Socio-Economic Geography of Ukraine

Course: Urban Studies and Planning

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Socio-Economic Geography of Ukraine
Code
ОК 27
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
6 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
Know: the main spatial characteristics (qualitative and quantitative) of the state territory of Ukraine (size, configuration, geographical location) of its geopolitical strategy and geoeconomic priorities; the essence and regional features of demographic, ecological, migration processes, regional labor markets in Ukraine; factors and patterns of location, territorial organization, current state, problems and prospects for the development and location of industries, agriculture and the service sector. To be able to: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the subject area of ​​the discipline during component and complex characterization / analysis / assessment of demographic, migration, economic and social processes in their interrelationships; reveal the cause-and-effect factors determining the formation of socio-geographical systems; develop complex socio-geographical descriptions of units of administrative-territorial organization in accordance with practical needs.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Have basic knowledge of the courses "Human Geography", "Social Geography", "Economic Geography"; to be able to analyze the causes and assess the consequences of demographic, migration, economic and social processes in regions; possess modern methods of searching, systematizing and primary processing of geographic information; elementary skills in analyzing and synthesizing geographic information, comparative geographical analysis.
Course content
The academic discipline "Economic and Social Geography of Ukraine" is dedicated to the study of the socio-geographical position of Ukraine, its geopolitical and geoeconomic priorities; demographic situation, migration processes, population resettlement, regional labor markets of Ukraine; territorial organization, regional disparities and prospects for the development of industries, agriculture and the service sector of Ukraine; the social sphere of Ukraine; levels of socio-economic development, economic and social security of the regions of Ukraine; foreign economic relations of Ukraine; socio-geographical macro-regions of Ukraine
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Baranovskyi M.O. Economic and Social Geography of Ukraine: The Real Sector of the Economy. Textbook. Nizhyn: Publisher Lysenko M.M., 2018. 376 p. 2. Mezentseva (Provotar) N.I., Mezentsev K.V. Economic and Social Geography of Ukraine. Educational and Methodological Guide. Kyiv: VPC "Kyiv University", 2010. 239 p. 3. Mezentseva (Provotar) N.I., Mezentsev K.V. Socio-Geographical Zoning of Ukraine. Kyiv: VPC "Kyiv University", 2000. 228 p. 4. Mezentsev K.V., Pidhrushnyi H.P., Mezentseva (Provotar) N.I. Regional Development in Ukraine: Social-Spatial Inequality and Polarization: Monograph. Kyiv: Print Service, 2014. 132 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, individual works
Assessment methods and criteria
Classes are held in the form of lectures and seminars. The course ends with an exam. Semester assessment: the number of points that a student receives during the semester is the sum of the points that were received when evaluating the work in seminars and performing thematic tests. Organization of assessment: Work in seminars is assessed by performance, in accordance with the schedule of seminars. Thematic tests are carried out in the form of a test.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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