Head of Department:
Kateryna Sehida, Professor, Doctor of Geographical Sciences
Phone: +380 (57) 707-52-74; +380 (95) 717-80-82
Email: soc-econom-region@karazin.ua, kateryna.sehida@karazin.ua
The Department offers training for higher education applicants in the following programs:
Bachelor’s Degree
Specialty С6 “Geography and Regional Studies”
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Educational and Professional Program “Economic and Social Geography and Regional Development” (duration — 3 years 10 months)
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Educational and Professional Program “Recreational Geography and Geobranding of Territories” (duration — 3 years 10 months)
Specialty A4.07 “Secondary Education (Geography)”
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Educational and Professional Program “Secondary Education (Geography)” (duration — 3 years 10 months)
Master’s Degree
Specialty С6 “Geography and Regional Studies”
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Educational and Professional Program “Economic and Social Geography and Regional Development” (duration — 1 year 4 months)
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Educational and Professional Program “Recreational Geography and Geobranding of Territories” (duration — 1 year 4 months)
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Educational and Research Program “Urban Studies, Geoplanning, and Sustainable Urban Development” (duration — 1 year 9 months)
Specialty A4.07 “Secondary Education (Geography)”
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Educational and Professional Program “Geography. Entrepreneurship. Local Studies.” (duration — 1 year 4 months)
PhD Program (Doctor of Philosophy)
Specialty С6 “Geography and Regional Studies”
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Educational and Research Program “Geography” (duration — 4 years)
Research Focus of the Department
The scientific activities of the Department of Socio-Economic Geography and Regional Studies named after Kostiantyn Niemets are centered on theoretical and applied aspects of human geography, aimed at addressing pressing societal and environmental challenges in response to contemporary social demands. Research directions include:
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Spatial analysis, modeling, forecasting, and monitoring of socio-economic development across various territorial levels (regions, districts, urban and rural settlements, neighborhoods, and city blocks);
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Territorial restoration, sustainable regional and urban development, spatial planning, management, and strategic development under conditions of uncertainty;
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Urban, economic, social, migration, and demographic systems and processes, and their regional models;
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Urban and regional studies;
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Tourist and recreational potential of territories and its practical application;
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Geodemographic and geomarketing research of territories of different hierarchical levels;
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Application of GIS in education, research, and practice.