NATURAL GEOGRAPHY

heohrafichnyi fakultet

Name
NATURAL GEOGRAPHY
Program code
21026
Qualification awarded
Nature management; International environmental cooperation
Length of programme
2 years
Number of credits
120
level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework
7
Qualification level
Second (Master)
Discipline
Natural sciences
Speciality
KnowledgeField EN
Specific admission requirements
Degree of education: bachelor
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning
Basic higher education. Having a bachelor's degree
Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements
llevel of mastery of disciplines choice. block for prof. directed. from estimates. not less than 75 points, evaluation for the product. practice. not less than 75 points, protection qual. master's thesis work. not less than 75 points) can be awarded to prof. qual. for prof. direction: "Environmental Management" - 2442.2 - a specialist in environmental management, in the professional field of "International Ecology. cooperation "- 2442.1 - researcher-consultant (geography), 2442.2 - geographer.
Programme learning outcomes
PR01. Apply the acquired theoretical knowledge and practical skills for the study of natural and socio-territorial systems at different levels of spatial organization. PR02. Evaluate the results of their own work, demonstrate the ability to work in a team. PR03. Free to communicate on professional and scientific issues in a foreign language. PR04. Carry out research and / or innovate in order to gain new knowledge, develop new methods and procedures in geography and interdisciplinary contexts. PR05. Be able to identify, pose and solve scientific problems, critically evaluate decisions. PR06. Apply modern models and information technologies for research and development in the field of geography, nature management, urban and regional development. PR07. Participate in the development of programs and strategies of urban and regional development, planning of territories of different hierarchical levels. PR08. Carry out research on natural and socio-geographical manifestations of geosystem development in complex and unpredictable conditions, predict their development, analyze alternatives, assess risks and probable consequences. PR09. Carry out professional evaluation of programs, strategies and development plans of territories, carry out their geo-ecological and socio-economic expertise and monitoring. PR10. Apply geographic information technologies, create and study models of natural and socio-geographical manifestations of geosystem development, determine the possibilities and limits of their application. PR11. Assess possible risks, socio-economic and geo-environmental consequences of the implementation of management decisions in the field of nature management, urban and regional development, recreation and tourism. PR12. Plan and perform theoretical and applied research, draw sound conclusions,analyze and present research results. PR13. Carry out scientific and pedagogical activities in higher education institutions, develop the necessary educational and methodological and informational support. PR14. To formulate scientific hypotheses, to define actual aspects in fundamental and applied directions of researches, to develop and manage projects in the field of geography, nature management, city and regional development. PR15. Independently assess the key trends in the development of natural and socio-geographical processes for the formation of new areas of research.
Form of study
Full-time form
Examination regulations and grading scale
The final evaluation of learning outcomes at the University is carried out on a single 100-point scale. The assessment of the learner corresponds to the ratio of the level of professional and general competencies established in the assessment to the planned learning outcomes (as a percentage). The minimum positive level of evaluation is 60 points. According to the results of exams, according to the results of course and diploma works (projects); according to the results of work in practice, the student is given points on the following scale: "Excellent" 90 - 100%; "Good" 75 - 89%; "Satisfactory" 60 - 74%; "Unsatisfactory" 0 - 59%. If the final exam is not conducted in the disciplines, the results of the applicant's work are evaluated on a scale: "Enrolled" 60 - 100% or "Not credited" 0 - 59%.
Оbligatory or optional mobility windows (if applicable)
Work placement
Industrial practice separated from theoretical training (6 weeks). Assistant practice without separation from theoretical training (8 weeks)
Work-based learning
Student-centered problem-oriented learning, conducted in the form of lectures, seminars, practical classes, independent work on the basis of textbooks, textbooks and abstracts, consultations with teachers, teaching and industrial practices, master's thesis in the last year of study.
Director of the course
- - -
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Occupational profiles of graduates
Jobs in educational institutions, in design and research and research organizations, production and research institutions in the field of nature management, international environmental Cooperation and Environmental Protection (among others: the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, institutions and organizations dealing with emergency situations and environmental safety, etc., nature reserves institutions.
Access to further studies
Opportunity to study in educational and scientific programs of the third level of higher education. Acquisition of partial qualifications in other specializations in the system of postgraduate education.