Geography

The Geography Section of Charles University’s Faculty of Sciences has recently been ranked among the top 100 global geography workplaces, according to the QS World University Ranking. The Geography Section is located in the Albertov 6 building. The Section Vice-Dean is Assoc. Prof. Martin Ouředníček.

The Section includes a total of four Departments, respectively headed by:

• Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography (Assoc. Prof. Lucie Kupková);

• Demography and Geodemography (Assoc. Prof. Jiřina Kocourková);

• Social Geography and Regional Development (Prof. Jiří Blažek);

• Physical Geography and Geoecology (Assoc. Prof. Václav Treml).

The Geography Section also includes the Geographical Library and Map Collection.

The Geography Section teaches the following bachelor’s programmes:

• Geography and Cartography (guarantor: Assoc. Prof. Martin Ouředníček; Czech only)

• Applied Geography (guarantor: Assoc. Prof. Zbyněk Engel; Czech only)

• Applied Geography – specialisation Physical Geography and Geoinformatics (specialisation advisor: Assoc. Prof. Zbyněk Engel; Czech only)

• Applied Geography – specialisation Social Geography and Geoinformatics (specialisation advisor: Assoc. Prof. Martin Ouředníček; Czech only)

• Geography Oriented at Education – combined study (formerly dual subject study; guarantor: Assoc. Prof. Miroslav Marada; Czech only)

• Geography Oriented at Education – full curriculum (formerly single subject study; guarantor Assoc. Prof. Miroslav Marada; Czech only)

• Demography (guarantor: Assoc. Prof. Alice Velková; Czech only) 

• Demography – specialisation Demography with Social Geography (specialisation advisor: Dr. Boris Burcin; Czech only);

• Demography – specialisation Demography with Sociology (specialisation advisor: Dr. Olga Kurtinová; Czech only);

• Demography – specialisation Demography with History (specialisation advisor: Assoc. Prof. Alice Velková; Czech only);

• Hydrology and Hydrogeology (guarantor: Prof. Jakub Langhammer; Czech only)

Studying geography is definitely not all about lectures and study obligations. While a student, you can take part in the activities of various student associations, Faculty-wide activities, and several sports courses and geography field trips. Specifically, the following geography student associations are active in the Section: EGEA Praha – (European Geography Association for Students and Young Geographers; Czech only), Geography Volunteers (Czech only), Student Demography Club (Czech only), Young Demographers (Czech only) and the HC Přírodověda UK (Czech only) Ice Hockey Club, FSc CU Tourist Club (Czech only) and the Hydrant hydrology association (Czech only). In addition, there is a project entitled We Enjoy Geography (Czech only), and the Geography Section is home to the Geography Olympiad (Czech only) and the Czech Geographical Society (Czech only).