ZURb1435 Study trip on Just Transition

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. block teaching. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Žaneta Gregorová (lecturer)
Mgr. Radovan Plášek (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Lenka Waschková Císařová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Lenka Waschková Císařová, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
ZURb1106 News writing &&( ZURb1107 Feature writing ||NOW( ZURb1107 Feature writing )|| ENSb1281 Environmental Journalism )&&(!NOW( ZURb1423 Climate change journalism ))
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 5/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 5/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives

The aim of the study trip is to introduce students to a selected topic (in 2026 it will be the Just Transformation of the Karlovy Vary Region), where they will meet local stakeholders, representatives of organizations active in the region, and local people. Thanks to the opportunity to spend several days here, to get to know the region affected by coal mining from multiple angles and its specifics, students are offered the opportunity to understand the local context well. Students also collect relevant contacts. Thanks to the knowledge, data, and contacts collected, students will process a text related to their chosen aspect of the Just Transformation of the Karlovy Vary Region. You can choose from standard news and journalistic genres. 

The course includes an organizational meeting, a lecture on the Just Transformations program, and a workshop on the appropriate approach to social issues that we will encounter during the trip. Students will be provided with materials to study before the trip to gain the necessary overview not only of the ongoing transformation of the smallest Czech region. The course can be combined with the course Journalism Focused on Climate Change and only one longer text can be processed. The course is intended for beginning journalists who have already completed the course ZURb1106 News and ZURb1107 Journalism or ENSb1281 Environmental Journalism. The course is organized in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Prague, whose long-term goal is to raise awareness of the impacts and solutions of climate change.

The course includes an organizational meeting, a lecture on the Just Transformations program, and a workshop on the appropriate approach to social issues that we will encounter during the trip. Students will be provided with materials to study before the trip to gain the necessary overview not only of the ongoing transformation of the smallest Czech region. The course can be combined with the course Journalism Focused on Climate Change and only one longer text can be processed. The course is intended for beginning journalists who have already completed the course ZURb1106 News and ZURb1107 Journalism or ENSb1281 Environmental Journalism. The course is organized in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Prague, whose long-term goal is to raise awareness of the impacts and solutions of climate change.

Syllabus

Organizational meeting and field trip The subject is taught in blocks on the following dates: 27. 2. 10:00 – 15:00 information meeting and workshop, trip 5.-8.3. 2026 (departure by minibus from FSS on the evening of 5.3., arrival in the afternoon of 8.3.)

Assessment methods

Conditions for discharge: 

1. Participation in an information meeting and preparatory workshop 

2. Participation in a study trip 

3. Submission of an output text of at least 2 standard pages

Instructions for the final thesis: Follow the rules of the chosen journalistic genre. In the case of an interview and reportage, it is necessary to supplement the text with photographs. If the text reaches publishable quality, it is possible that it will be edited and, with the consent of the author, published in a selected Czech medium. An essential condition is that the article must not be based solely on computer work. An essential part of its preparation is active data collection in physical space and the inclusion of relevant actors in the text. After the excursion, it is recommended to inquire by phone or e-mail. The deadline for submitting the final version of the text (seen twice by the editor with comments resolved) to the appropriate submission office in the IS is March 22, 23:59 (for students of the course Journalism focused on Climate Change, the deadline is March 29, 23:59.


Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: block teaching.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
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