more focus of study on social science aspect of the subject. MA degree in Geography serves as basis for further studies and research in this field. Aside from Geography, the course covers aspects of related subjects such as Human Geography, which is the science of how the environment and space were created and continue to evolve. Also covered are elements of how the environment is affected by human beings and vice- versa.
Top Recruiting areas are:
- Agriculture Research
- GIS and Remote Sensing
- Colleges and University
- Environment Protection Agencies
- Gas Exploration Companies
- Government Research Institutes
- Mining Industry
- NGOs
Top Professions for M.A Education are:
- Agriculture Specialist
- Geographer
- Cartographer
- Demographer
- Forest Manager