Overview
The program is concerned with studying Geography, maps, and Geographical Information systems from different natural aspects by studying weather, soil, natural resources, and shapes of the earth's surface (plains - mountains - plateau - plains), population, survey, maps, economic resources, and economic activities based on (grazing, farming, mining, fossilization, industry, commerce, transportation, tourism). The program includes two divisions student chooses one of them to specialize in only after passing his\her second year.
1- Geography and Geographical Information Systems Division
Students learn geographical courses by focusing on geographical information systems courses, remote sensing, and analyzing meteorological and space photos and geographical phenomena on earth. Our graduates can work in planning, environmental resources, and governmental sides that use geographical information systems and remote sensing.
2- Area and Geographical Information Systems Division
Students learn geographical courses by focusing on different maps courses, such as designing, analyzing, and map explanation. Our graduates can work in planning, national wealth, survey, petrol, mining companies, and teaching.
Goals
- To graduate specialists in geography, geographical information systems, and physical planning fields.
- To graduate students who are familiar with their country's composition internally and externally.
- To contribute generally to planning, implementing, and developing programs in Egypt, especially in the area of the Suez Canal and Sinai region.
- To guide postgraduate students and to study the geographical threats that threaten the community and help students understand the environmental problems and provide solutions for them.
- To give attention to the scientific fieldwork in geographical studies. The Earth is the reference to study geography this is done through scientific fieldwork trips and to take advantage of devices, drawings, and laboratories present in the department.
- To put quantitative, mathematical, statistical, and natural studies into consideration to develop geographical science in order to match the global development movement in the field of geographical studies.