About us
The Department of Geography has been a part of the Faculty of Education of the University of West Bohemia in Plzeň since it was founded. Since 1st September 2012 it was transferred under the umbrella of the Faculty of Economics, where it continues to be focused on various geographical and regional-economic topics. It is possible to study a bachelor field of "Economic and Regional Geography". Additionally, the Department provides teaching of various subjects in the programme Sciences, bachelor degree field of "Educational Geography" and in the master field "Teaching of Geography" for elementary and secondary schools, that are under the umbrella of the Faculty of Education.