All functions of the Department are based on high academic standards and education that is based on those standards. Main principle is that the researchers will teach those issues which they study.

The education is based on two step degree structures which are BSc-level and MSc-level.

The Department of Geography is located at Linnanmaa Campus, in its classical wing, in the older part at the area of the door ”K”. Working and teaching facilities are in 2nd and in 3rd floor. Micro labs (MN211 and MN204), other teaching spaces (GO227 and GO224) and other office rooms are in 2nd floor. In the 3rd floor there are offices of the staff.

The decision making of the Department takes place in the management group of the department. The management group works also as Quality Team, and as Teaching Development workgroup (“OKTR”, in Finnish) and as Research development workgroup (“TETR”, in Finnish).

The Department and the Student Society of Geographers, “Altas”, will organize annually the feed-back seminar of the teaching, and the Alumni seminar.

The links on the left will tell you more about decision making and other functions of the Department.