FSS:ENSb1210 Expert lectures - Course Information

ENSb1210 Expert lectures

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. Kristína Markechová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Wed 12:00–13:40 U32

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

• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-ENV) (5)

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

• ENSb1304 Expert lectures
  !NOW(ENSb1210)&&typ_studia(B)  

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
  
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