Didactics of Geography, PhD

Faculty of Science, Czech Republic (the)

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
PhD	Full-time	4 years	October	find out	find out

About Didactics of Geography, PhD - at Faculty of Science

The study programme Didactics of Geography comprises a wide range of issues related to monitoring, innovations and evaluation of geographical education and education of individuals and society. The acquired professional skills include didactics of geography, but also some other fields of study (especially geography, pedagogy, psychology, IT and sociology), that are necessary to solve multidisciplinary problems. The level of these professional skills is comparable to the level of similar doctoral programmes abroad.

The graduate is prepared to do scientific work in team and individually, to teach and to manage activities in the field of geographical education. The latter means that the graduate is able to contribute to solution of issues in geography education such are planning, realisation and evaluation of geographical education in relation to a broader context of education and its goals.

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Fees, Funding and Scholarships at Faculty of Science

This text facilitates quick navigation of the various types of scholarships but does not provide a full list of rules and policies regulating this field. The granting and payments of scholarships is governed primarily by the Scholarships and Bursaries Rules of Charles University (cuni.cz/UKEN-727.html), the Rules for Granting Scholarships at FSc, and the relevant measures issued by the Dean (natur.cuni.cz/fakulta/studium/bc-nmgr/predpisy-a-poplatky/stipendia; Czech only).

Students may obtain the following scholarships:

accommodation bursary;
bursary for a student in difficult social circumstances;
scholarship for outstanding academic achievement (“mark-based”);
bursary in a case worthy of special consideration;
bursary to support study abroad;
bursary for a CU student in an acutely difficult situation;
bursary to support study in the Czech Republic;
bursary for excellent research, development, innovation, artistic, or other creative achievements contributing to enhanced knowledge;
scholarship for RDI (research, development, and innovation) under special legislation;
motivation bursary for 1st year bachelor’s programme students;
motivation bursary for 1st year post-bachelor’s programme students;
sports bursary;
doctoral bursary.

Certain scholarships are granted to students automatically (without student applications), whereas others are granted further to an application (electronic or paper, depending on the type of scholarship). Bursaries are neither taxed nor included in stated income. You can find answers to frequently asked questions regarding scholarships on the Faculty website (natur.cuni.cz/fakulta/studium/helpdesk/faq-stipendia; Czech only).

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