PJN212 Economic Geography of Poland

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PJN204 Contemporary Poland || PJ_SLAV06 Contemporary Polish 1
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 acquiants students with the natural, political, demographic and social factors of the economic development of Poland. It also focuses on the successes and failures of the transformation process in Poland after 1989. However, the main aim of the lectures is to explain the main problems of the basic sectors of the Polish economy – agriculture, industry, services and so-called knowledge (quarternary) sector – and their spatial distribution.
Learning outcomes
After completion of this course student will be able to:
- to describe the positive and negative aspects of the geographical location of Poland,
- to understand the main economic and social issues and the spatial distribution of selected economic and social phenomena,
- to assess the economic situation and current economic and social trends in Poland,
- to clarify the causes and consequences of regional differentiation of selected economic and social phenomena and indicators,
- to explain the successes and failures of the economic transformation in Poland after 1989,
- to use economic terms in Polish,
- to develop independently the acquired knowledge and skills.
Syllabus
  • 1. Poland and integration processes in Europe
  • 2. Dynamics and structure of the Polish economy
  • 3. Natural conditions and mineral resources of Poland and their role in the economy
  • 4. Population and settlement structures of Poland
  • 5. Labour market and human capital in the economy
  • 6. Agriculture, forestry and fisheries in Poland
  • 7. Industry in Poland
  • 8. Services in Poland
  • 9. Tourism in Poland
  • 10. Transport in Poland
  • 11. Foreign trade of Poland
  • 12. Economic regions of Poland
Literature
  • KUCIŃSKI, K. (red.). Geografia ekonomiczna. Kraków: Oficyna Wolters Kluwer Business, 2015.
  • WÓJCIK, Jan, Hanna STANIÓW and Piotr STANIÓW. Geografia 3 : Polska. Edited by Andrzej Adamiak. Wyd. 7. Warszawa: Nowa Era, 2010, 271 s. ISBN 9788374092104. info
  • KONDRACKI, Jerzy. Geografia regionalna Polski. Wyd. 3 uzup. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2009, 440 s. ISBN 9788301160227. info
  • TOUŠEK, Václav, Josef KUNC and Jiří VYSTOUPIL. Ekonomická a sociální geografie. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2008, 411 s. ISBN 9788073801144. info
  • LIJEWSKI, Teofil, Jerzy WYRZYKOWSKI and Bogdan MIKUŁOWSKI. Geografia turystyki Polski. Wyd. 4. zmienione. Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne, 2002, 378 s. ISBN 8320813808. info
  • MACKINNON, Danny and Andrew CUMBERS. An introduction to economic geography : globalization, uneven development and place. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011, xvi, 334. ISBN 9780273727279. info
  • WOOD, Andrew and Susan M. ROBERTS. Economic geography : places, networks and flows. 1st ed. London: Routledge, 2011, xii, 179. ISBN 9780203841549. info
  • BRÉMOND, Janine, Jean-Fraçois COUET and Marie-Martine SALORT. Kompendium wiedzy o ekonomii. Translated by Krzysztof Malaga. Wydanie I. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2005, 383 stran. ISBN 9788301147136. info
  • COE, Neil M., Philip F. KELLY and Henry Wai-Chung YEUNG. Economic geography : a contemporary introduction. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2007, xxvi, 426. ISBN 9781405132190. info
  • Economic geography : past, present and future. Edited by Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen - Helen Lawton Smith. 1st ed. London: Routledge, 2006, xxii, 260. ISBN 0203020251. info
  • CHWALBA, Andrzej. Polsko 1989-2008 : dějiny současnosti. Translated by Jiří Ogrocký. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2009, 254 s. ISBN 9788073251857. info
Teaching methods
Lectures are combined with in-class discussions and excersises. Specialization Professional and Business Polish: compulsory presentation (10-15 minutes) of the seminar paper (9 000 signs without spaces).
Assessment methods
Specialization Professional and Business Polish: written exam (65 % of the final grade) and presentation and defence of the seminar paper (35 % of the final grade). Other students: oral exam (100 %) + an extra bonus for presentation (+15%). Two unexcused absences are allowed. Graduation scale: A 100–90 %, B 89–85 %, C 84–75 %, D 74–70 %, E 69–60 %, F (fail) 59–0 %.
Language of instruction
Polish
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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