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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Swayam’s Physical Geography-Climatology and Oceanography programme has a total of 30 modules. These modules are designed by keeping in mind the current industry practices and standards. Every week, you will learn three modules that will focus on three different topics. The Department of Geography at the University of Mysore, Mysore, is offering this programme over Swayam.
The Physical Geography-Climatology and Oceanography course will let you explore everything about the hydrosphere and atmosphere. This self-paced training enables you to juxtapose the two to draw conclusions and how it determines the climate. The course will also teach you the factors that impact pressure and temperature distribution.
Additionally, the Physical Geography online programme by Swayam has interactive videos with background graphics for each topic. You will receive assignments, quizzes, summary, presentations, and other learning aids. For clarification of doubts, you can post your queries on the Swayam portal. Moreover, you will have the flexibility to learn according to your schedule and convenience.
The Highlights
- 12 weeks of training
- Industry-expert educator
- An offering of the University of Mysore, Mysore
- Undergraduate-level learning
- Elective programme type
- Online course
- Assignments and presentations
- Self-paced training
- End-term examination
- Doubt-clearing over Swayam portal
- Quizzes and summary
Programme Offerings
- 12 weeks of training
- Industry-expert educator
- An offering of the University of Mysore
- Undergraduate-level learning
- Elective programme type
- Online Course
- Assignments and presentations
- Doubt-clearing over Swayam portal
- Quizzes and summary
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Mysore University |
Eligibility Criteria
For the Physical Geography online course, you need to secure complete all the course assignments and take the end-term examination. You can receive a course certificate by securing 40 per cent in internal assessments and end-term examination individually.
What you will learn
After completing the Swayam Physical Geography course curriculum, you will know the following:
- Difference between weather and climate
- Vertical and horizontal distribution of temperature and pressure
- Cyclonic and anticyclonic movements
- Relationship between wind direction and air pressure
- The movement of tropical air masses
- The result of the meeting of different air masses
- How are storms formed
- The relation between storm movement and jet stream position
- The difference between warm and cold fronts
Admission Details
- Visit the Physical Geography-Climatology and Oceanography course web page by tapping on https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec21_hs03/preview.
- You will enter the official course page which contains the details of the training programme. After reading the details, begin the admission process by registering over the Swayam portal.
- Prior account holders can simply log in with their details or link their Microsoft or Google account for ease. New users have to register by providing their email address.
- A verification code will be mailed to your inbox.
- Verify your email on the platform and begin with the course.
Application Details
The Physical Geography-Climatology and Oceanography online course has no application form. There is only a registration step to begin this training. You need to provide your email address or log in to your prior accounts to start learning.
The Syllabus
- Nature and Scope of Physical Geography
- Climatology -an outline
- Weather and Climate
- Atmospheric Temperature - Insolation and Global Energy Budget
- Atmospheric and its Temperature
- Horizontal and Vertical distribution of Temperature
- Vertical & Horizontal distribution of pressure
- Atmospheric Pressure and Winds
- Air Masses and Fronts
- Cyclones and Anticyclones
- Tropical Cyclones, Thunderstorms & Tornadoes
- Hydro logical Cycle
- Atmospheric Moisture
- Clouds, their origin and types
- Precipitation
- Oceanography-An Outline
- Physical Oceanography
- Origin of Ocean Basins
- Ocean Morphology and Relief
- Mid Ocean Ridges
- Giant Submarine Canyons
- Deep Ocean Trenches
- Ocean Water Temperature
- Ocean Water Circulation
- Distribution of Salinity Density & Temperature of Sea water
- Ocean Currents
- Coral Reefs and Atolls
- The World’s Oceans and Seas
- The Indian Ocean
- The Atlantic Ocean
Evaluation process
You need to appear for a course-end exam to get the Physical Geography course certificate and credit transfer, apart from the internal assessments. It has a total of 100 questions with a weightage of 70 per cent in the final result.
Instructors
Mysore University Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
University of Mysore’s Department of Geography is the course provider of the Physical Geography training.
The enrollment for the training ends on 28 February 2021.
Dr S Arun Das of the University of Mysore is the instructor for the Physical Geography-Climatology and Oceanography programme.
Internal assessments have a weightage of 30 per cent in the final score for rewarding the course certificate.
The end term exam has a total of 100 questions.
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