Specialty Introduction of School of Geography and Marine Science, Nanjing University

The College of Geography and Marine Sciences has national bases for training basic scientific research and teaching talents-geographical specialty points, national key disciplines of physical geography, doctoral degree awarding points of first-class disciplines of geography and post-doctoral mobile stations of geography. The college is also the director of the teaching steering Committee of geography discipline of the Ministry of Education and the deputy director of the professional steering Committee of higher urban planning discipline of the Ministry of Construction. It is one of the most important talent training bases and scientific research centers in China's geography, urban and regional planning, resources and environment, geographic information system and marine science.

The college now has five undergraduate majors: geographical science, resource environment and urban-rural planning management (land management and real estate development direction), geographic information system, tourism management (economics) and urban planning and design (five-year project). Physical geography, human geography, cartography and geographic information system, Quaternary geology, urban planning and design (engineering), marine geology, land resource management, environmental science, tourism geography and tourism planning, regional economics, coastal marine science, photogrammetry and remote sensing, land use and planning, and urban and regional planning; Physical geography, human geography, cartography geographic information system, tourism geography and tourism planning, urban and regional planning, coastal marine science, remote sensing of resources and environment, land use and planning, marine geology, Quaternary geology and other doctoral majors 10, forming a complete talent training system from undergraduate, master, doctoral to postdoctoral.

The college consists of environmental geography research office, geographic information system and remote sensing research institute, African research institute, regional development research institute, regional environmental evolution research institute and tourism research institute. In 2000, the state approved the establishment of the key laboratory of coastal and island development of the Ministry of Education, marking the position of our institute in the construction of national innovation system. Our institute has Grade A qualification certificate of urban planning and design issued by the Ministry of Construction, Grade A qualification certificate of environmental assessment issued by the State Environmental Protection Bureau, Grade A qualification certificate of water resources demonstration of construction projects issued by the Ministry of Water Resources, Grade A qualification certificate of hydrology and water resources investigation and evaluation issued by the Ministry of Water Resources, and Grade B qualification certificate of surveying and mapping issued by the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping. It is also a land use planning institution authorized by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Land and Resources. In addition, the research institutions affiliated to our institute include Nanjing University Urban Science Research Institute, Nanjing University Marine Science Research Center, Nanjing University Natural Resources Research Center, Oriental Resource Environment and Sustainable Development Research Center, and Nanjing University-Jiangsu Provincial Department of Land and Resources Research Center.

The college has achieved fruitful research results in the fields of marine science, resources and environment, geographic information system, urban and regional science, geomorphology and Quaternary, and land development and utilization. Since 2000, many teachers and scientific research achievements have won various provincial and ministerial awards.

In the new century, the School of Geography and Marine Science of Nanjing University will continue to carry forward the tradition, deepen the reform, blaze new trails, constantly explore the school-running mode with the characteristics of Nanjing University, further improve the school-running level and benefit, move towards the goal of comprehensiveness, research and internationalization, strive to enter the ranks of first-class departments of Nanjing University as soon as possible, and make greater contributions to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.