Study plan Bachelor's Degree in Geography, Environmental Management and Spatial Planning

Basic skills

 

Knowledge

• Describe planet earth as a system composed of different spatial-temporal dimensions and physical, environmental and social elements.
• Relate the theoretical and applied aspects of the main regional and environmental policies in rural and urban environments.
• Associate knowledge from different social and environmental disciplines in the description and interpretation of spatial dynamics linked to spatial changes.
• Identify different theoretical approaches in related social sciences involved in the understanding of social and cultural phenomena.
• Recognise the most appropriate techniques and methodologies for the integration of scientific, social, technological and economic aspects of the environment and spatial planning in the undertaking of specific projects.
• Identify landscape diversity and geographical change related to physical and environmental processes.
• Cite the basic legal planning regulations in regional and environmental planning and management projects.
• Identify geographical diversity and changes in human processes on a global scale, using the main concepts related to demography, gender geography and other fields of social geography.

Skills

• Analyse the relationship between society and the territory by applying the conceptual and theoretical framework of geography.
• Interpret environmental, demographic, urban, rural and landscape elements at different geographical scales using systematic analysis.
• Solve geographical, environmental and spatial challenges posed by local actors in a specific study at an introductory level.
• Apply the methods of qualitative analysis and fieldwork in the interpretation of spatial and environmental processes.
• Use cartographic and geoinformation techniques and tools in the analysis of spatial and environmental processes.
• Use cartographic and geoinformation techniques and tools in the analysis of spatial and environmental processes.
• Apply the appropriate regional management tools for spatial and environmental planning (geographical information systems, databases, etc.).
• Use analysis to propose solutions to conflicts related to the environment, spatial planning or a related field.
• Interpret relevant data within an area of study related to geography, the environment, spatial planning or related fields that include ethical reflection.
• Evaluate solutions to complex problems in the field of geography, environment and spatial planning.

Competences

• Integrate changes in methods and processes in the field of geography, environment and spatial planning to provide innovative responses to the needs and demands of society.
• Act in the field of geography, the environment and spatial planning, assessing the social, economic and environmental impact of one's own activity in the academic and/or professional sphere.
• Act with ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights, diversity and democratic values.
• Identify and assess sex/gender inequalities in the field of geography, environment and spatial planning from an intersectional perspective.
• Communicate clearly and synthetically information related to geography, environment, spatial planning and related fields clearly and synthetically at different levels, using the appropriate language and tools.
• Manage new challenges in the field of geography, the environment, spatial planning and related areas with initiative, proactivity and the ability to adapt.
• Develop proposals for action and intervention in the territory that address socio-demographic and environmental problems.