Introduction
Our comprehensive programs are designed to help adult learners achieve their educational and professional goals through flexible, high-quality instruction.
About the Department of Geography and Land Management:
The Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Land Management provides students with knowledge of human, physical and economic geography, as well as land management, to meet the high demand for people skilled in these fields in Cambodia. These skills are particularly relevant in Cambodia, which is experiencing a shortage of skilled and effective managers in agriculture, geography, and land management. After completing the Bachelor of Arts (Geography and Land Management) degree, many students spend a year completing a teacher training qualification of Pedagogy. This combination of degrees allows graduates to enter employment in various sectors, including teaching, government ministries, non-governmental organizations, and private enterprise.
Historically, geography has been taught at RUPP since its inception in 1960. From 1995-1997, the French organization, CERPAA (Centre for Population Study and Research in Africa and Asia) assisted the department by training students and staff in demography. From 1997-1999, Louvain La Neuve University (Belgium) took over this support role. Both organizations helped the department establish a library (Room 308, Campus I) which is administrated by the Center for Population Studies. At the same time, a Population Research, Training, and Policy Program was established to strengthen research skills and staff development. This program is supported by the United Nations Fund for Population Activity (UNFPA) and the Australian National University (ANU). Since 2001, staff members have undergone regular training in population research and policy by a senior lecturer from ANU.
In September 2001, several staff members attended training in curriculum development at Lambaga University (Indonesia). RUPP has also established staff exchanges with Lambaga University. Besides the support from the above-mentioned organizations, RUPP has built a collaborative relationship between the Department of Geography and Land Management and its counterpart at the University of Bordeaux III in France. As part of this relationship, expatriate experts, funded by the Embassy of France, conducted training and field research at RUPP for two years, from 1999 to 2001. As part of their stay, these experts also offered a Maitrise degree at RUPP. Four of the graduates from this degree now work for the Department. In response to the needs of Cambodia’s market, the Department has recently revised and updated the curriculum, to provide students with the latest knowledge, theories, and perspectives, which are necessary for current market job opportunities.
To suit the updated curriculum, the department’s changed its name to the Department of Geography and Land Management in 2006. The department hopes to encourage more students to graduate with the B.A. (Geography and Land Management) to serve the need for trained professionals in this field throughout Cambodia. It also hopes to expand its capacities in the areas of physical geography, Cartography, GIS training, research methodologies, population and human resources development, rural-urban development, and human and economic development.
Vision and Mission
Example
The irruption of Human Resource Management (HRM) as a strategic element for quality development of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is relatively recent. Few decades back and until our days, HR approaches just focused on staff recruitment, employment contracts and payment
Our vision, mission, core values, and key strategies
Vision:
To provide the student with excellent knowledge and skill to become a competent high school teacher and successfully for other job opportunities.
Mission:
Contribute to developing the capacity of the student through the provision of knowledge, experience, skill, and job opportunities.
Key Strategies:
- Strategy 1: Strengthen the standard of teaching
- Strategy 2: Improve learning outcomes through an update to date of course curriculum, lab materials, and practicum
- Strategy 3: Strengthen the capacity of staff and student to improve knowledge, skills, and opportunities
- Strategy 4: Work in partnership nationally and internationally with academia, and Non-Governmental Organization/private sectors in training, research, and knowledge management.
Core values:
- Professional content
- Quality
- Knowledge management
- Networking, collaboration, and partnership
Vision
where the curriculums are based on what is available in the competitions. The courses provided to Cambodian gifted students to prepare for the competitions include Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Research Methodology, and so on. Since its establishment in 2004, CEC has developed and offered (on campus/outside campus) a number of courses such as
- Internet for University Student
- Intensive Course in Web Design
- Network Administration Using Linux
- Information Technology for Specific Purposes
- Network Administration Using Windows Server
- Electronic Equipment and Computer Repairing
- Statistical Analysis Using SPSS for Research (Descriptive and Inferential Statistics)
- Physics for High School Teacher
- Physics for APhO/IPhO
- Astronomy/Astrophysics for IOAA
- Mathematics for IMO/APMO
- Research Methodology for SSYS
- TOEFL iBT Preparation
- Certificate in TESOL
- Academic Proposal Writing
- Academic Presentation Skills
- Academic Project Management
- TOEFL ITP Preparation
- Professional and Oral Communications in English
- Advanced English for Business/Workplace
- Teaching Professional Development for Teachers of English
Details of each course are available at the website of the university (CEC’s URL).
Admission
RUPP-HR4Asia
The irruption of Human Resource Management (HRM) as a strategic element for quality development of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is relatively recent. Few decades back and until our days, HR approaches just focused on staff recruitment, employment contracts and payment
Admission to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Land Management is administered by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, and based on sound results in the High School Certificate subjects of Geography and Mathematics. Applicants shall gain at least a grade of D in Geography and Mathematics. The degree is available for both scholarship and non-scholarship applicants each year.
Mission
RUPP’s CEC is dedicated to promoting individual and community economic status and providing Cambodian of all ages, professions, ethnicities, and background with a wide variety of lifelong learning opportunities.
Goal
- To inform and enrich working and non-working adult learners through educational activities that are designed to develop their professional, personal, and social skills and to enhance their acquisition of knowledge.
- To enhance the economic development of Cambodian communities by upgrading the competencies of the labor force and organizational effectiveness in areas relevant to the vision of the CEC.
- To upgrade the degrees of Cambodian learners by providing Distance Education Programs at RUPP.
Assessment
RUPP’s CEC is dedicated to promoting individual and community economic status and providing Cambodian of all ages, professions, ethnicities, and background with a wide variety of lifelong learning opportunities.
Assessment
Students are assessed by a combination of formal written and oral examinations and practical work, including field research, tutorial sessions, map making, and group/individual assignments. In addition, students must maintain an adequate attendance rate to pass the degree. In the fourth year, students choose either a sitting exam or writing a thesis for graduation. This depends on the outstanding results of each student to choose the options mentioned above.
Curriculum
RUPP’s CEC is dedicated to promoting individual and community economic status and providing Cambodian of all ages, professions, ethnicities, and background with a wide variety of lifelong learning opportunities.
Total Credit: 137 to 138 (including 18 credits of English course)
YEAR ONE (30 Credits)
| Semester One (15 Credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Courses | Code | Credit |
| English | 3 (3-0) | |
| Introduction to Philosophy | 3 (3-0) | |
| Demographic Statistics | 3 (3-0) | |
| General Psychology | 3 (3-0) | |
| General Physical Geography | HGE102 | 3 (3-0) |
| Semester Two (15 Credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Courses | Code | Credit |
| English | 3 (3-0) | |
| Khmer Culture, Civilization &History | 3 (3-0) | |
| Fundamentals of Sociology | 3(3-0) | |
| Computer Applications | 3(3-0) | |
| General Human Geography | HGE104 | 3 (3-0) |
YEAR TWO (42 Credits)
| Semester One (21 Credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Courses | Code | Credit |
| English | 3 (3-0) | |
| Global Geomorphology I | HGE201 | 3 (3-0) |
| Oceanography | HGE202 | 3 (3-0) |
| Cultural and Gender Geography | HGE203 | 3 (3-0) |
| Sustainable Development | HGE204 | 3 (3-0) |
| Geography of Cambodia | HGE205 | 3 (3-0) |
| Cartography I | HGE206 | 3 (3-0) |
| Semester Two (15 Credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Courses | Code | Credit |
| English | 3 (3-0) | |
| Climate and Climate Change | HGE207 | 3 (3-0) |
| Global Geomorphology II | HGE208 | 3(3-0) |
| Hydrology | HGE209 | 3(3-0) |
| Industrial and Transport in Geography | HGE210 | 3 (3-0) |
| Energy & Sustainability | HGE306 | 3 (3-0) |
| Cartography II | HGE212 | 3 (3-0) |
YEAR THREE (36 Credits)
| Semester One (18 Credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Courses | Code | Credit |
| English | 3 (3-0) | |
| Ecosystems & Change | HGE301 | 3 (3-0) |
| Geography South and South-East Asia I | HGE302 | 3 (3-0) |
| Political Geography | HGE303 | 3 (3-0) |
| Human development Index | HGE304 | 3 (3-0) |
| Geographic Information System (GIS) & Remote Sensing I | HGE305 | 3 (3-0) |
| Semester Two (18 Credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Courses | Code | Credit |
| English | 3 (3-0) | |
| Soil Science | HGE211 | 3 (3-0) |
| Cambodia & International Geography | HGE307 | 3(3-0) |
| Geography South and South-East Asia II | HGE308 | 3(3-0) |
| Social Science Research Methods I | HGE309 | 3 (3-0) |
| Geographic Information System (GIS) & Remote Sensing II | HGE310 | 3 (3-0) |
YEAR FOUR (30 Credits)
| Semester One (15 Credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Major Courses | Code | Credit |
| Planetary Science | HGE401 | 3 (3-0) |
| Physical Geography Issues in Cambodia | HGE402 | 3 (3-0) |
| Population Studies | HGE403 | 3 (3-0) |
| Tourism and Development Geography | HGE404 | 3 (3-0) |
| Social Science Research Methods II | HGE405 | 3 (3-0) |
| Semester Two (15 Credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Major Courses | Code | Credit |
| Human Impact on Environment and Assessment | HGE406 | 3 (3-0) |
| Population & Development | HGE407 | 3 (3-0) |
| Geography of Developed Countries (including Asia-Pacific) | HGE408 | 3(3-0) |
| Urban &Community Geography | HGE409 | 3(3-0) |
| Land & Natural Resource Management | HGE410 | 3 (3-0) |
| Or Thesis | 15 | |
Credit Requirement
RUPP’s CEC is dedicated to promoting individual and community economic status and providing Cambodian of all ages, professions, ethnicities, and background with a wide variety of lifelong learning opportunities.
- Requirement 137 Credits
- Four-years course include Foundation Year
Discipline focused
RUPP’s CEC is dedicated to promoting individual and community economic status and providing Cambodian of all ages, professions, ethnicities, and background with a wide variety of lifelong learning opportunities.
- Physical Geography
- Geographic Information System (GIS), Cartography and Remote Sensing
- Human & Economic Geography
- Cross-Cutting (English, Computer Applications, Research Methodology, History, Philosophy, Sociology…)
Resource center
RUPP’s CEC is dedicated to promoting individual and community economic status and providing Cambodian of all ages, professions, ethnicities, and background with a wide variety of lifelong learning opportunities.
- The department houses a small departmental library for use by all staff and students, as well as several computers which students can use when writing assignments, reports, and theses. In addition, students and staff have access to all university libraries, including the well-stocked Hun Sen Library.
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