BS Geography – LCWU – Lahore

April 24, 2015

Course Name: BS Geography

Overview:

Geography is one of the oldest departments of LCWU. As a subject it was introduced in 1922 at intermediate and in 1925 at graduate level. At present there are three faculty members in the department. From the year 2011 onwards, BS 4 year Degree Program in Geography is being started. Presently, Prof. Mrs. Bushra Sharif is working as head of the department.

Number of Semesters: 8

Requirements

F.A/F.Sc./A-Level and equivalent students in relevant subjects with more than 60% marks and A-level students with high grades only are eligible to apply for BS programs.
The candidates who have not studied Mathematics at intermediate level are not eligible to apply for the Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and BBA.
The student must have studied the major subject at intermediate level (in which she is seeking admission).
The subjects like International Relations, Mass Communication, Social Work, Gender Studies, not offered at inter level are opened for all students.
Only I.Com qualified students are eligible to apply for B.Com.
The students who wish to study English Literature, Fine Arts and Design & Visual Arts will have to qualify an aptitude test.
The students are not allowed to change their major subjects unless they have applied for multiple programs. They can change minor subjects within seven working days after commencement of regular classes. No application for the change of subjects will be entertained after the notified due date.

Supplementary cases are not eligible to apply

Course Duration: 4 Years

How to apply:

The candidates can obtain admission forms along with prospectus from the university office on the dates notified.
They are directed to attach the attested photocopies of the following documents with the form:

a. Matriculation Certificate / Equivalent

b. Intermediate Certificate / Equivalent

c. Provisional / Character Certificate from the Head of the Institution last attended.

d. Domicile Certificate.

e. CNIC/Form B. of the candidate

f. Monthly Income Certificate of Father / Guardian.

g. Migration Certificate (Other Board / University).

h. Three attested passport size photographs.

i. CNIC/Form B. of the candidate’s Father / Guardian.

In case of Foreign Candidate:

a. Attested photocopy of Foreign Passport.

b. Forwarding letter from the concerned embassy and Higher Education department, Govt. of the Punjab, Lahore.

The declaration at the back of the form must be signed by the candidate as well as by the parent.
The candidate must not be above 22 years of age on the last date of the receipt of form.
All the selected candidates are required to bring the original documents, one set of attested photo copies of these documents and four photographs at the time of depositing university dues.
After payment of dues, the candidate will go to the teacher on duty and get her Roll No. and section written at the back of her fee receipt which once allotted cannot be changed.
The selected candidates will be admitted provisionally and the Verification Committee of the University will make final admission after the verification of the documents. If at any stage after the admission it comes to the knowledge of the authorities that the documents presented by the candidate are fake or there is a misstatement or clerical error in the documents, her admission will be cancelled.
Migration is not allowed.

Curriculum:

STRUCTURE OF SCHEME OF STUDY
Nature of Courses	Numbers of Course	Credits Hours
Compulsory Courses (No choice)	07	19
Minor Courses form other discipline	05	20
Major Courses	10	38
Foundation courses	10	34
Elective Courses within major	04	12
Elective Courses outside major	02	06
Internship/Research Report	01	06
Total Credit Hours	39	135

SEMESTER-I

1^st year	Course Title	Credits
	Language in use	3(3+0)
	Islamic Education / Ethics (For Non-Muslims)	2(2+0)
	Fundamentals of Geography	4(3+1)
	Statistics-I	4(3+1)
	Morphology, Anatomy & Taxonomy of Plants Introduction to Computers Micro Economics Elementary Differential Calculus and Integral Calculus Cell Structure and Function (Choose any one)	4(3+1)
	Total Credits	17

SEMESTER-II

1^st year	Course Title	Credits
	Academic Reading & Writing	3(3+0)
	Pakistan Studies	2(2+0)
	Physical Geography	4(3+1)
	Statistics-II	4(3+1)
	Diversity of Plants Data Base Management Systems Macro Economics Complex Numbers and Analytical Geometry Invertebrate and Chordate diversity (Choose any one)	4(3+1)
	Total Credits	17

SEMESTER-III

2^nd year	Course Title	Credits
	Communication Skills	3(3+0)
	Human Geography	3(3+0)
	Map Work	3(1+2)
	Introduction to Computer Science	3(3+0)
	Introduction to Regression and Experimental Design Mathematical Economics Plants Physiology and Ecology Computer Communications and Networks Three Dimensional Analytical Geometry and Differential Equations Animal Form and Function (Choose Any One)	4(3+1)
	Total Credits	16

SEMESTER-IV

2^nd year	Course Title	Credits
	Advanced Academic Reading & Writing	3(3+0)
	Geography of Pakistan	4(4+0)
	Principles of Cartography	4(3+1)
	Basic Mathematics	3(3+0)
	History of Pakistan (1970-1999) Introduction to Environment Organizational and social Psychology (Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
	Total Credits	17

SEMESTER-V

3^rd year	Course Title	Credits
	History & Development of Geographic Thought	3(3+0)
	Surveying	3(1+2)
	Geomorphology	4(3+1)
	Climatology & Meteorology	4(2+2)
	Oceanography	3(3+0)
	Total Credits	17

SEMESTER-VI

3^rd year	Course Title	Credits
	Urban Geography	3(2+1)
	Environmental Geography	3(3+0)
	Regional Planning & Development	4(3+1)
	Economic geography	4(4+0)
	Research Methodology	3(3+0)
	Total Credits	17

SEMESTER-VII

4^th year	Course Title	Credits
	Fundamentals of GIS	4(3+1)
	Principles of Remote Sensing	4(3+1)
	Regional concepts	4(4+0)
	Choose from group A, B or C	3(3+0)
	Choose from group D, E, or F	3(3+0)
	Total Credits	18

SEMESTER-VIII

4^th year	Course Title	Credits
	Population Geography	4(4+0)
	Choose from group A, B or C	3(3+0)
	Choose from group D, E or F	3(3+0)
	Research Project/Internship	6(0+6)
	Total Credits	16

Total Hours: 17+17+16+17+17+17+18+16=135 CR

*The course will be selected by the student from Group A, B, C, D, E or F on the availability of faculty member expertise and number of students.

**Research Project/Internship will be offered in 8^th Semester.