History of Department of Economic Geography
In 1996, the Co-operative Training School, Sagaing was upgraded and opened to the Co-operative College, Sagaing and in 2012, the Co-operative College, Sagaing was upgraded to Co-operative University, Sagaing. It was established as a Department of Economic Geography and started teaching economic geography subject. On November 5th, 2021, the name of Co-operative University, Sagaing was changed as Co-operative and Management University, Sagaing without any change in its original strength.
Vision
- To enhance the ability to think critically and effectively for socio-economic development through economic geography
Mission
- To exploration of various physical and socio-economic environments in economic geography, to support the establishment of a green and prosperous global society.
Objectives
- To convey concisely and clearly the nature of the field of geography, its intellectual challenges, and the logical interconnections of its parts.
The Number of Teaching Staff
Table (1) shows the number of academic staff in Department of Economic Geography for 2020-2021 years.
| No. |
Designation |
Current |
Remark |
| 1 |
Associate Professor |
1 |
|
| 2 |
Assistant Lecturer |
3 |
|
| 3 |
Tutor |
1 |
|
|
Total |
5 |
|
Curriculum
| Semester |
Year |
Subject |
Course |
| First Semester |
4th Year (RD Specialization) |
Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems |
Elective Course |
| 1st Year Master(RD Specialization) |
Geospatial Analysis |
Foundation Course |
| Second Semester |
1st Year |
Introduction to Geography |
Foundation Course |
| 3rd Year (RD Specialization) |
Geopolitics and Geoeconomics |
Elective Course |