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Department of Geography and Environmental Studies AA Programs
Admission requirements of the Department are as per the university legislation.
NO. | Course title | Crh | ECTs | Course code | Remark |
1 | Fundamentals of GIS | 3 | 6 | GISR511 | (1 lab) |
2 | Principles of Remote Sensing | 3 | 6 | GISR512 | (1 lab) |
3 | Research Methods in GIS and Remote sensing | 3 | 6 | GISR513 |
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4 | Geo-statistics & Statistical applications in GIS | 3 | 6 | GISR514 | (1 lab) |
Semester total | 12 | 24 |
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No. | Course title | Crh | ECTs | Course code | Remark |
1 | Advanced Geographical Information Systems | 3 | 6 | GISR521 | (2 lab) |
2 | Advanced Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | 3 | 6 | GISR522 | (2 lab) |
3 | Thermal and Microwave Remote Sensing | 3 | 6 | GISR523 | (1 lab) |
4 | Open Sources GIS and Programming | 3 | 6 | GISR524 | (1 lab) |
5 | Photogrammetry and Aerial photo interpretation and Cartography | 3 | 6 | GISR525 | (1 lab) |
| Semester total | 15 | 30 |
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No. | Course title | Chr | ECTs | Course code | Remark |
1 | Applications of GIS and RS (Land administration, Urban and Regional Planning, Earth sciences, climate change) | 3 | 6 | GISR526 | (1 lab) Elective |
2 | Thesis proposal |
| P/F | GISR531 |
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Semester total | 3 | 6 |
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No. | Course title | Crh | ECTs |
1 | Thesis | 6 | 12 |
Semester total | 6 | 12 | |
Total for the whole duration | 36 | 72 | |
S/No | Course Title | Course No | Credits Hrs. |
1 | Contemporary Geographic thoughts | GeES 601 | 2 |
2 | Advanced Research Methods | GeES 611 | 2 |
3 | Integrated Environmental Resource Management | NREM 631 | 3 |
4 | Environmental Disaster Management and EIA | NREM 641 | 3 |
5 | Climate Change and Adaptation | NREM 651 | 2 |
TOTAL | 12 | ||
S/No | Course Title | Course No | Credit Hrs. | ||
lecture | Lab | Total | |||
1 | Advanced Geographic Information System and Remote
Sensing | GeES 622 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Advanced Statistical Techniques in NREM | GeES 612 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Integrated Watershed Planning and Management | NREM 652 | 3 | - | 3 |
4 | Land use planning and Land Evaluation | NREM 672 | 3 | - | 3 |
Total | 12 | ||||
S/No | Course Title | Course No | Credits
Hrs |
1 | Seminar on Natural Resource and Environmental Issues of
Ethiopia | NREM 682 | 2 |
2 | M.A. Thesis Proposal | NREM 700 | ----- |
Total | 2 | ||
No. | Course title | Crh | ECTs |
1 | Thesis | 6 | 12 |
Semester total | 6 | 12 | |
Total for the whole duration | 33 | 66 | |
S/No | Course Title | Course No | Credit Hrs |
1 | Contemporary Geographic thoughts | GeES 601 | 2 |
3 | Advanced Research Methods | GeES 611 | 2 |
2 | Urbanization, Urban land Use and Housing policies | URDP 631 | 2 |
4 | Urban and Regional Development Planning: Problems, Theories and Techniques | URDP 641 | 3 |
5 | Urban Environmental problems, policy and planning | URDP 651 | 3 |
Total | 12 | ||
No | Course Name | Course code | L | Lab | total |
1 | Advanced Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing | GeES 622 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Advanced Statistical Techniques in URDP | GeES 612 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Urban Planning and Management in Globalizing World | URDP 662 | 3 | - | 3 |
4 | Regional Development Policy and Planning | URDP 672 | 3 | - | 3 |
Total | 12 | ||||
S/No | Course Title | Course No | Credit Hrs |
1 | Seminar on Urban and Regional Issues in Ethiopia | URDP 682 | 2 |
2 | M.A. Thesis Proposal | URDP 700 | ----- |
Total | 2 | ||
S/No | Course Title | Course No | Credit Hrs |
1 | M.A.Thesis | URDP 700 | 6 |
Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs |
GeES 511 | Thoughts and Philosophy in Geography | 3 |
GeES 513 | Population, Environment and Economic Development | 3 |
GeES 515 | Advanced Climatology | 3 |
GeES 517 | Environmental Resources Analysis | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs |
GeES 512 | Advanced Cartography and Map Reading | 3 |
GeES 514 | Advanced Research Methods in GeES | 3 |
GeES 516 | Urban and Regional Economy | 3 |
*GeED 518 | Advanced Teaching Methods in GeES | 2 |
| Total | 11 |
Course Code | Course Title | Lec | Lab |
GeES 611 | Advanced GIS and Spatial Data Management | 3 | 2 |
GeES 613 | Advanced Quantitative Techniques and Softwares Application in GeES |
3 | 1 |
GeES 614 | MA Thesis (Proposal Development & Defense) |
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| Total | 6 |
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Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs | Lab Hrs |
GeES 612 | Seminar on Contemporary Issues | 3 |
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GeES 614 | MA Thesis | 6 |
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| Total | 9 |
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