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THE FACULTY OF GEOGRAPHY


Students at the Faculty of Geograph in class

Address:
Studentski trg 3
11000 BELGRADE
Telephone: (011) 637-421
Fax: (011) 182-889

Dean:
Professor Dr. Bratislav Atanackovi}

Vice deans:
Professor Dr. Branislav Deri}
Professor Dr. Ljiljana Gavrilovi}

Detailed information in Serbian



ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT

Geography or, more precisely, physical geography, was introduced as a university course in Serbia when the Science and Engineering Department of the Lycée was established (1853).

According to a 1900 Decree, geographic disciplines were studied within the scope of history courses. After the 1927 reform, ten groups of sciences and mathematics were established, including a separate geographic group within the Section of Geology, Mineralogy and Geography. Soon after that, this section was divided into two different sections, i.e., geography and geology-mineralogy - which laid the foundation of university instruction in the field of geography as an independent discipline.

As other sciences, geography also took the path of development that began with studies within the scope of the Faculty of Engineering of the Superior School (Velika [kola), went through the Faculty of Science and Mathematics, until acquiring operative and organizational autonomy in 1973, and confirming the status of the Faculty of Geography as an independent faculty within the framework of the University of Belgrade - by constituting the managing bodies and enacting the Statute of the Faculty in 1995.

Since its founding, the Faculty of Geography had turned out 2,568 graduateds, 244 recipients of the M.S. degrees, and 103 doctoral degrees.

One member of a foreign academy of sciences has been chosen from among the ranks of the professors of this Faculty.



INTERNAL ORGANIZATION

Educational, research and expert activities are carried out within the scope of the Institute of Geography and the Institute of Spatial Planning.

The Institute of Geography includes: the Chair of Physical Geography; the Chair of Social Geography; the Chair of Regional Geography; the Chair of Cartography and Aerial-methods; and the Chair of Didactics and Teaching Methods in Geography.

The Institute of Spatial Planning includes: the Chair of the Application of Geographic and Social Sciences in Spatial Planning; and the Chair of Spatial Planning and Regional planning.



TEACHING STAFF

Teaching and research activities at the Faculty are carried out by 9 full professors, 9 associate professors, 8 assistant professors, 10 assistants, and 10 junior assistants.



UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

The enrolment capacity of the Faculty is about 150 first-year students.

Studies last four academic years, namely eight semesters, and are organized within two majors: the Geography and Spatial Planning.

After graduating from this Faculty, one acquires the professional title: graduate geographer or graduate spatial planner.



POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

The Faculty of Geography organizes M.S. studies and grants doctorates in the areas of: physical geography, social geography, regional geography, tourist trade geography, geographic cartography, instruction of geography, research in the sphere of spatial planning, and geo-spatial fundamentals of the environment.

Specialized courses are organized in the subject of mapping the environment and the instruction of geography.



PUBLICATIONS

The Faculty publishes the Collection of Works, as well as separate editions, such as "The Ethnic Area of the Serbs" (in Serbian) and "Edition Physical Geography of Serbia" (in English).



LIBRARY

The Faculty library holdings total 24,600 units (8,200 books and 16,400 volumes of professional journals). A reading room is avaliable.