The Department of Geography at Kilis 7 Aralık University was established in 2009 and produced its first graduates in 2013. Our department comprises four main sub-disciplines: Human and Economic Geography, Physical Geography, Regional Geography, and the Geography of Turkey. The academic staff consists of eight members, including one Associate Professor, four Assistant Professors, and three Research Assistants.
Geography is an interdisciplinary science that focuses on the interaction between the natural environment and human beings, examining the distribution of spatial phenomena along with their causes and consequences. The primary objective of our department is to train qualified geographers who can interpret the relationships between geographical events, solve spatial problems using knowledge and technology, and master scientific methods and techniques.
In Turkey, a country undergoing a process of rapid socio-spatial change and development, the work of geographers is essential for environmental and socio-spatial planning, as well as for monitoring the outcomes of implemented services. Geography continues to gain importance in tandem with the dual processes of globalization and localization.
To scientifically research natural processes within the physical environment and their spatial and temporal relationships.
To reveal the spatial and temporal characteristics of social and economic activities.
To examine the connections between human activities and natural systems.
To ensure students graduate as qualified geographers with high research and inquiry skills, a sense of responsibility, and the ability to utilize scientific knowledge and research methods.
To provide proficiency in presenting and interpreting data through maps, photographs, databases, and various figures or charts.
To increase competence in physical and human geography on both global and regional scales.
To ensure a modern understanding of the relationship between the natural environment and human systems.
To equip students with the necessary tools to research impacts on the natural environment across spatial and temporal dimensions and to analyze social, human, economic, and cultural processes.
Introduction to Geography, Cartography, Computer Applications in Geography, Effective Communication and Presentation Techniques, Critical Thinking, Reading and Writing, Philosophy of Science, Digital Literacy, Scientific Research Methods and Techniques, Academic English, Spatial Statistics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing.
General Geology, Geomorphology, Climatology, Vegetation Geography, Hydrography, Research Methods in Physical Geography, Soil Geography, Quaternary Geography, Geography of Disasters, Global Climate Change.
Economic Geography, Population Geography, Globalization and Development, Energy Resources, Industrial Geography, Settlement Geography, Urban Geography, Geography of Minerals, Historical Geography, Administrative Geography, Transport Geography, Tourism Geography, Contemporary World Issues, Political Geography, The Middle East, Geography and Geopolitics, Uneven Development and Regional Development, Spatial Debates, Migration and Mobility.
Energy Resources of Turkey, Economic Geography of Turkey, Physical Geography of Turkey, Urbanization in Turkey, Climate and Vegetation of Turkey, Geopolitics of Turkey.