PřF:Z3090p Human Geography - Course Information
Z3090p Human Geography
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 4/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Ondřej Mulíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Ondřej Šerý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucia Ester Hámorová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michaela Kousalová (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Ondřej Mulíček, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Ondřej Mulíček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Mon 12:00–13:50 A,01026, Wed 14:00–15:50 A,01026
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- (NOW( Z3090c Human Geography ) || Z3090c Human Geography ) && (PROGRAM(B-GEK) || KREDITY_MIN(30))
- 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
- there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to intermediate the first contact with the range of issues of human geography; to expose particular sub-disciplines through the problem-oriented approach; to motivate specialization of students later during their Bachelor's or Master's studies.
- Learning outcomes
- Learning outcomes can be summarized as follows: competence to analyze basic human geographic phenomena and processes; competence to apply basic methods of human geographic research; competence to interpret basic results of human geographic research.
- Syllabus
- 1. The role of place and space in the social science.
- 2. The nature of geographic phenomena. Geography within the system of sciences.
- 3. Methods and techniques in geography.
- 4. Concept of demographic transition. Contemporary demographic development.
- 5. Agriculture in the world, commodities and foodstuff production.
- 6. Energetic resources.
- 7. Spatial changes of production. Fordism and flexible accumulation. Economic globalization.
- 8. Transport and spatial interactions. Transportation modes. Transportation impacts.
- 9. Spatial mobility and its forms.
- 10. Urbanisation and settlement systems.
- 11. Political geography and geopolitics.
- 12. Cities and urban structure, city models
- 13. Regionalization: concept of region
- Literature
- DE BLIJ, Harm Jan and Alexander B. MURPHY. Human geography : culture, society, and space. 7th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2003, xii, 555. ISBN 0471441074. info
- RUBENSTEIN, James M. The cultural landscape :an introduction human geography. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2002, xix, 517 s. ISBN 0-13-090821-5. info
- HAGGETT, Peter. Geography : a global synthesis. 1st pub. Harlow: Prentice Hall, 2001, xxi, 833. ISBN 0582320305. info
- Teaching methods
- Teaching methods - lectures, class discussion.
- Assessment methods
- Exam (test) - in-person or distant.
In-person exam: written test
Distant exam: test, completed via the Information system
Registration for the exam is possible only with the fulfilled requirements ("zápočet") from the subject "Humánní geografie - cvičení" (Z3090c) - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: studenti nemateřských oborů si mohou požádat prostřednictvím ISu o udělení výjimky - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Z0042 Geography of Tourism
Z3090 || Z3090p - Z0107 Introduction to Political Geography
Z3090 || Z3090p - Z0108 Seminar of economic geography
Z3090p || Z3090 - Z0122 Field work on human geography
(semestr(2) || kredity_min(60)) && NOW(Z2211) && Z3090p - Z0142 Field work on human geography
kredity_min(40) && Z3090p - Z3090c Human Geography
NOW(Z3090p) && (program(B-GEK) || kredity_min(30))
- Z0042 Geography of Tourism
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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