NATURAL GEOGRAPHY

heohrafichnyi fakultet

Name
NATURAL GEOGRAPHY
Program code
21026
Qualification awarded
Master's degree in geography, under the OP "Natural Geography"
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
level 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 acquired theoretical knowledge and practical skills to research natural and social-territorial systems at different levels of spatial organization. PR02. Evaluate the results of one's own work, demonstrate the ability to work in a team. PR03. Communicate freely on professional and scientific issues in a foreign language. PR04. Conduct research and/or conduct innovative activities in order to obtain new knowledge, develop new methods and procedures in geography and interdisciplinary contexts. PR05. Be able to identify, pose and solve scientific and applied problems, carry out a critical assessment of 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. To participate in the development of programs and strategies of urban and regional development, planning of territories of different hierarchical levels. PR08. Conduct research on natural and socio-geographic manifestations of the development of geosystems in complex and unpredictable conditions, forecast their development, analyze alternatives, etc. predict risks and likely consequences. PR09. To carry out a professional assessment of programs, strategies and plans for the development of territories, to carry out their geo-ecological and socio-economic examination and monitoring. PR10. Applying geoinformation technologies, creating and exploring models is natural - and social-geographic manifestations of the development of geosystems, to determine their possibilities and limits PR11. Assess possible risks, socio-economic and geoecological consequences of the implementation of management decisions in the field of nature management, urban and regional development, recreation and tourism. PR12. To plan and carry out theoretical and applied research, draw reasonable conclusions, analyze and present research results. PR13. To carry out scientific and pedagogical activities in institutions of higher education, to develop the educational, methodological and information support necessary for this. PR14. Formulate scientific hypotheses, determine relevant aspects in fundamental and applied areas of research, develop and manage projects in the field of geography, nature management, urban and regional development. PR15. Independently assess the key trends in the development of natural, social and geographical processes for the formation of new areas of scientific 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
Assistant practice without separation from theoretical training (8 weeks)
Work-based learning
Student-centered, problem-oriented training conducted in the form of lectures, eminars, practical and laboratory classes, independent work based on textbooks, textbooks and notes, consultations with teachers, performance of master's qualification work in the last year of study.
Director of the course
Lyudmila Fedorivna Belous
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Occupational profiles of graduates
Jobs in educational institutions, in project-research and research organizations, industrial and scientific institutions in the field of nature management, international environmental cooperation and environmental protection (among others: the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, institutions and organizations dealing with issues of emergency situations and environmental safety, etc., nature reserve institutions.
Access to further studies
The possibility of studying in educational and scientific programs of the third level of higher education. Acquisition of partial qualifications for other specializations in the postgraduate education system.