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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Geography

In 1996, the Superior Council of the University of Cauca established the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and a year later, in 1997, the Departments of Geography and History, ushering in a modern and renewed stage for the programs. The Department of Geography comprises a single program: Regional and Environmental Development Geography.

The Regional and Environmental Development Geography Program places special emphasis on content that enables its graduates to participate in the formulation of proposals aimed at fostering the development of the various regions and their environmental surroundings. The program’s areas of emphasis respond, to a great extent, to the requirements of the geographical context in which the University is located. In this regard, the program has conducted research primarily related to land-use planning studies, municipal development plans, environmental risk studies, and specific regional issues focused on analyzing dynamics related to development, social opportunities, poverty, geographic information systems applied to the study of watersheds, land cover and land use, and socioeconomic aspects, which distinguish it from other programs offered in the country.

Mission

As its mission, in accordance with that of the Alma Mater, it seeks to contribute to the comprehensive education of Geography professionals as social actors for regional and environmental development through teaching, research, and outreach to the community.

Vision

Advance geographic knowledge to promote local, regional, and national development.

General Objective

Educate geographers with a comprehensive understanding of the region and the environment, equipped to conduct research, provide guidance, manage, and administer the various aspects related to sustainable development policies and projections that foster greater human development.

Specific Objectives

Train professionals with a scientific foundation in the discipline of Geography, enabling them to propose socioeconomic development alternatives.
Contribute to the education of geographers in a way that enables them to understand the relationships among space, region, and environment as a whole for their conservation, prevention, and management.
Promote the study and analysis of the relationship between economic development and conservation and protection, to ensure the well-being of present and future populations.

The Department of Geography provides teaching services to the following academic programs at the University of Cauca:

Academic Resources

The Department of Geography has the following educational resources:

A cartography room equipped with tables and a television.

Geography Program

The Regional and Environmental Development Geography Program at the University of Cauca has the educational resources listed below:

Bibliographic Materials

Access to a documentation center specializing in bibliographic materials, a video library, aerial photographs, and degree theses available in the institution's libraries.
Availability of the materials to which the University has access through agreements established with the Ibero-American Consortium for Science and Technology (UISTEC), the Luis Ángel Arango Library, university networks that use the Unicorn System, and other libraries and higher education institutions at the national level.

Rooms and Equipment

Access to a computer room located in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Cauca (El Carmen Building).
Availability of the equipment located in the Central Library, the Data Network, and the rooms available in the institution's nine (9) faculties, where they can prepare assignments and access information on the Internet.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Room

The following laboratories of the Institution may be used:

Audiovisual Equipment

Availability of the infrastructure and various equipment provided by the Communications Division of the University of Cauca.

Usuardo Ramírez Rico

Head of the Department of Geography

The Head of the Department of Geography holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography and History from the University of Antioquia, with postgraduate studies in Regional Surveys from the Inter-American Center for Photointerpretation (CIAF), and a Master’s Degree in Geography from the Pedagogical and Technological University of Tunja, in partnership with the Agustín Codazzi Geographic Institute (IGAC).