MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY” COURSE AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING DIGITAL-STATISTICAL COMPETENCE OF MASTER’S STUDENTS IN GEOGRAPHY: METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

The article analyses the qualification requirements of the master’s speciality 70530201 - Geography and the content of the “Medical Geography” course syllabus from the perspective of digital-statistical competence. Digital-statistical competence is substantiated as an integrative professional quality that enables searching, organising, statistically processing, modelling, visualising, and scientifically interpreting geographic data. A methodological model is proposed based on interactive, research and project methods and on the progressive use of MS Excel, MS Access, MATLAB, C++ and GIS.