Gandhigram Rural University offers a two-year M.Sc Geo-informatics programme and a one-year competitive Post-Graduate Diploma in Spatial Technologies. Both the programmes are multi-disciplinary in nature and cover digital cartography, remote sensing, digital image processing, GIS, GPS, visual computing, Java and Web Technology for GIS.
Students will get hands-on experience in various spatial technologies and learn to use them to improve the quality of rural life through village placement programme.
Internship
Students will also undergo internship in a company to acquire professional training. Any graduate in earth /life sciences, or any graduate who has studied mathematics, statistics, business mathematics or computer applications as one of the subjects at higher secondary or at graduate level is eligible for admission.
For details, contact, Department of Rural Development, Head, N.D.Mani, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram.
It also offers a two-year M.A. in Governance and Development supported by University Grants Commission.
It is a need-based programme as a large number of development organisations and research agencies cannot find suitable candidates from traditional academic programmes for their requirements.
This programme focuses on governance, development and administration.
Experts and practitioners are brought from outside to interact with students on the practical aspects of issues.
Institutions
Students will be taken to the field and institutions. All undergraduates (science, humanities and social sciences) from any recognised university with 50 per cent of marks are eligible for the programme.
The initial intake will be 20.
The programme covers subjects such as globalisation, governance, administration, development, empowerment, politics, policies, decentralisation, gender, marginalisation and poverty. It has other components like communication and communication technology.
Course completion certificate and mark sheet can be submitted before September 30, 2009.
For further details, students may contact Professor, G. Palanithurai, Department of Political Science and Development Administration, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram - 624302, Dindigul District. Contact telephone number: 0451-2451775, email: gpgri_hung1@rediffmail.com and gpgri_rgc@yahoo.com
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