Geography and Spatial Planning

The candidate's learning outcomes

A candidate who has completed the education has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:
The candidate

• has broad knowledge of basic geographical theories and concepts, and of key perspectives and issues of geography
• has knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methods in social sciences
• is familiar with scientific theory and research areas in geography
• has knowledge of theory and research within a special area of geography

Skills:
The candidate

• is able to apply geographic theories and concepts related to nature and societal contexts on local, regional and global levels
• can account for important change processes in population, mobility, environment, working life, economy and globalisation
• can assess the use and quality of different research methods related to his or her own research question
• can facilitate and conduct a geographic excursion in a professional didactic setting

General competence:
The candidate

• can understand and independently reflect upon natural and societal challenges and changes on various geographic levels
• can communicate geographic perspectives in different contexts