About Department

              The Department of Geography is one among the oldest departments in Queen Mary's College. It was started in the year 1916 as a subject and it was established as a subject and it was established as a graduate course in 1941 and Post Graduate course in 1958.It was upgraded as research department with M.Phil. and Ph.D in 1994 -1995.  and Department of Geography stands unique in offering two courses (GEOGRAPHY AS WELL AS TOURISM) simultaneously both in UG & PG levels among the Government Colleges in TamilNadu. UG course of Geography has both English and Tamil medium. The course is extended to M.Phil. and Ph.D. and rejuvenates as Post Graduate and Research Department. The Staff members of the Department are Doctorates and MPhil holders with SLET/NET, with specialization in medical geography, urban geography, water resources management, Digital cartography(GIS and Remote Sensing), tourism and Aviation industry.

History

              The Department of Geography is one among the oldest departments in Queen Mary's college. It was started in the year1916 as a subject and it was established as a Graduate course in 1941 and Post Graduate in 1958. It was upgraded as research department with M.Phil and Ph.D in 1994-1995. The department commemorated its centenary celebrations on 27.09.2016.

Vision

                The Department of Geography's Main Vision is “To Strengthen Theoretical Knowledge and Application with the Assistance of Geospatial Technology”.

Mission

• To enhance the number of major and minor projects for the department. 
• To organize training programs for the students to enhance technical skills and job oriented training programs. 
• To plan to conduct certificate course in GIS and SPSS for other discipline students. 
• To provide working knowledge on computer data analysis and mapping field and ground survey, manual cartography and automated cartography. 
• To publish textbooks on remote sensing, Practical Geography in Tamil version and Geography of Tamilnadu in English version. 
• To conduct more international seminars and workshops and conferences in the field of recent trends in Geography. 
• To provide students with educational experiences of highest quality by enriching the syllabus with updating and keeping it in par for the competitive exams. 
• To conduct robust program of scholarly exchanges and service in academic and professional organisation. 
• To conduct vital research that produces valuable publications. 
• To lead the development of academic and research directions to develop the sustainable Urban and Rural programmes with the help of Geographic Information system in current scenario.
• To lead the development of academic and research directions to develop the sustainable Urban and Rural Programmes with the help of geography information system in current scenario.

Programme Outcome

               The outcome of the UG program in Geography would be to create an individual with very high knowledge in the subject concepts, develop good communication skills through frequent seminars and digitally conversant through presentations, get inclined to analyze and solve problems, have a quest for enquiry and learning. The program also gives abundant opportunity for students to pursue disciplinary cum systematic learning The outcome of the UG program in Geography, Tourism and Travel Management would be to create an individual with the basic skills of Tour Administration and Technological skills are also enriched among the students in order to face the challenges in the field of tourism industry. 

               The outcome of the PG program in Geography would be to create an individual with advanced knowledge in the subject concepts, develop good communication skills through frequent and innovative internships, seminars, conferences and digitally conversant in Geospatial technology, get inclined to analyze and solve problems. 

            The outcome o f the PG program in Geography and Tourism Administration would be to create an individual to get knowledge about the geographical aspects related to tourism. Explore the knowledge on the interlinks of geographical concepts and Travel administration. This also helps students to analyse and identity this skill in order to become an entrepreneur like tour operator, travel agents, guides etc. Students get an opportunity do Event Management through Tour Ex on the World Tourism Day. Unable to Identify the latest innovation constrains and remedies in the field of Hospitality, Aviation, International Travel, Formalities, and tourism marketing. The practical papers help the students to get hands on experience in booking tickets for bus, train flight and also in booking accommodation Acquires the latest ICT knowledge in the Tourism Technology and attains skills using GIS for mapping reports.