FSS:HEN581 Lifestyle - Course Information

HEN581 Lifestyle and Environmental Issues

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Hana Librová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Renata Svobodová (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Veronika Išová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Wed 9:45–11:15 M117

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, N-HE)
• Environmental Humanities (programme FSS, N-HE3)
• Media Studies and Journalism (programme FSS, N-KS)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Personnel Management and Organizational Development)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Social Policy)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Social Work)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Labour market, employment policy and human resources development)
• Sociology (programme FSS, N-SO)

Course objectives

The course is based on the accepted assumption that lifestyle choices, especially the dynamics and the structure of material consumption and free-time activities, have a decisive impact on nature (apart from population size and technologies). The course seeks to find and interpret environmentally friendly lifestyle choices and stresses the connections with mainstream lifestyle choices. It also attempts to question some journalistic stereotypes.
Students will gain basic knowledge and approaches necessary for their choice of masters thesis in the area of lifestyle choices.

Syllabus

• Introduction into the seminar contents and its requirements
• Key concepts of the lifestyle area and individuation/individualism
• Discussion on literature
• Discussion on student essays

Literature

• LIBROVÁ, Hana, Vojtěch PELIKÁN, Lucie GALČANOVÁ and Lukáš KALA. Věrní a rozumní: kapitoly o ekologické zpozdilosti (The Faithful and the Reasonable: Chapters on Ecological Foolishness). 1. vyd. Brno: Munipress, 2016, 328 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8454-4. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-8412-2016. info

Teaching methods

Teaching methods include:
introduction lectures about the theme of lifestyle
home preparation, reading of obligatory texts
structured discussion about the texts
seminar paper
critical discussion about papers.

Assessment methods

Discussion of assigned texts, reading, and writing an essay. Participation at seminars is mandatory with a maximum of three absences allowed.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Podmínkou absolvování je závěrečná seminární práce, průběžně kontrolovaná četba v ČJ a AJ, a max. 3 absence za semestr od data konečné registrace.
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• ENSn4581 Lifestyle and Environmental Issues
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