Geography and Cartography

The program is designed for a wide range of students who have a deep interest in the issue of spatial and temporal variability of natural and social phenomena and processes at various levels from local to regional and global and who seek answers to questions related to current issues of current changing natural and social environment. The program offers such students theoretical knowledge about the causes of these changes in the present and in the past, as well as methodological tools for projections of possible future developments.

The study program is designed to provide students with a foundation for understanding the interactions between natural and social components, the functioning of which should be based on the principles of precaution, generational responsibility and sustainability.

The aim of the study is to educate graduates able to solve typical geographical problems and process partial case studies focused on the evaluation of basic contexts and relationships in the landscape and society using current geoinformatics to collect geographical data and modern methods of their cartographic presentation. A comprehensive geographical understanding of reality together with knowledge of regional geography will enable him/her to solve competently selected practical problems associated with spatial activities and to adapt to new conditions and requirements of practice. The graduate of the bachelor's study has the necessary prerequisites for the follow-up master's study.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• explain basic theoretical and methodological knowledge from individual geographical fields of physical geography, social geography, cartography and geoinformatics;
• understand the content of spatial data in terms of their accuracy, usability, available metadata, be familiar with basic map works;
• master traditional and contemporary modern methods of geographical data collection, including their storage and cartographic visualization;
• apply basic methods of geographical research, including statistical methods to solve practical geographical problems and partial case studies;
• analyze the spatial and functional dependencies of individual landscape components and the role of the main actors in the regions;
• demonstrate knowledge of ecological laws and environmental processes involving cultural, social, economic and political components and apply knowledge of the structure and processes that form natural landscapes;
• solve qualified practical problems connected with the issue of sustainability resp. regional development;

In addition to the mandatory knowledge and skills, they can offer future employers a multidisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems and a comprehensive geographical understanding of reality.

Most of the graduates are expected to continue their master's studies, in which they will deepen their knowledge in synthesizing subjects and expand their practical skills with other special methods.

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The bachelor thesis can have the character of independent empirical research but also the character of research. By elaborating the bachelor's thesis the student has to demonstrate the ability to scientifically research the chosen topic, design and use the appropriate methodological apparatus, correctly use the literature, including citation apparatus, independently process the assigned issues, appropriate means, including cartographic to present the main results.