importance of relationships between these levels).
Career opportunities:
Graduates of the Social Geography and Regional Development programme at Masaryk University can apply the acquired qualifications especially in academic workplaces, research and departmental institutions, or also in the private sector. They are able to carry out independent scientific and research activities in the area of basic, eventually applied research.
In a broader sense, they are ready to carry out all activities related to scientific work, ie. to deal with conceptual issues, scientific and organizational activities, as well as teaching and transferring experience. A certain specificity is the application of graduates in practice, ie at higher positions in regional development institutions at various hierarchical (administrative) levels of public administration.
Programme Structure
After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:
- independently and creatively plan and implement scientific and research activities and manage methodologies and approaches of social geography and regional development
- to write and prepare for the publication a critical scientific text in the form of expert articles in a partial sociogeographical theme
- to present and defend the results of his own research in SGRD at an international scientific forum
- understand and be able to use wider professional and theoretical knowledge in SGRD
- to know and critically evaluate the latest knowledge and scientific development in a partial sociogeographical theme
- understand and manage fluent professional communication in English
- to use the experience gained from international cooperation
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Prospective students who graduated from the Master's degree in Geography and Cartography or related field, need to choose a topic for their PhD thesis and a supervisor according to the range of available dissertation topics. The entrance examination will take place before the Commission, with regards to the following requirements:
- The full scope and content of graduate (masters) studies in Geography and Cartography focusing on regional geography and regional development
- A written English essay on the anticipated objectives, methods, and results of the proposed doctoral dissertation in the range of 1-2 pages and an oral presentation of the subject matter in English
- Submission of the PhD thesis, and professional publications if any
- Carrying out at least part of the examination in English.
