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    Applied Geography and GIS


    Mission

    The mission of the geography program is to provide high quality learning, research and training in the area of applied geography to promote student’s skills and education.

    Vision

    To be recognized as an eminent program that leads the integration of natural, social, and information sciences to understand, explain, and solve problems of people and the environment. The program will lead the development of academic and research directions of human and natural systems.

    Objectives

    Geography program will help students to:

    1. Develop a basic level of proficiency of the fundamental principles of GIS, remote sensing, cartography, and spatial analysis.
    2. Handle, acquisition, and analysis of geographic data and apply these skills to real world problem solving
    3. Apply knowledge of spatial analysis to comprehend geospatial issues related to Qatar’s sustainable development in the spheres of environment, economy, and society.
    4. Apply different applications of GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis in fields such as urban, land use, and environmental analysis; resource applications; and planning.

    Outcomes

    Upon the completion of the geography program students’ will be able to:

    1. Apply basic spatial analysis tools and other geographical methods to analyze the spatial structure and expansion of human settlements in urban and regional contexts.
    2. Synthesize geospatial knowledge to solve a real-world problem (environment, economic, social, sustainable development,) in Qatar and beyond.
    3. Acquire, analyze, evaluate, interpret geographic data, and utilize the processes and techniques of geospatial data collection and analysis in conducting research.
    4. Demonstrate understanding of basic spatial analysis, and evaluate the methodologies, processes, and findings of geospatial modeling techniques.

    List of Required Courses in Major

    Co​u​rse Id.

    Course Title

    Nb. Credit Hours

    Nb. Contact Hours

    Prerequisites

    Co-Requisites

    New Course (Yes/ No)

    Theo.

    Lab.

    GEOG 110

    General Geography

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 204

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 241

    Geography of Qatar

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 242

    Weather and Climate

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 243

    Introduction to Remote Sensing

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 254

    Population Geography

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 260

    Introduction to Cartography

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 340

    Geomorphology

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 344

    Political Geography

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 346

    Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 347

    Geography of Transportation

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 348

    Urban Land Use and Development

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 349

    Spatial Analysis

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 346

     

    Yes

    GEOG 350

    Geographical research methods

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 351

    Spatial database

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 346; GEOG 349

     

    Yes

    GEOG 370

    Internship

    3

    3

     

    60 CH minimum after the department approval*

     

    Yes

    GEOG 430

    Satellite Images processing

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 243

     

    Yes

    GEOG 431

    WebGIS

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 346;

    GEOG 351

     

    Yes

    GEOG 450

     

    GIS Applications for Coastal Management

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 346

     

    Yes

    GEOG 451

    GIS Applications for petroleum and renewable energy

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 346

     

    Yes

    GEOG 498

    Graduation Project 1

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 370;

    100 CH minimum after the department approval

     

    No

    GEOG 499

    Graduation Project 2

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 370;

    100 CH minimum after the department approval

     

    No

    * The approval of the department is necessary if there are more students than the actual capacity in the market. In this situation, the department can organize the internship according to the benefit of the students and make sure that the students are progressing according to the academic plan and there will be no delays in their graduation.

    List of Elective Courses in Major

    Cou​rse Id.

    Course Title

    Nb. Credit Hours

    Nb. Contact Hours

    Prerequisites

    Co-Requisites

    New Course (Yes/ No)

     Theo​.

    Lab.

    Focus area 1: Human Geography

    GEOG 270

    People, Space and Change

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 271

    Urban Form & Spatial Structure

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 300

    Geography of Arab World

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 330

    Geography of Tourism

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 341

    Urban Geography

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 332

    Energy and Sustainability

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 333

    Food Systems and Sustainability

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 420

    Creative Thinking and Problem Solving in Geography

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 446

    Industrial Development in Qatar and Gulf

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 452

    GIS Applications for Transportation

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 346; GEOG 347

     

    Yes

    GEOG 453

    GIS Application for Planning & Development

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 346;

    GEOG 348

     

    Yes

    Focus area 2: Physical Geography

    GEOG ​300

    Geography of Arab World

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 342

    Natural Hazard

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 343

    Environmental Remote Sensing

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 243

     

    Yes

    GEOG 345

    Natural Resource Management

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 366

    Urban Ecology

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 420

    Creative Thinking and Problem Solving in Geography

    3

    3

     

     

     

    Yes

    GEOG 442

    Environment & Pollution

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    GEOG 448

    Hydrogeography

    3

    3

     

    GEOG242;

    GEOG 340

     

    No

    GEOG 452

    GIS Applications for Transportation

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 346; GEOG 347

     

    Yes

    GEOG 453

    GIS Application for Planning & Development

    3

    3

     

    GEOG 346;

    GEOG 348

     

    Yes

    GEOG 464       

    Geography of Arid lands

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    List of Supporting courses (if Applicable) *

    Cour​se Id.

    Course Title

    Nb. Credit Hours

    Nb. Contact Hours

    Prerequisites

    Co-Requisites

    New Course (Yes/ No)

     Theo.

    Lab.

    POPL 285

    Impact Assessment Studies

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    POPL 375

    Urban Sustainability

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    POPL 488

    Public policy planning and analysis

    3

    3

     

     

     

    No

    * The students have to take these courses