ENS217 Introduction to Environmental Studies - seminar

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Hana Librová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vojtěch Pelikán, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:30 U53
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Kurz je volitelný seminář. Zapsat si jej mohou studenti bakalářského studia environmentálních studií, kteří jsou zároveň zapsáni v povinném předmětu/přednášce ENS114 Úvod do studia environmentalistiky (anebo jej mají už absolvován) a kteří si chtějí prohloubit přednášenou látku.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The discusion-based seminars expand on the ENS114 Introduction to Environmental Studies lectures and further examine in a professional manner recent events of environmental import presented in daily press.
Students will deepen their knowledge acquired in the ENS114 Introduction to Environmental Studies course and become more competent in making decisions about the focus of their further study.
Syllabus
  • Week 1 – Introductions, discussion about the seminar content and its requirements
  • Week 2 – What is science? Are environmental humanities a science?
  • Week 3– Science of multiple paradigms
  • Week 4 - Various views on the state of the World and its development
  • Weeks 5 through 7 – Ecosystems and human prosperity
  • Week 8 - Nature, values and nature conservationists
  • Weeks 9&10 - Opinions on solving ecological distress
  • Weeks 11 through 13 - Presentation of students’ seminar papers followed by discussion
Assessment methods
Seminars aim at using discussion and further readings to deepen students’ knowledge of the material presented in the ENS114 Introduction to Environmental Studies course. The discussion topics listed in the course overview will be further expanded and announced during lectures. Seminar requires students to read in advance Czech, English and German texts in preparation for the discussion as well as to write a mandatory research essay.
Evaluation of students’ performance is based on the following; Mandatory attendace (maximum of three absences are allowed during the semester), reading of assigned literature, a short essay titled ‘Attempt at an environmentalist commentary on a newspaper/journal article’, short presentation of one’s essay at the seminar
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015.
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