Geography

Some of the topics taught in geography courses include: Geomorphology, Hydrology and Oceanography, Meteorology and Climatology, Cultural geography, Population geography, Urban geography, Natural and human hazards and risks.
Common skills gained from a geography degree include:
- ability to define and describe the main concepts, regularities, geographic processes and phenomena, explaining their genesis and evolution and to assess their consequences on natural geographical and human systems;
- ability to use methods and techniques for collecting and processing data from various sources, analyzing different types of data, and identifying patterns and implications;
- field work skills, including mapping and sample analysis
The graduates are prepared to work in the private sector, in city councils or in consulting firms as a cartographer, town planning specialist or environmental consultant or in the schools or colleges, as geography teacher. Some of them can access to postgraduate programs and from there to a career in research or teaching at a higher education institution.