The Department of Geography

The Major Goals

Website of the Department

Head of the Department

Administrative Secretary of the Department

Degree Programs and Courses

Academic Highlights

List of the Faculty Members

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Overview

Geography is one of the oldest and most active fields of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The major purpose of the field is to investigate the mutual relationship between human and environment and to determine the efficacy of each one to the other, in the form of regional ecological analysis. Thus, Geography scrutinizes the relations between man and environment in explaining the geographical phenomena. Based on this scientific knowledge, it develops the human ability to improve the conditions of human life. This field, in terms of its breadth and domain, is divided into two major disciplines: Human Geography and Physical Geography, each one having several various sub-disciplines.

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Website of the Department

 http://geographydept.um.ac.ir/

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Head of the Department

Dr. Hadi Azami

Education: Ph.D. in Political Geography

Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Homepage:   http://aazami.profcms.um.ac.ir

E-mail:

Tel: 051-38805280

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Administrative Secretaries of the Department

Zahra Damghani

E-mail:

Tel: 051-38806787

Mahnaz Ramezani

E-mail:

Tel: 051-38806785

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Degree Programs and Courses

Undergraduate Level

The number of credit hours required to earn the Bachelor’s degree is 136.

Graduate Levels

In addition to the undergraduate students, the department of Geography has 26 Master’s and 14 Doctoral. students.

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Academic Highlights

B.A Program

  1. 1.In order for undergraduate students to complete courses in 4 academic years, their semester load must range from 12 to 20 hours toward the degree. For students with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 17, a maximum of 24 credits can be attempted.
  2. 2.Students who are on academic probation with a GPA of less than 12 must elect a course load of no more than 14 credits.
  3. 3.Students who fail to achieve a GPA of 12 after spending 3 consecutive semesters (or 4 total semesters) on probation, may be academically dismissed from the University.
  4. 4.An unexcused absence from a final examination will result in a mark of zero entered for that course.
  5. 5.Class attendance is mandatory. Students who are deemed absent for more than 3 class sessions in a row will have a mark of zero entered for that course and will consequently be dropped from the course.
  6. 6.Students with a GPA of at least 17 who attend the 3 summer terms of the undergraduate degree program (6 credits each), will graduate a semester early.
  7. 7.Undergraduate students who rank first during the program are admitted into graduate courses without taking the entrance examination.

M.A. Program

  1. 1.The semester load must range from 8 to 12 hours toward the degree.
  2. 2.A grade of pass indicates performance of no less than a 12 on each course.
  3. 3.Students who fail to achieve an average of 14 in 2 semesters, will be placed on probation and academically dismissed from the University.
  4. 4.An unexcused absence from a final examination will result in a mark of zero entered for that course.
  5. 5.Class attendance is mandatory. Students who are deemed absent for more than 3 class sessions in a row will have a mark of zero entered for that course and will consequently be dropped from the course.
  6. 6.Graduate students must complete their degree within 5 semesters of enrollment.

Ph.D. Program

  1. 1.A grade of pass indicates performance of no less than a 14 on each course.
  2. 2.Students who fail to achieve an average of 16 in 2 semesters, must take additional credits to reach the minimum GPA required for graduation or will otherwise be academically dismissed from the University.
  3. 3.Students should take their comprehensive exam by the conclusion of their 4th semester of study.
  4. 4.The minimum passing grade for the comprehensive exam (both oral and written) is 16.
  5. 5.Students must complete their degree within 9 semesters of enrollment.

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List of the Faculty Members

List of the Faculty Members

 

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Name

Expertise

Academic Rank

1

Ajza Shokouhi Mohammad

Urban Planning

Associate Professor

2

Azami Hadi

Political Geography, Geopolitics

Associate Professor

3

Bouzarjomehry Khadijeh

Rural Planning

Associate Professor

4

Janparvar Mohsen

Borderland Studies, Geopolitics, Philosophy of Political Geography

Assistant Professor

5

Hosseinzadeh Seyed Reza

Geomorphology

Associate Professor

6

Khakpoor Barat Ali

Urban Planning

Associate Professor

7

Kharazmi Omid Ali

Urban Management

Assistant Professor

8

Dostan Reza

Synoptic Climatology

Assistant Professor

9

Rahnama Mohammad Rahim

Urban Planning

Professor

10

Zarghani Seyyed Hadi

International Borders, Active Defense, Power and National Power

Associate Professor

11

Zarrin Azar

Climate Modeling

Assistant Professor

12

Sojasi Qeidari Hamdolah

Rural Development, Entrepreneurship, Rural Economics, Rural Planning

Assistant Professor

13

Shayan Hamid

Human Geography, Population

Professor

14

Sadeghloo Tahereh

Rural Economics, Crisis Management, Risk Management, Rural Development

Assistant Professor

15

Anabestani Ali Akbar

Rural Planning (Physical), GIS

Associate Professor

16

Ghasemi Maryam

Rural Planning (Rural Economics)

Assistant Professor

17

Ghasemi Khozani Mohammad

Tourism

Assistant Professor

18

Mofidi Abbas

Synoptic Climatology, Climate Modeling

Assistant Professor

19

Minaei Masuoud

Geography

Assistant Professor

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