Socio-economic geography of Ukraine
Course: Economic Geography
Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet
            Title
        
        
            Socio-economic geography of Ukraine
        
    
            Code
        
        
            Ок 41.
        
    
            Module type 
        
        
            Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
        
    
            Educational cycle
        
        
            First
        
    
            Year of study when the component is delivered
        
        
            2024/2025
        
    
            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 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
        
    
            Form of study
        
        
            Full-time form
        
    
            Prerequisites and co-requisites
        
        
            Have basic knowledge of the courses "Public Geography", "Social Geography", "Economic Geography"; 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: 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. Teaching and methodical manual. Kyiv State University of Culture and Arts “Kyiv University”, 2010. 239 p. 3. Mezentseva (Provotar) N.I., Mezentsev K.V. Social and geographical zoning of Ukraine. Kyiv: Kyiv State University of Culture and Arts “Kyiv University”, 2000. 228 p. 4. Mezentsev K.V., Pidgrushnyi G.P., Mezentseva (Provotar) N.I. Regional development in Ukraine: socio-spatial inequality and polarization: Monograph. Kyiv: Print Service, 2014. 132 p.
        
    
            Planned learning activities and teaching methods
        
        
            Lectures, seminars, independent work, individual assignments
        
    
            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 obtained when evaluating the work in seminars and performing thematic tests. Assessment organization: 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
        
        
            In Ukrainian
        
    Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
                    Nataliia
                    Ivanivna
                    Provotar
                
                
                    Economic and Social Geography 
heohrafichnyi fakultet
            heohrafichnyi fakultet
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
                        Economic and Social Geography
                    
                    
                        heohrafichnyi fakultet