Program Overview

Geography of Urbanization and Urban Planning

The Geography of Urbanization and Urban Planning program is offered by the College of Arts at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University.

Overview

• College: College of Arts
• Campus: Rayyan - Dammam
• Track: Arts and Education
• Level: Postgraduate
• Degree: MA
• Gender: Female

Study Plan

First Year

Semester One

The first semester of the program includes the following courses:

• Geo 529: Geographical Methods and Approaches (2 credit hours)
• Geo 530: Seminar in Geography (1) (2 credit hours)
• Geo 531: Advanced Methods of Geographical Analysis (2 credit hours)
• Geo 532: Geographical Texts in a Foreign Language (2 credit hours)
• Geo 554: Specialized Subject in Urban Geography (2 credit hours)
• Geo 564: Urban Planning and its Contemporary Problems (2 credit hours)
• Optional Course (1) (2 credit hours)
• Geo 552: Special Subject in Economic Geography (1) (2 credit hours)
• Geo 562: International Economics (2 credit hours)
• Geo 572: Special Subject in Economic Geography (2) (2 credit hours)
• Geo 582: Development of Economic Resources to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (2 credit hours)
• Geo 553: Selected Subjects in Population Geography (2 credit hours)
• GEOG 407: Planning Geography and Sustainability Development (2 credit hours)
• Geo 573: Geography of Population and the Environment (2 credit hours)
• Geo 583: Contemporary Population Problems (2 credit hours)
• Geo 555: Dynamic Climatology (2 credit hours)
• Geo 565: Quantitative Climate and Climate Models (2 credit hours)
• Geo 575: Climate Management and Climate Change (2 credit hours)
• Geo 585: Climatic Applications in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2 credit hours)
• Geo 556: Deserts Geomorphology (2 credit hours)
• Geo 566: Contemporary Global Environmental Issues (2 credit hours)
• Geo 576: Coastal Geomorphology (2 credit hours)
• Geo 586: Applied Geomorphology (2 credit hours)
• GEOG 312: Biogeography (2 credit hours)
• Geo 567: Advanced Studies in the Soil Geography (2 credit hours)
• Geo 577: Desert Environmental Problems (2 credit hours)
• Geo 587: Biogeography Applications in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Environment (2 credit hours)

Semester Two

The second semester of the program includes the following courses:

• Geo 534: Implementation and Research Design (2 credit hours)
• Geo 535: Seminar in Geography (2) (2 credit hours)
• Geo 536: GIS and Remote Sensing Applications (2 credit hours)
• GEOG 401: Field Training (2 credit hours)
• Geo 574: Models and Theories in the Urban Geography (2 credit hours)
• Geo 584: Urban Geography Applications in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2 credit hours)
• Optional Course (2) (2 credit hours)
• Geo 539: Development Plans and National Strategies in Saudi Arabia: Areas of Geographic Research (2 credit hours)
• Geo 540: Geology and Geomorphology of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2 credit hours)
• Geo 541: Climatic Changing (Ancient and Modern) (2 credit hours)
• Geo 542: The Geography of Housing (2 credit hours)
• Geo 543: Behavioral Geography (2 credit hours)
• Geo 544: World Reports (2 credit hours)

Second Year

Semester One

The first semester of the second year includes the following course:

• Geo 545: Thesis (6 credit hours)

Semester Two

The second semester of the second year includes the following course:

• Geo 545: Thesis (6 credit hours)