Geography of Global Environmental Change Masaryk University

Overview

Graduates in the Geography of Global Environmental Change programme from Masaryk University may develop careers around the world across the scientific and educational institutions, non-profit organizations, environmental agencies and state administration.

Key facts

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

Explain the role of the main natural and anthropogenic forcings that cause global environmental change, including feedback mechanisms and the main positive and negative impacts of global change.

Perform geographical analysis and synthesis of natural and socio-economic processes of different spatial scale (local, regional, global) and different dynamics over time.

Identify, model and evaluate negative impacts of global environmental change in the Earth system spheres from local to global scales. Identify, model and evaluate natural hazards and risks affecting human society.

Apply tools of geo-informatics and cartography and methods of statistical data processing in solving specific physical-geographical and socio-economic tasks.

Interpret, discuss and evaluate available adaptation measures and design new one with respect to regional and cultural specifics

Generate and advocate his/her professional decisions and bear full responsibility for them