Urban Studies and Regional Development
heohrafichnyi fakultet
            Name
        
        
            Urban Studies and Regional Development
        
    
            Program code
        
        
            32201
        
    
            Qualification awarded
        
        
            Educational qualification: Master of Geography. Professional qualification: 2442.1 Junior researcher (geography), 2442.2 Specialist in urban and district planning
        
    
            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
        
        
            
Procedures for recognition of prior learning outcomes are determined in accordance with the "Regulations on the organization of the educational process at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv" and the "Regulations on the procedure for re-enrollment in the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv".
        
    
            Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements
        
        
            On the basis of professional mastery of competencies provided by the block of disciplines of professional orientation: the level of mastering the disciplines of the block of professional orientation with grades not less than 75 points, grade for industrial practice in the specialty not less than 75 points; as well as the defense of qualifying work with a score of at least 75 points.
        
    
            Programme learning outcomes
        
        
            PR01. Apply the acquired theoretical knowledge and practical skills to study 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. Communicate freely 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 and applied problems, to critically evaluate the decisions made.
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 for urban and regional development, planning of territories of different hierarchical levels.
PR08. To study the natural and socio-geographical manifestations of the development of geosystems in complex and unpredictable conditions, to predict their
development, analyze alternatives, assess risks and likely 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 geoinformation 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 information 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 applicant 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 assessment is 60 points. According to the results of exams, 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 enrolled" 0 - 59%.
        
    
            Оbligatory or optional mobility windows (if applicable)
        
        
            Erasmus+ Programme Inter-Institutional Agreement between Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University and Etves Lorand University (Budapest, Hungary) 
        
    
            Work placement
        
        
            1. Internship. 2. Teaching Internship. 3. Research workshop on urban and regional studies.
        
    
            Work-based learning
        
        
            Student-centered, problem-oriented learning, which is conducted in the form of lectures, seminars, practical classes, independent work based on study guides, textbooks and handbooks, consultations by staff, master's thesis writing in the second year of study.
        
    
                    Director of the course
                
                 
                
                        Volodymyr 
                        Feodosiiovych
                        Pasko 
                    
                    
                        Economic and Social Geography 
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                heohrafichnyi fakultet
            Occupational profiles of graduates
        
        
            Jobs in city, state and regional government, international and national governmental and non-governmental structures, in design and research and research, environmental institutions, business enterprises, consulting, analytical and outsourcing companies (methodologist, researcher, analyst, expert) .
        
    
            Access to further studies
        
        
            Opportunity to study in educational and scientific programs of the third level of higher education, as well as advanced training and additional postgraduate education.
        
    Subjects
As part of the curriculum, students study the following disciplines
                        Theories of spatial organization
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 1,
                        
                    
                
                        Contemporary Debates in Human Geography
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 2,
                        
                    
                
                        Management of urban and regional development
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 3,
                        
                    
                
                        Quality of life of the population of cities and regions
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 4,
                        
                    
                
                        Geography of risks and sustainable development
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 5,
                        
                    
                
                        Urban lab
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 6,
                        
                    
                
                        Sociology of space
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 7,
                        
                    
                
                        Methodology and organization of scientific research with the basics of intellectual property
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 8,
                        
                    
                
                        Professional and corporate ethics
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 9,
                        
                    
                
                        Internship
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 10,
                        
                    
                
                        Modern concepts of urban development
                    
                    
                        Code: ВК 1.1.1.,
                        
                    
                
                        Urban Analytics
                    
                    
                        Code: ВК 1.1.2.,
                        
                    
                
                        Cities of Central and Eastern Europe
                    
                    
                        Code: ВК 1.1.3.,
                        
                    
                
                        Urban farming
                    
                    
                        Code: ВК 1.1.4.,
                        
                    
                
                        Creative cities
                    
                    
                        Code: ВК 2.2.,
                        
                    
                
                        Participatory urban planning
                    
                    
                        Code: ВК 2.6.,
                        
                    
                
                        Advanced Methods in Regional Studies
                    
                    
                        Code: Вк 1.2.1.,
                        
                    
                
                        Code: ВК 1.2.2.,
                        
                    
                
                        Gender and geography
                    
                    
                        Code: ВК 1.2.4.,
                        
                    
                
                        Assistant practice
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 11,
                        
                    
                
                        Research workshop on urban and regional studies
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 12,
                        
                    
                
                        Master's qualification work
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК 13,
                        
                    
                
                        Territorial identity
                    
                    
                        Code: ВК 1.2.3,