Detail programu/oboru

The subject of study is geographical organization of society and its development. The courses on offer are particularly concerned with the following themes: analytical and synthetic evaluation of the system of settlement and the process of urbanization; hierarchical organization of regions; territorial differentiation of social and economic phenomena and identification of the role of their conditioning factors. In terms of its applied dimension, this study relates to problems of regional development, administrative division and locational aspects of various socio-economic phenomena. A special importance is ascribed to the study of interaction between society and its environment including related problems of social ecology. Further and more specific study opportunities are offered in connection with themes from a number of subdisciplines of socio-economic geography such as structure and development of migration relationships and their motivation (population geography); land use (geography of agriculture); locational factors (geography of industry) and hierarchical differentiation of service facilities of centres (geography of services).

The entrance exam is a one round in the form of an interview. Based on a written request submitted electronically together with the application but no later than by 19 May 2019, the Dean may permit the entrance examination to take place via information and communication technology, but only for serious and documented reasons such as health or study abroad.
During the entrance examination the candidate must demonstrate the technical and linguistic skills to study the given program, along with attributes necessary for scientific work. The examination is graded with a maximum of 100 points, of which 10 points are awarded as a bonus for giving a more specific idea of the study content and planned dissertation work in the voluntary application appendix, including the dissertation topic, a brief annotation, the anticipated supervising department and the consent of a specific supervisor to supervice such doctoral project.

Podmínkou přijetí ke studiu v doktorském studijním programu je řádné ukončení studia v magisterském studijním programu.

Způsob ověření:	přijímací zkouška
Datum ověření (přijímací zkoušky) od:	17.06.2019	Do:	28.06.2019
Náhradní termín (přijímací zkoušky):	08.07.2019	Do:	19.07.2019

The entrance exam may be waived based on a written request from the candidate, provided they have successfully applied for a STARS project in the given academic year. Such a request, along with documentation that the conditions have been met, must be submitted (but not electronically) by 19 May 2019.

Absolvent je připraven jak k samostatné, tak i týmové tvůrčí vědecké práci. Dovede analyzovat složky sociálněgeografického prostředí a komplexně hodnotit vývoj jeho prostorové diferenciace i interakcí sociálního a přírodního prostředí, socioekonomických a sociokulturních systémů, a to i s využitím GIS. Umí koncipovat vzájemně provázaný soubor opatření na podporu regionálního rozvoje, a to na všech řádovostních úrovních. Uplatňuje se v akademické, výzkumné, decizní i komerční sféře; ve veřejné správě, poradenství, projektové činnosti, např. v oblastech regionálního rozvoje, výzkumu měst a suburbanizace, periferních oblastí, výzkumu trhu, mobility obyvatelstva či lokalizace ekonomických aktivit, a to jak v rámci Česka tak EU.