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Physical Geography and Geoecology

Study program:
Physical Geography and Geoecology
SP code:
P0532D330020
Study form:
full-time
Study type:
doctoral
Standard duration of study in years:
4
Language of instruction:
Czech
Title:
Ph.D.
Title:
No
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SP name in English:
Physical Geography and Geoecology
SP name in Latin:
Geographia physica et geooecologia
SP profile:
academically oriented

SP characteristics

The doctoral study programme ‘Physical Geography and Geoecology’ prepares students for independent research at the international level. This research concerns, among others, the spatial and temporal interaction between the natural environment and the society. Contemporary physical geography is primarily composed of the fields of geomorphology, hydrology, climatology, meteorology, biogeography, and pedogeography. Research in physical geography compliments advances in other scientific fields, such as geology and geophysics, geoinformatics, biology, and ecology. An important research approach in physical geography and geoecology is the comparison of modern-day natural phenomena with their evolution in the past. Understanding the dynamics of the natural environment in the past, especially during the Quaternary, enables projections into the future, both at the regional and global level.
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Graduate profile for the public:
The graduates of the ‘Physical Geography and Geoecology’ doctoral study programme have advanced knowledge and skills in their chosen specialization as well as a broad general expertise in related fields. Therefore, they are well equipped for independent research, including complex multidisciplinary investigations, such as understanding natural hazards and assessing their risk for the society. At the same time, they are fully qualified users of remote sensing, GIS and statistictical software techniques that can be applied to geoscience and geoecology problems. The graduates are well-versed in relevant international literature, including literature on the interactions of society and the natural environment at all scales. Their acquired work competence and the broad understanding of the natural environment and its interactions with the society predisposes the graduates for successful collaboration with experts from other research fields or other lines of work.

Related accreditations

Faculty Name of the study program Language of instruction Study form
Přírodovědecká fakulta Physical Geography and Geoecology angličtina kombinovaná
Přírodovědecká fakulta Physical Geography and Geoecology angličtina prezenční
Přírodovědecká fakulta Fyzická geografie a geoekologie čeština kombinovaná

Teaching provided by

Faculty:
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:
https://www.natur.cuni.cz/fakulta/studium/specialni-potreby
Further information about the study of persons with disability:

Personal provision

Garant SP:
  • prof. RNDr. Vít Vilímek, CSc.
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Subject Area Board Members:
  • Chairman, Vilímek Vít, prof. RNDr., CSc. (from 20.11.2019)
  • Members, Chuman Tomáš, RNDr., Ph.D. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Dobrovolný Petr, prof. RNDr., CSc. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Engel Zbyněk, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Hanel Martin, prof. Ing., Ph.D. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Hradecký Jan, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Huth Radan, prof. RNDr., DrSc. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Janský Bohumír, prof. RNDr., CSc. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Kliment Zdeněk, doc. RNDr., CSc. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Křížek Marek, RNDr., Ph.D. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Langhammer Jakub, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Müller Miloslav, RNDr., Ph.D. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Penížek Vít, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Treml Václav, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (from 10.2.2020)
  • Members, Václavík Tomáš, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (from 10.2.2020)

Instruction

Admission procedure requirements:
Study programme (branch) is open for applicants for the academic year 2026/2027:
Admission procedure requirements in the acaademic year 2025/2026:

Can be studied in combination

No combinations have been found
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