ENSb1210 Expert lectures

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Hendrychová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 P21a
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! ENS210 Expert lectures &&!NOW( ENS210 Expert lectures )&&!NOW( ENSb1304 Expert lectures )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course intrdoruces a broad range of environmental topics in various disciplines. Lectures are given by experts from different institutions, universities, and NGOs.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
- describe and classify specific topics of the semestr;
- analyse and integrate knowledge of broad range of presented topics;
- write a comparative essay.
Syllabus
  • 2 hour lectures take place every week.
  • The list of lecturers and topics of their lectures is announced in greater details in the more concrete syllabus that can be found in Study Materials of IS (Information System).
Literature
    required literature
  • MILLER, G. Tyler. Living in the environment : principles, connections, and solutions. 12th ed. Belmont: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 2002, xx, 758. ISBN 0534376975. info
    recommended literature
  • Routledge research in environmental politics. info
  • CROALL, Stephen and William RANKIN. Introducing environmental politics. Cambridge: Icon books, 2000, 169 s. ISBN 1-84046-159-4. info
  • Debating the earth :the environmental politics reader. Edited by John S. Dryzek - David Schlosberg. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, x, 609 s. ISBN 0-19-878227-6. info
Teaching methods
University teachers who live outside Brno and cannot participate for the entire term will teach in this section. Experts from various professional sectors (research institutes, government,...) will share their everyday experience of solving environmental problems with students.
Assessment methods
Final comparative essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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