Description
The division is interested in preparing researchers and experts in the fields of natural geography such as meteorology, water resources studies, the atmosphere, water and land, and desertification, and they are able to provide scientific studies of natural geographical phenomena.
Objectives
Objectives
- Providing distinguished education interested in scientific research in the field of physical geography, with a focus on preparing applied research related to the study of various natural phenomena and supporting them technically through the use of maps, geographic information systems and remote sensing.
- Preparing qualified cadres to teach in educational institutions.
- Preparing specialized competencies that contribute to studying and addressing the problems facing society and meeting the needs of the Libyan labor market in related disciplines.
- Partnership with research centers and government agencies, to cooperate in studying issues that contribute to the development, construction and development of the country.
- Encouraging scientific research and training geographers in applied field research related to natural phenomena and developing their capabilities in the field of using modern geographical techniques in the field of geographic reality analysis.
Outcomes
1- Preparing graduates capable of conducting scientific studies in the fields of climate, biogeography, water resources, desertification and geomorphological studies.
2- Preparing human cadres capable of teaching in universities.
3- Preparing researchers and consultants in public and private institutions.
4- Developing the capabilities of researchers in the fields of geographic techniques and their uses in the fields of water, climate change and desertification follow-up.
Certificate Rewarded
The department grants a doctoral degree after the student completes (24) study units, and succeeds in the scientific dissertation examination.
Entry Reuirements
1. The student must have a master’s degree from Libyan universities, in the same specialization, or an equivalent from universities recognized by the authority concerned with the equivalence of certificates. It is permissible to accept students who hold master’s degrees related to the specialization of geography, provided that they are loaded with remedial or complementary materials determined by the department.
2. The student must pass the written and oral exam determined by the department.
3. Admission takes place according to the capacity of the department to accommodate students, according to the available capabilities.
4. Non-Libyan students may be accepted according to the conditions set by the competent authorities.
5. The approval of the employer.
6. Compliance with all regulations and legislation in force in Libyan universities and the internal regulations of the college.
Study Plan
The PhD in Division of Physical Geography prepares students to qualify for PhD in Division of Physical Geography. The student studies several subjects which have been carefully chosen in this major to cover its different aspects.
It comprises 3 Semesters of study, in which the student will study a total of 130 units, which include 12 units of general subjects, and 12 major units
Study plan for this program is shown below:
Elective Subjects
| Code | Title | Credits | Course Type | Prerequisite |
|---|
| جغ ع 601 | Research Seminar | 03 | Compulsory | + |
Through this course, scientific research methods in geographical studies are studied, while training students to prepare research plans for a doctoral dissertation using the correct scientific method and developing their abilities to use the scientific method in geographical analysis. And the proper way of academic writing.
| جغ ع 602 | Distribution Map | 03 | Elective | + |
This course deals with the importance of using symbols that are codified in a correct scientific way and their fields to highlight geographical phenomena on the map so that the student can use distribution maps in research and scientific theses on his own without any trouble.
| جغ ع 603 | Advanced geographic information systems | 03 | Compulsory | + |
Through this course, the student will study the importance of geographic information systems, its various applications, and how spatial databases work.
| جغ ع 604 | Geographical statistics | 03 | Compulsory | + |
This course deals with statistical tests and measures and statistical programs used in the field of geography and statistical analysis.
| جغ ع 605 | Seminar in Geomorphology | 03 | Compulsory | + |
The course deals with the definition of modern geomorphology, in addition to focusing on the rock structure, the layered structure system, and the study of the infrastructure of the Earth's surface and its relationship to human activities.
| جغ ع 606 | 03 | Compulsory | + |
The course deals with the difference between states of the atmospheric system (weather and climate), and their spatial and temporal scales. With the link between climatology and climate changes and their impact on human activities, with identification of how climate maps are drawn, analyzed, readouts and ways to benefit from them using modern technologies, and the study of quantitative methods in applied climate research.
| جغ ع 607 | Seminar in Biogeography | 03 | Compulsory | + |
This course deals with a set of knowledge information about the vital elements in the environment and the interaction between the biotic and non-vital elements in the ecosystem, with a study of measuring the behavior of living things in the ecosystem and their connection to environmental controls, with a focus on future research related to living things to assess the reality of the biological environment so that the student acquires the ability to use information and skills In assessing the vital environment and benefiting from it in directing human activities to invest in it and within its natural limits to ensure environmental balance.
| جغ ع 608 | 03 | Compulsory | + |
This course studies how to use mathematical applications in hydrology to reach consistent scientific results, and the ideal way of how to reach the angle of value survey and its impact on distinction, copying and rationalization, in addition to identifying the hydrology of snow, rivers and torrents and how to employ them in the economic aspect, and hydrology and rain analysis Its data and estimated missing data mathematically, focusing on the importance of groundwater as the primary source and the amount of withdrawal and consumption using mathematical equations.