Characteristics of the study programme

• Syllabus
• Subjects
• Specializations and optional subjects
• External internship
• Final project
• Academic mobility
• Career opportunities
• Specificities

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Syllabus

You will obtain the qualification of graduate in Geography and Spatial Planning after taking and passing 240 ECTS organized over four academic years of 60 ECTS.

Each course is broken down into two semesters of 30 ECTS each. In the fi rst year, students are taught the basic training subjects of the social and legal sciences (60 ECTS), in the second and third years the compulsory subjects (120 ECTS), which are general or fundamental in nature, whereas in the fourth year, students take optional subjects (30 ECTS) organized into so-called intensifi cations and minors, and, also the compulsory Final Project (18 ECTS) and the External Internships (12 ECTS).

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Subjects

1st year	1st semester	Principles of Economics, Company Management, Fundaments of Analysis in Geography, Basic Statistics, Professional and Scientific Skills.
	2nd semester	World Economy, Production Operations and Processes, Spaces and Societies, Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Law.
2nd year	1st semester	Geomorphology, Geodemography, Intermediate English,Information Techniques for Geography and Tourism, Quantitative Techniques.
	2nd semester	Climatology and Biogeography, Geography of Economic Activities,Geography of the Iberian Peninsula, Geography of Development, Geographic Information Systems.
3rd year	1st semester	Bases of Sustainable Development,  Qualitative Techniques, European Geography, The European Union Spatial Planning Framework,Photointerpretation and Remote Sensing.
	2nd semester	Climate Variability and Change, Geography of Rural and Urban Settlements, Analysis and Design of Proposals for Spatial Planning: Physical Field, Analysis and Design of Proposals for Spatial Planning: Social and Economic Field, Spatial Analysis Techniques.
4th year	1st semester	Optional subjects.
	2nd semester	Final Project, External Internship.

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Specializations and optional subjects

• SPECIALIZATION IN SPATIAL PLANNING AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (36 ECTS) Local Agenda 21s and Strategic Plans, Hazards Analysis, Environmental Impact Assessment, Instruments for the Management of Protected Areas and Landscape, Instruments for Territorial Development Planning, Instruments for Town and Country Planning, Mobility and Transport, Practice of Spatial Development Planning, Practice of Town and Country Planning, European Programmes and Projects, Topics in Geography, Field Work.

• SPECIALIZATION IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (36 ECTS) Analysis of Climate Variability and Change: Basic Techniques, Analysis of Climate Variability and Change: Multivariate Techniques, Hazards Analysis, Environmental Impact Assessment, Tools for Climate Analysis, Impacts of Climate Change on Human Systems, Impacts of Climate Change on Natural Systems, Environment I: Basic Concepts, Environment II: Environmental Problems, Quality of Climate Data, Topics in Geography, Field Work.

• SPECIALIZATION IN GEOGRAPHY OF TOURISM. TOURIST DESTINATIONS MANAGEMENT (36 ECTS) Tourism Spaces and Resources, Tourism: Policies and Public Management, Sustanaible Management of Tourist Destinations, Organization and Management of Tourist Destinations, Tourist Products Design Workshop, Geography of Tourist Destinations, Bases of Cultural Tourism

• SPECIALIZATION IN HISTORY AND HISTORY OF ART (36 ECTS) Ancient History, Medieval History, History of Europe, Modern History of Spain, World Today, History of Political Structures, Classical Art, Gothic Art, Art S. XIX, Renaissance Art, Art S. XX, Modern History, Contemporary History

• OTHER OPTIONAL SUBJECTS   Recognized University Activities, Interdisciplinary Seminars and Studies within the Mobility Framework Agreement.

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External internship

In the fourth year, you will spend a period in companies or institutions gaining work experience complementing your university training. The compulsory nature of this subject and its contents make it one of the main training axes of the qualification since you will be able to gain professional contact with your chosen area of activity, according to the training profi le you wish to follow.

The Faculty of Tourism and Geography is highly experienced in handling and planning
external internships which guarantees its effectiveness. In this sense the Faculty collaborates with the main companies and institutions of the area in the fi eld of geography and spatial planning: consultants; management study offi ces, environmental offi ces; public institutions such as town councils, county councils and others.

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Final project

The aim of this task is for you to demonstrate that you have acquired the necessary skills and abilities leading to the production, presentation and defence of a compilation or basic initiation to research report or an original, unpublished professional project, applying the suitable methodology.

The suitability of the content will be assessed, as will the structure and your oral and written  communication skills. In addition, you will have to show creative and analytical abilities  when presenting new results concerning your chosen topic.

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Academic mobility

• ERASMUS PROGRAMME This allows the academic mobility of students within the European Union. Currently, the Faculty of Tourism and Geography has bilateral agreements in the fi eld of geography and spatial planning with universities in France, Greece, Malta, Portugal and Sweden.
• SICUE PROGRAMME This allows the academic mobility of students within Spanish universities. Currently, the Faculty of Tourism and Geography has bilateral agreements with 8 universities.
• MOU PROGRAMME This allows academic mobility of students in a foreign institution of higher education outside the European Union with which the URV has an agreement.

Career opportunities 

Framed within the fi elds of: geographic information technologies, environment, spatial planning and management, knowledge society and socioeconomic and spatial development.

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Specificities

• CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS CLASSROOMS These classrooms are duly equipped with computers with the suitable software and materials for the teaching of the different related subjects.
• THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LABORATORY The laboratory has a specifi c area and material to provide support for the fieldwork carried out for the Physical Geography subjects taken.

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