Career Scope, Courses and Jobs in Geography

What is the career scope in the field of Geography? What are the courses and Job Opportunities?

The qualification for pursuing the course is 10+2 with social sciences with geography.

For the degree courses, students have to appear an entrance test and aptitude of applicant is checked for interest of Geography.

For Post Graduate Course first –class Hons. degree in geography is required.


Personal attributes: Appli9cants for this must have interest and have to enjoy creating and imagining. This profession requires learning from others plays and plays important role in the different stages.

Also talent, dedication, an eye to detail, ability to use colors and creativity of original ideas are also important factors.

The Jobs which can be done after completion of the course are given below:

Cartography - Geographers who specialize in this make maps, charts, globes and models

Survey - Geographers can specialize in surveying, either by joining the Survey of India or state Survey Departments or Private organizations. Surveyors map the surface of the earth through mathematical observations and field work.

Urban and Regional Planning - (Qualification required: Geography graduates or post graduates) this specialization is concerned with planning, housing and development projects with respect to their location and utilization of available land-space. There are degree courses available in this stream.

Town Planning - (Qualification required: Post Graduates in geography) They are employed by public and private organizations engaged in Urban planning and design and by NGOS involved in rural development projects. Many universities are offering Diploma courses in the specialized field of Town Planning.

Remote Sensing - Studies of quickly changing phenomena such as floods, draught and forest fires, etc. Remote sensing satellites provide a variety of information about the earth's surface.


The list of various institutes which offer courses in Geography are mentioned below:

University of Delhi
University Road, Delhi 110 007
Phone South Campus: 011-24119832
Phone North Campus: 011-2766709, 27667011, 27667190
Fax: 011-27667049

University of Rajasthan
JLN Marg,
Jaipur 302004, Rajasthan
Phone: 91-141-2711070
Fax: 91-141-2711799
Email: info@uniraj.ernet.in

Institute of Geo-informatics & Remote Sensing
Course Offered : PG Certification 6 months
Address : 25/1, Rustomji Street, Ballygunge, Kolkata, 700019
City : Kolkata
State : West Bangal
Phone : 033-24602501
Email : training@igrs-gis.com

Jamia Millia University
Jamia Nagar, New Delhi
Pin-10025
Tel: 26984650, 26985180
Fax: 011-26981232
Email: admin@jmi.nic.in

Amity University
Amity Campus, Sector 44
Noida- 201303, Uttar Pradesh
Ph 26569050, 2653047

Loyola College
Phone: +91-44-28178200
Fax: +91-44-28175566
Email: helpdesk@loyolacollege.edu

Symbiosis Institute of Design
Viman Nagar, Pune 411 014
Maharashtra, INDIA
Tel (Admissions): +91 20 6561 3769 / 70
Fax: +91 20 2663 4549
Email: info@symbiosisdesign.ac.in

Apeejay College of Fine Arts
Bhagwan Mahavir Marg,
New Jawahar Nagar
Jalandhar- 144001
Phone: 0181-2452181, 2458547
Fax: 0181- 2225204
E-mail: acfa.jln@apj.edu

Also below is a list of other universities which offer courses in geography:

Rabindra Bharti University, kolkatta

Banaras Hindu University

Banasthali Vidhyapeeth, Rajasthan.

Rajasthan School of Arts, Jaipur.

SNDT Women's University, Mumbai.

M. S. University of Baroda, Baroda.

Kala Bhavan, Vishva Bharti, Shanti Niketan West Bengal.

College of Arts, Delhi.

University of Calcutta

Geography is the science of earth. Geographers are scientists who study about the physical details of the environment, its effects on human and wildlife, weather and climate patterns, economics and culture.

Geography has the following specializations:
Economical geography
Cultural geography
Political geography
Historical geography
Tourism geography
Regional geography

Geography Courses:

B.A. in Geography
B.Sc in Geography
M.A. in Geography
M.Sc in Geography
M.Phil in geography

Career Options:

Urban Planner/Community Development: You can work as a city planner and make new developments as well as renovations.

Cartographer: Cartography means Map Making. You can help book publishers, atlas publishers and government agencies for producing maps.

GIS Specialist: GIS stand for Geographical Information Systems. Computer programming or engineering skills are very helpful in this arena.

Climatologist: You need to have experience and vast coursework in meteorology and climatology for this field.

Environmental Management: You have to develop projects and reports on environmental impacts.

Other Options:

Writer/Researcher
Teaching
Emergency Management
Demographer
Marketing
National Park Service Ranger
Transportation

Job opportunities:

Government departments like
Planning and developmental commissions
Forestry, environmental
Disaster management departments

Travel agencies
Manufacturing firms
Text book and Map publishers
Media agencies

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