Regional geography of development
Course: Political Geography and Geopolitics
Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet
Title
Regional geography of development
Code
ВБ.1.1.3.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PRN 06 Apply modern models and information technologies for conducting research and development in the field of geography, nature management, urban and regional
development
PR 08 To carry out research on natural and
socio-geographic manifestations of development
geosystems in complex and unpredictable
conditions, predict their development,
analyze alternatives, assess risks and
probable consequences.
PR 11 Assess possible risks, socio-economic and geo-ecological consequences of implementation
management decisions in the field
nature management, urban and regional
development, recreation and tourism. PR 12 Plan and perform theoretical and
applied research, to do substantiated
conclusions, analyze and present
research results.
PR 13 To carry out scientific and pedagogical
activity in institutions of higher education, develop
educational and methodical and
information support.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) Successful completion of the courses "Actual problems of balanced development" and
"Theory of geographical places".
2) Mastering the skills of critical thinking, comparative analysis, analysis,
synthesis
Course content
The essence of modern processes of socio-economic development is revealed
territories, as well as theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of regional
environment and specific factors of the territory affecting the character, dynamics,
the trajectory of economic development and social transformations. Thanks to the data
Students of the discipline must develop spatial thinking skills regarding
issues of economic and social development, learn to correlate general
economic and sociological concepts with the specificity of a specific territory, country,
region
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Атлас світу. К.: ДНВП «Картографія», 2006.
2. Блій Г., Муллер П., Шаблій О. Географія: світи, реґіони, концепти. / Переклад з англійської / За
редакцією і з авторською співучастю проф. О. Шаблія. Київ : Либідь, 2004. 738 с.
3. Географічне країнознавство : підручник за науков. ред. Я.Б. Олійника та Б.П. Яценка. Київ :
ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2015. 911 с.
4. Dictionary of Human Geography// edited by Derek Gregory..[et.al.] 5th edition. Wiley Blackwell,
2009.
5. Global indicator framework for the Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development. [Electronic resource] URL:
https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/Global%20Indicator%20Framework%20after%20refinement_
Eng.pdf
6. Ostergren, R. C., et al. The Europeans: a geography of people, culture, and environment.
Guilford Press, 2011
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, consultations, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
During the semester, a final exam is held based on the results of each content part of the course
control work. Applicants also receive grades for their work at seminars, which
consists of speeches on topics, presentation of the results of independent work, participation in
discussions
A condition for successful mastery of the material by discipline is the achievement of the minimum threshold level
assessment of 36 points (60% of the maximum possible number of points). Achieving this level of assessment is
a condition for admission to the exam. Students who did not reach the minimum during the semester
with a cut-off grade of 36 points must prepare essays on the topics they were unable to
master in full during the semester. Written work with open questions–
40 points,
The minimum number of points required to successfully pass the exam is 24 points (60%
the maximum number of points assigned to the exam).
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Iryna
Hennadiivna
Khilchevska
Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet