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- About the Department
- Staff
- Educational courses
- Lecturers' schedule
- Research
- Teaching materials
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About the Department
Department of Economic and Social Geography was founded in 1944.
The First Head of Department – Candidate of Geographic Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Vaschenko Opanas (Afanasii) Trokhymovych (1908-1984). During the period of 1984-1990 the functions of the Head of Department were executed alternatively by Assoc. Prof. Parobetskyi M. M. (1984-1986), Honak M. I. (1986-1988) and Prof. Zastavnyi F. D. (1988-1990). Since 1990 the Head of Department has been Prof. Shablii O. I.
Currently 17 employees are working at the Department including two professors – doctors of sciences, eight associate professors – candidates of sciences, four lecturers including two candidates of sciences, head of university laboratory, three engineers, three senior laboratory assistants. Eight postgraduate students (five of them on a full-time basis) and five external doctoral candidates are currently studying.
The Department executes a state budget project “Social-geographic problems of the Western Ukrainian region within the framework of European Integration and Eastern Partnership” and participates in executing an inter-department project VS-143F “Natural and social-geographic potential as a factor of fighting social-economic developmental recession (a case study of the Carpathian region of Ukraine)” (Scientific Supervisor Prof. Shablii O. I.).
The Department prepares highly qualified Bachelor, Specialist, Master level experts in the field of Geography. The Department lecturers can participate in preparing economists and psychologists at the Faculties of Economics and Philosophy respectively of the Ivan Franko National University of L’viv.
Staff
| Acting ChairpersonIryna Hudzeliak | Acting Chairperson |
| ProfessorIvan Rovenchak | Professor |
| Associate ProfessorYaroslav Ivakh | Associate Professor |
| Associate ProfessorOlha Mamchur | Associate Professor |
| Associate ProfessorMyroslava Vlakh | Associate Professor |
| Lecturer, Postgraduate Student (part-timer)Yuriy Borsuk | Lecturer, Postgraduate Student (part-timer) |
| Lecturer (part-timer)Lubov Kotyk | Lecturer (part-timer) |
| LecturerNatalia Skabara | Lecturer |
| LecturerHanna Smaliychuk | Lecturer |
| Senior Department SecretaryIryna Vanda | Senior Department Secretary |
| Postgraduate StudentDnistryanska Iryna | Postgraduate Student |
| Postgraduate StudentZlata Login | Postgraduate Student |
Educational courses
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Lecturers' schedule
Teaching materials
- Bilanyuk V., Gudzelyak I., Kotyk L. Methodical instructions for the performance of the qualification (master’s) work in the subject specialty 014.07 Secondary education (Geography). Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2023. 60 p.
- Interdisciplinary research in the conditions of the new reality: Ukraine and the world: Materials of the Interuniversity Student Scientific Conference – Lviv: “Halytska Publishing House”, 2023. – 1 electronic lot. disk (CD-ROM)
- Doctor of Philosophy Olena Stepaniv: geographer, local historian, teacher: materials of the International scientific online seminar to the 130th anniversary of the scientist’s birth (Ukraine, Lviv, December 20, 2022). Lviv: Prostir-M, 2023. 268 p.
- Practice program for full-time and part-time students in the field of knowledge 10 Natural sciences, 106 Geography. – Lviv: Faculty of Geography of Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2022. – 15 p.
- Vlah M. Verbal language of social geography: formation and development: monograph. Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2022. 488 p.
- M. M. KNYSH, O. I. MAMCHUR, I. V. VANDA REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD (Latin America and Caribbean countries, Africa, Asia, Oceania) Educational textbook.- Second edition, corrected and supplemented. Lviv, 2022. -372 p.
- Mamchur O.I., Vanda I.V. Collection of tasks from the course “Social geography of macroregions of the world (Latin America and Caribbean countries, Africa, Asia, Oceania)” – Lviv, 2022 – 100 p.
- Public geography of the macroregions of the world (Central, South-Eastern Europe and Eastern Baltic): teaching. self-help manual works of students / L. Kotyk. — 2nd ed., supplement. and processing. — Lviv: Prostir-M, 2022. — 108 p.
- Materials of the All-Ukrainian scientific online seminar “Social geography and cartography: scientific heritage and modern Ukrainian studies”, May 20, 2021.
- Iryna Hudzeliak, Vanda I. Political geography: textbook. – Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2021. – 180 p.
- Rovenchak I. I. Geographical studies / I. Rovenchak, O. Mamchur. – Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2021. – 112 p.
- Knish M., Kotyk L. Global problems of humanity: education. manual. Lviv: Prostir-M, 2021. 130 p.
- Territorial differences in the development of excursion tourism in Ukraine / M. Biletskyi, L. Kotyk / Modern vectors of tourism development: trends and perspectives of the countries of the European region: an international monograph (collective authors under general editor L. Zastavetska). — Ternopil: Ed. TNPU center, 2020. —S. 38-74.
- O. I. Shabliy, Fundamentals of social geography. – Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2012. – 295 p.
- Ivah Ya. Geographical features of the СОVID – 19 pandemic – 19. 2020
- Ivah Ya. Lecture on the topic: The pandemic and the new economic geography of the world. 2020.
- Vlah M. Program and methodical recommendations from the course “Social-economic-geographical terminology” for students of the Faculty of Geography
- Knysh M. Program of the course “Political map of the world” for students of the Faculty of Geography
- Vlach M. Working curriculum and methodological recommendations for the course “History of Ukrainian Geography” for students of the Faculty of Geography
- Vlach M. Program and methodical recommendations from the course “Agrogeography with the basics of agribusiness”
- Vlach M. History of geography: teaching. manual / M. Vlach. – Lviv:Ivan Franko National University, 2018. – 338 p.
- Vlach M.R. Theory and methodology of geographical science: teaching. manual for students’ independent work / M.R. Vlah, L.I. Kotyk. — Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2017. — 120 p.
- Vlach M. Working curriculum and methodological recommendations for the “History of Geography” course for students of the Faculty of Geography
- Theory and methodology of geographical science: teaching. manual for students’ independent work / M. Vlah, L. Kotyk. — Part 1.: Seminar classes. Tests. Individual educational and research task. — Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2019. — 122 p.
- Theory and methodology of geographical science: teaching. manual for students’ independent work / M. Vlah, L. Kotyk. — Part 2.: Auxiliary educational materials. — Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2019. — 138 p.
- Social geography: education. manual / M. Biletskyi, I. Wanda, L. Kotyk. ― Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2019. ― 328 p.
- Regional economic and social geography of the world (developed countries): teaching. manual / S. Kuzyk, L. Kotyk, I. Wanda. — Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2019. — 148 p.
- Kotyk L. I. Regional economic and social geography of the world (Central and South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Baltic): training. manual / V. V. Stetskyi, L. I. Kotyk. – Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2018. – 100 p.
- Population geography: education. manual. – Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2017. – 126 p.
- Kotyk L. I. Regional economic and social geography of the world (Central and South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Baltic): ed. manual / V. V. Stetskyi, L. I. Kotyk. – Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2018. – 100 p.
- Kotyk L. I. Theory and methodology of geographical science: teaching manual. for students’ independent work / M. R. Vlah, L. I. Kotyk. – Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2017. – 120 p.
- Hrytsevich V.S., Mamchur O.I. Multidimensional taxonomization in social geography: methodological guidelines from the academic discipline “Mathematical methods in social geography” / V. S. Hrytsevich, O. I. Mamchur. – Lviv: Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2017. – 48 p.
- Hrytsevich V.S., Vanda I.V. Mathematical methods in social geography (study guide)
- Statistical methods in social geography: teaching. manual / V. S. Hrytsevich, L. I. Kotyk. — Lviv: Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2016. — 92 p.
- Wictorija Pantyley, Iryna Hudzeliak, Oleh Shabliy, Semen Matkovskyi. Przemiany demograficzne // Roztocze: przyrodaiczłowiek/ Redakcja naukowa Tadeusz Grabowski, Marian Harasimiuk, Bogusław M. Kaszewski, Yaroslav Kravchuk, Bogdan Lorens, Zdzisław Michalczyk, Oleh Shabliy. – Lublin:Zwierzyniec, 2015. – S. 325‒340.
- Hudzelyak I.I., Shablii O.I., Matkovskyi S.O. Demographic situation in the Ukrainian part of Roztochchi / in the book Shablii O.I. Social geography. In two books. Book two: Problems of Ukrainian studies, regional studies and local studies. – Lviv: Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2015. – P. 456-466.
- Social geography: education. manual / M. I. Biletskyi, I. V. Vanda, L. I. Kotyk. — [2nd ed., supplement]. — Lviv: Prostir-M, 2015. — 468 p.
- Global problems of humanity: Educ. manual / Myroslava Knysh, Lyubov Kotyk. — Lviv:Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2015. — 330 p.
- Methodical recommendations for passing the economic-geographical section of the educational complex physical-economic-geographical practice for students of the Faculty of Geography: teaching. manual / M. I. Biletskyi, I. V. Vanda, L. I. Kotyk. ― Lviv: Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2015. ― 64 p.
- Statistical methods in social geography: teaching. workshop manual for students’ independent work / V. S. Hrytsevich, L. I. Kotyk. — Lviv:Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2015. — 64 p.
- Kuzyk S. P., Mamchur O. I., Vanda I. V.. Geography of the world economy: teaching. manual / . – Lviv: Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2014. – 312 p.
- Social geography: dictionary-reference / M. I. Biletskyi, I. V. Vanda, L. I. Kotyk. — Lviv: Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2014. — 164 c.
- Regional economic and social geography of the world (Latin America and Caribbean countries, Africa, Asia, Oceania): teaching. manual / M. M. Knysh, O. I. Mamchur. – Lviv: Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2013. – 368 p.
- Technical and economic fundamentals of production: educational method. manual / M. I. Biletskyi, L. I. Kotyk. ‒ Lviv: Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2013. ‒ 134 p.
- Hudzelyak I. I., Kotyk L. I., Vanda I. V. Sociology: educational and methodological guide for independent work of students of the field of study 6.040104 – Geography. – Lviv: Ivan Franko Lviv National University Publishing Center, 2013. – 95 p.
- Rovenchak I. I., Mamchur O. I. Geographical country studies: educational and methodological guide for students of the field of study 6.040104 – geography. – Lviv:Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2012. – 106 p.
- Rovenchak I. I. International political, military and economic organizations: teaching method. manual / I. I. Rovenchak, L. I. Kotyk. – Lviv: Ivan Franko Lviv National University, 2012. – 142 p.
- Kuzyk S. P. Fundamentals of management and marketing: a teaching and methodical guide for independent work of students of the field 6.040104 – geography (program, independent and practical work, individual research task) / S. P. Kuzyk. – Lviv: Ivan Franko National University of Ukraine, 2012. – 52 p.
- Political-geographical global studies: teaching. manual / M. M. Knysh, L. I. Kotyk. — Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2014. — 484 p.
- Placement of productive forces: educational method. manual / M. I. Biletskyi, L. I. Kotyk. ‒ Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2012. ‒ 156 p.
- International political, military and economic organizations: teaching method. manual / I. I. Rovenchak, L. I. Kotyk. – Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2012. – 142 p.
- M. I. Biletskyi, I. V. Wanda, L. I. Kotyk. Program, methodological instructions for practical seminar classes and test tasks in the academic discipline “Social Geography” for students of the Faculty of Geography / M. I. Biletskyi, I. V. Vanda, L. I. Kotyk. — Lviv:Ivan Franko National University, 2011. — 108 p.
- Tasks and methodical recommendations for practical work from the course “Statistical methods in socio-economic geography” for students of the geography faculty / V. S. Hrytsevich, L. I. Kotyk. — Lviv:Ivan Franko National University, 2011. — 96 p.
- Program, methodological instructions for practical seminar classes and test tasks from the educational discipline “Social Geography” for students of the Faculty of Geography / M. I. Biletskyi, I. V. Vanda, L. I. Kotyk. — Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2011. — 108 p.
- Curriculum, seminar, practical, independent and test tasks from the course “Territorial and production complexes” for students of the Faculty of Geography. – Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2009. – 70 p.
- Curriculum and practical and test tasks from the course “Technical and economic fundamentals of production” for students of the Faculty of Geography / M. I. Biletskyi, L. I. Kotyk. – Lviv: Ivan Franko National University, 2009. – 88 p.
- Vlah M. Program and methodological recommendations for the course “Socio-economic-geographical terminology” for students of the Faculty of Geography. – Lviv: Publishing Center of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 2002 – 16 p.
Research
The social-geographic school founded by the Doctor of Philosophy Hryhorii Velychko and Acad. Stepan Rudnytskyi is developing at the department. It covers the following directions of modern scientific research:
- TheoryandmethodsofSocialGeographyintheperiodofscienceand practice informatizationand the development of globalizing processes (Prof. O. Shablii, Prof. I. Rovenchak, Assoc. Prof. V. Hrytsevych, Assoc. Prof. M. Knysh, Assoc. Prof. M. Vlakh);
- Geographic Country Studies and Area Studies (Prof. O. Shablii, Prof. I. Rovenchak, Assoc. Prof. O. Vistak, Assoc. Prof. M. Knysh, Assoc. Prof. S. Kuzyk, Assoc. Prof. V. Stetskyi, Cand. Sci. (Geog.) Assoc. Prof. Ya. Ivakh);
- Social–geographicUkrainianStudies( O. Shablii, Prof. I. Rovenchak, Assoc. Prof. O. Vistak, Assoc. Prof. M. Vlakh);
- Demographic and socialGeography(Prof. O. Shablii, Prof. I. Rovenchak, Assoc. Prof. M. Biletskyi, Prof. M. Vlakh, Assoc. Prof. V. Hrytsevych, Assoc. Prof. I. Hudzeliak, Assoc. Prof. S. Kuzyk, Cand. Sci. (Geog.) O. Mamchur, Postgrad. O. Tymchuk);
- Economic Geography( O. Shablii, Assoc. Prof. M. Vlakh, Assoc. Prof. M. Knysh, Assis. I. Vanda, Assist. L. Kotyk, Eng. I. Vovk, Postgrad. O. Horovyi);
- Politicalgeographyandgeopolitics( O. Shablii, Prof. I. Rovenchak, Assoc. Prof. O. Vistak, Assoc. Prof. M. Knysh, Postgrad. M. Myrosh);
- Mathematical cartography ( O. Shablii, Assoc. Prof. V. Hrytsevych, Assoc. Prof. M. Knysh, Head of University Laboratory of „Complexatlas cartography” Cand. Sci. (Geog.) T. Kravets);
- Historical geography( O. Shablii, Prof. I. Rovenchak, Assoc. Prof. O. Vistak, Assoc. Prof. M. Vlakh).
News
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Working languages of the conference: Ukrainian, English, Polish.
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Read more »The International Scientific and Practical Conference “GEOGRAPHICAL EDUCATION AND SCIENCE: CHALLENGES AND ADVANCEMENT” will be held on May 18–20, 2023
Dear colleagues!
The Organizing Committee invites you to participate in the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Geographical Education and Science: Challenges and Advancement” dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Geography at Lviv University, which will be held on the 18th-20th of May 2023 at the Geography Faculty of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.
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