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Geography

Main fields of study Physical Geography; Environment; Territory; Planning; Natural Resources; Human Geography; Information Technologies; Cartography

Official length of programme 4 years

Admission requirements 12th Grade Secondary Education or equivalent; University Entrance Exams in Geography

Course Description

OBJECTIVES:
The Geography course is essentially aimed at the development of the student’s capacity to fully understand the concept of space in its different dimensions (physical and human). Transversal concepts, such as the environment, territory, planning, natural resources, society and the convergent areas between earth and environmental sciences, social sciences, information technologies and cartography are at the core of the training provided. The course’s objectives are based on three fundamental aspects:

  • Scientific training: to promote knowledge of the territory, testing and applying explanatory models and analysing methods of diagnosis and intervention.
  • Capacity to adapt: to train geographers capable of dealing with new challenges creatively and adapting to evolution within the field of Geography itself and to rapid external changes.
  • Personal development: encourage regular habits in terms of work and capacity to manage time and other resources; encourage structured thought and reasoning, the ability to identify and formalise, the development of a critical spirit; improve oral and written skills, participation in group assignments and intercultural and interpersonal relations; encourage a sense of responsibility and professional ethics.

    STRUCTURE:
    The Geography Department awards the qualification of 'Licenciado' in Geography, and offers the possibility of obtaining a specialisation in Territorial Planning or training for future teachers of Geography (professionalisation in Education).
    The course offers a core study plan in the 1st and 2nd years. In the 3rd year, students opt for one of the specialization areas offered: Geography with Territorial Planning; Geography with the necessary training for future Geography teachers; and Geography. In the 4th year of the Geography degree and the Geography degree with specialisation in Territorial Planning, students develop projects in a Project Seminar. The Geography degree with the necessary training for future Geography teachers provides students with access to a postgraduate vocational training course, which includes Teacher Training and a seminar.

    Career prospects
    The degree in Geography qualifies the holder to exercise professional activities in the following fields:

  • Teaching of Geography in primary, secondary and higher education;
  • Town and country planning;
  • Cartography and Geographical Information Systems;
  • Research in Physical Geography and Human Geography.

    Comments

    No edition in 2007/2008

    • General information

    Official Code: 389
    Acronym: GEO
    Academic Degree: Bachelor
    Type of course/cycle of studies: First Degree
    Start: 1968/1969
    End: 2011/2012
    Duration: 5 Years

    Certificates

    • Geography-Specialisation in Teacher Training ( national credits)
    • Geography ( national credits)
    • Geography-General Studies ( national credits)
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