RLBcB303 Study Trip in Religion

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. et Mgr. Miroslav Vrzal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Aleš Chalupa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Radek Kundt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Kundtová Klocová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Aleš Chalupa, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kristýna Čižmářová
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
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 45 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/45, only registered: 0/45, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/45
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course consists of two parts. In the first part the students participate on preparation of the actual excursion - selection of places of our interest, arrangements of the schedule, preparation of thematic presentations. The excursion is structured in such a way as to cover broad selection of objects/places connected with various religious traditions. Second part consists of the actual three-day excursion around selected objects. The cost are paid by students themselves.
Learning outcomes
Upon the completion of the course students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an enhanced knowledge of religious situation in the chosen region
- Actively search for information on religious sites in the chosen region
- Present concise information on a chosen religiously important locality to other students
- Independently organize a part of the excursion
- Use other types of religious material than only literary (e.g. architecture, iconography etc.)
Syllabus
  • Introductory meeting
  • Selection of localities and planning of the route
  • Programme of the excursion and distribution of thematic presentations
  • Checking of the organization of the excursion
  • Three-day excursion around selected localities, students presentations
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Židovské památky České republiky (Variant.) : Česká republika, židovské památky : panoramatická mapa : ghetta, synagogy, hřbitovy. info
  • KROUPA, Jiří. Kláštery a poutní místa na Moravě (59 encyklopedických hesel) (Monasteries, convents and pilgrimage places in Moravia (59 encyclopaedic entries)). In Dušan Foltýn a kol., Encyklopedie moravských a slezských klášterů. Vydání první. Praha: Libri, 2005, p. 154-347. Encyklopedie. ISBN 80-7277-026-8. info
  • VÁLKA, Josef. Dějiny Moravy II. Morava reformace, renesance a baroka. 1st ed. Brno: MVS, 1995, 275 pp. Vlastivěda moravská, nová řada sv. 6. ISBN 80-850-4862-0. info
  • KLENOVSKÝ, Jaroslav. Židovské památky Brna :stručná historie židovského osídlení Brna. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 1995, 56 s. ISBN 80-7028-049-2. info
  • VÁLKA, Josef. Dějiny Moravy I. Středověká Morava. 1. vyd. Brno: MVS, 1991, 231 pp. Vlastivěda moravská, Nová řada sv. 5. ISBN 80-85048-17-5. info
Teaching methods
Group projects oriented on the technical and program preparation of the excursion; class discussions; preparation and presentation of a student presentations on chosen religious sites visited during the excursion.
Assessment methods
The assesment criterion consists of active participation on the preparation of the excursion - inquiry about visit of selected object and preparation of thematic presentation (50%) and participation on the excursion itself (50%).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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