The Department of Geography was established in the year 2019. The Department is engaged in various activities which promote Geographical and environmental awareness among students, which is the need of the hour. Geography is an interdisciplinary subject which covers almost all the aspects of earth and human components. It is necessary for students of Geography to understand all the disciplines of geography, Human as well as Physical. Thus in the First year, geography students learn the environmental as well as human aspects of geography. In the second year, Students learn the Geography of Maharashtra as well as India. As India is an agrarian economy, students study agricultural geography. As an upcoming branch of geography , students also study Geography of tourism. For first-year BCom students, Environmental Studies is a compulsory subject. The subject achieves the important task of imparting knowledge to students about environmental issues. It also plays a significant role in educating students about the current state of the earth and the rapid changes which are occurring on earth.
| Paper I - SEM I - Human Geography and SEM II- Geography of Environment | Paper Syllabus Link of University of Mumbai: https://mu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/4.62-Revised-Syllabus-F.Y.B.A.F.Y.B.Sc.-in-Geography.pdf |
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| Paper II SEM III- Geography of Maharashtra | ||
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| Paper II SEM IV- Physical Geography of India | ||
| Paper III SEM III- Agriculture Geography | ||
| Paper III SEM IV- Geography of Tourism | ||
| Paper Syllabus Link of University of Mumbai: https://mu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Item-8.3-syba-syllbus.pdf |
For students, many curricular activities were planned throughout the year under geography club. Second-year students participated in activities such as brief discussions on topics such as Branches of Climatology and Structure of Atmosphere; They also wrote informative essays on Lakes in Mumbai and Population explosion in India. Students presented topics to the class on Major physiographic divisions of India.
Department of Geography and geography club organised a Guest lecture on the topic of "Urbanization, Environment and Pandemic" on 30th September 2021. Urbanisation refers to the movement of people from rural to urban areas enabling cities and towns to grow. Growth is inevitable and desirable, but the destruction of community character is not. The question is not whether your part of the world is going to change. The question is how. Dr Udhav Zarekar, Vice Principal and HOD- Environmental Studies of Jai hind college, was invited for this lecture to enlighten students on this very relevant and real-time issue. He delivered an immensely informative and engaging lecture, and all 67 attendees from all faculties benefited from his expertise.