Study programmes
Landscape and Society
Study program:
Landscape and Society
SP code:
N0532A330034
Study form:
full-time
Study type:
Master's (post-Bachelor)
Standard duration of study in years:
2
Language of instruction:
English
Title:
Mgr.
Title:
Yes - RNDr.
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SP name in Czech:
Krajina a společnost
SP name in Latin:
Regio atque societas humana
SP profile:
academically oriented
SP characteristics
Master's degree program is based on modern knowledge of a number of scientific disciplines dealing with landscape, its driving forces, dynamics and interactions. That represents the intersection of disciplines enabling to deepen the foundations of scientific (physical geography and landscape ecology), technical (cartography, geoinformatics, remote sensing) and social disciplines (human geography, sociology, environmental history). The aim is to obtain theoretical and practical skills to capture the landscape and its components, work with them using geographical information systems, remote sensing. Lectures are carried out in Czech language with the use of Czech and foreign (mostly English language) literature, two courese (Heritage of Cultural Landscapes,Land Use, Landscape, and Society, Forest Geography) are provided in English. To enrich learning activities, foreign academic guests will be involved in seminar. The best graduates of the follow-up master's program will be able to continue in doctoral programs “General Issues in Geography”, "Physical geography", "Regional and political geography", "Social geography and regional development". Graduates will find their professional career in decisive and project spheres and in institutinons dealing with applied landscape research.
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Graduate profile for the public:
A graduate is endowed with a comprehensive knowledge of development of natural sphere generally, social structures and processes and their impact on the landscape and the ways of its use. A graduate is able to analyse, evaluate and interpret landscape changes; formulate appropriate conclusions and strategies based on theories and methods used in landscape ecology, human geography, historiography and regional development. A graduate is ready to work for private, profitable public, state and international institutions dealing with the landscape both in project and decisive spheres (physical and strategic planning, nature conservation), and to get involved as in basic as in applied research (doctoral studies, academic and commercial spheres).
Related accreditations
| Faculty | Name of the study program | Language of instruction | Study form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Přírodovědecká fakulta | Krajina a společnost | čeština | prezenční |
Teaching provided by
Faculty:
- Faculty of Science (PřF) https://www.natur.cuni.cz/fakulta
Cooperating institutions:
No
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Foreign university joint diploma type:
No
External department:
No
Classification
Area of education:
- Earth Sciences
SP structure
Specialisation:
No
Double-curriculum study:
No
Data for persons with disabilities
Contact person for persons with disability:
RNDr. Dana Fialová, Ph.D.
Web page for persons with disability:
Further information about the study of persons with disability:
Personal provision
Garant SP:
- doc. RNDr. Pavel Chromý, Ph.D.
Study plans
No related study plans have been found
Plans according to accreditation:
full-time study form with language of instruction English
Instruction
Admission procedure requirements:
Can be studied in combination
No combinations have been found
