Department of Geography Education
Introduction
The development of geography as an academic discipline and its ability to provide specialist educational contributions to knowledge can be dated to the 1870s when the geography department was established in Germany.
The historical records show that geography education in secondary school began earlier in the 1930s. Since the development of geographical knowledge in Nepal appears to be from Vedic periods. Tribhuvan University as a national institute of higher education was established in 1959. Geography education is considered an important department among the various subjects of the Department of Education. Geography education plays a significant role in the building of a nation. Among them, the Department of Geography Education is also one and works under the Central Department of Education, T.U., and Kirtipur. The master program in this department has shifted into the semester system to match with the T.U. Educational pattern. The important ones include innovation and improvement in course-curricula, an introduction of the paradigm shift in learning and teaching pedagogy, examination and education system in geography. Geography education provides required knowledge about these diversities made by physical and cultural environments of Nepal. Being a mountainous country, for the sustainable development of Nepal, policymakers, planning, and executives all need to confess the geographical, cultural and linguistic diversity of the country. It gives them knowledge of geography education. Thus, the development of Nepal cannot be imagined without the understanding of geography. Considering the importance of this subject, Nepal has incorporated geography as a subject in both school and university curricula and it has placed its pivotal role in the academic arena.
Faculty Members
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Professor and Head |
Shambhu P Khatiwada, PhD |
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Narad Awasthi, PhD |
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Professor |
Krishna P Poudel, PhD |
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Shiba P Rijal, PhD |
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Trilok S Thapa |
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Narayan P Paudyal, PhD |
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Puspa Lal Pokhrel, PhD |
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Devi P Paudel, PhD |
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Keshav Raj Dhakal |
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Lecturer |
Bikash Kumar Shrestha |
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Lecturer |
Tara P Awasthi |
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Lecturer |
Tej P Sigdel |
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Courses Offered
Department of Geography Education offers different courses which have mainly tried to cover the multi-disciplinary approach of physical geography, human geography, regional geography, field study and tools and techniques. Table 1 reveals the course structure offered by the department.
Semester: First
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Geo. Ed 515 |
Geomorphology |
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Geo. Ed 516 |
Population Geography |
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Geo. Ed 517 |
Geographical Thought |
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Geo. Ed 518 |
Mountain Geography |
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Theory |
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Nature |
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Geo. Ed 525 |
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Climatology and |
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Geo. Ed 526 |
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Applied Statistics in |
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Geographical Research |
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Geographic Information |
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Geo. Ed 527 |
System & Remote |
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Sensing |
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Geo. Ed 528 |
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Geography of Resource |
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Management |
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Geo. Ed 535 |
Teaching Geography |
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Geo. Ed 536 |
Surveying, Cartography |
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and Field Study |
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Geo. Ed 537 |
Regional study with |
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Geo. Ed 538 |
Geography of Tourism |
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Geo. Ed 542 |
Practice Teaching |
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Geo. Ed 544 |
Thesis Writing |
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Geo. Ed |
Environmental |
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Geo. Ed 546 |
Geography |
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Note: Core area courses are not included in this table
Short Term Courses
The Department has also organized the short-term training courses on Geographic Information system (GS), Remote Sensing (RS) and Information Communication Technology (ICT) and orientation of Four Years B. Ed courses for the college teachers.