Department of Geography and Methods of its Teaching

Head of the Department: Myroslav Yakovych Syvyi,
DSc (Doctor of Geographical Sciences), Professor

As of beginning of 2019/2020 academic year teaching staff of the Department consisted of 13 members, including 2 professors, 6 associate professors, 3 teachers and 2 senior laboratory assistants.

Today the Department provides training of the following specialties:

014.07 Secondary education (Geography),
103 Earth sciences (specialties: constructive geography, social geography, soil science and management of land resources),
106 Geography (specialties: of management of territories and regional development, geography of tourism and recreations),
101 Ecology, 014.05 Secondary education (Biology),
014.06 Secondary education (Chemistry).

Department staff ensures teaching of the following courses:

Geology,
Geology with the Basics of Geomorphology,
Geology with Elements of Paleontology,
Geology with the Basics of Geochemistry,
Physical Geography of Continents and Oceans,
Soil Studies with the Basics of Soil Geography,
Soil Studies,
General Hydrology,
Landscape Science,
Biogeography,
Meteorology and Climatology,
Methods of Field Geographic Research,
General Earth Science,
Geomorphology,
Physical Geography of Ukraine,
Cartography with the Basics of Topography,
Basic Theory of Social Geography,
Geography of World Economy,
Technical and Economical Basics of Production,
Basics of management,
School Course of geography and Methods of its Teaching,
Basics of Scientific Research, Regional Economic and Social Geography,
Economic and Social Geography of Ukraine,
Population Geography.

Special courses:

Astronomy,
Newest Geodynamics of the Earth's Crust,
Modern Information Technologies for Teaching Geography in Schools,
Organization of Local Tourism Work in Schools,
Anthropogenic Landscape Science,
Newest Methods of Meteorological Observation,
Basics of Museum and Excursion Activities.

Master courses:

Geography of Mineral Resources of Ukraine,
Economical Geography,
Regionalistics,
Applied Physical Geography,
Modern Concepts of Social Geography,
Methodology of Teaching Geography in Higher School,
Methodology and Organization of Scientific Research,
Demographic and Ethnic Geography of Ukraine,
Thematic Cartography,
Cartography Support of Territories Management,
Medical Geography,
Natural Geography of Podillia Region,
World Trends of Specialists Training in Higher School,
Geography of Land Resources of Ukraine,
Soils of Ukraine,
Methodology of Soil Analysis,
Land Cadastre,
Erosion Studies,
Landscapes and Land Management,
Protection and Sustainable Management of Land Cover,
Basics of Geourbanistics,
Basics of Cadastre and Land Monitoring,
Agrometeorology.

According to the curricula, students of the Department have educational field practices. Geology and geomorphology practices are held at the station of the Faculty of geography in the Dzvenyhorod village, Borshchiv region and Verkhnie Synievydne village (Carpathian Mountains); meteorology practices are held on the base of Ternopil airport meteorological station; topography, hydrology and soil geography practices are held nearby Ternopil; landscape science practices are held in the region of Shatsk Lakes and nearby Mount Hoverla in Carpathian Mountains. Complex route practices include bus journeys to different terrestrial ecosystems of Ukraine (forest-steppe, steppe, Carpathian Mountains) and production facilities, located on their territory, where students can learn about their physiographic features and methods of field research. Pedagogical practices are held in schools and colleges of Ternopil.

Geological Museum, Laboratory of Innovative Technologies in Geography and Laboratory of Field Physiographic Research (stationary of the Faculty of Geography) in Dzvenyhorod village, Borshchiv region, function at the Department.

The Department staff conduct scientific researches on the collective topic “Complex geographical researches of natural economic systems of Podillia” (state registration number 0118U003133).