Geography Education

The Geography Education PhD programme from Masaryk University objective is to provide scholars, researchers, stakeholders, curriculum developers and motivated educators with high quality scientific training. 

The Geography Education PhD programme from Masaryk University key facts:

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

• understand theories, concepts and methods that represent the current state-of-the-art and trends in geography education;
• use knowledge, specialized skills and experience in solving problems in geography education research and / or innovations and in extending and redefining existing knowledge or professional practices;
• independently design and conduct research at all stages and to evaluate its results , to formulate a competitive research grant proposal;
• provide the professional community as well as the general public with the results of their research through studies in reviewed journals, in the form of monographs, papers at domestic and foreign conferences, contributions in popularizing media;
• cooperate with experts from other workplaces or institutions on a national and international scale;
• represent their field and institution in a wider interdisciplinary community, in the public and, in other areas (e.g. at the political level, in practice, in the sphere of decision making etc.);

Career opportunities:

• expert teachers at all levels and types of schools and other educational institutions;
• researchers at universities, educational research institutes and other national and international research institutions;
• university educators – educators of geography teachers;
• quality consultants in geography education;
• developers and evaluators of both formal and informal curricula, textbooks, atlases and other learning materials;
• developers of the conceptual frameworks in the field of geography education.

Research can be conducted in the following areas:

• content and aims of geography curriculum, exploration of its intended, realized and achieved forms;

• principles, trends, actors, factors, processes and outcomes of geography education in broader socio-cultural contexts;

• education and professionalization of geography educators at all levels and types of schools and other educational institutions.