FSS:BSS101 Introd. into strateg. st. - Course Information
BSS101 Introduction into strategical studies
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Věra Stojarová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Matúš Jevčák (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Konečná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Bc. Martina Nedomová, DiS. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies - Timetable
- Wed 14:00–15:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
BSS101/02: Fri 2. 11. 8:00–9:40 PC25, Fri 9. 11. 8:00–9:40 PC25
BSS101/03: Fri 16. 11. 8:00–9:40 PC25, Fri 23. 11. 8:00–9:40 PC25 - 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 15 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Goal of the course is to introduce specifics of security and strategic studies, history of this discipline, basic approaches and basic aspects of related disciplines.
- Learning outcomes
- Students should be able to understand the specific character of the security and strategic studies and to acquire their basic scienttific standards, terminology, approaches and history of the field.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction into the study of this course 2. Study of Security and strategic studies at university 3. Security and strategic studies as a scientific disciplines 4. Basic conditions of the scientific activity and publication in the security and strategic studies 5. Main schools and theoretical approaches in security and strategic studies 6. Traditional and nontraditional security 7. Related disciplines to security and strategic studies 8. Interest, threat and risk 9. Conflict, crisis, war and peace 10. Work with databases and on-line sources 11. Seminar 12. Evaluation of the course
- Literature
- required literature
- WAISOVÁ, Šárka. Současné otázky mezinárodní bezpečnosti (Contemporary Questions of International Security). Dobrá Voda u Pelhřimova: Aleš Čeněk, 2003, 1432 pp. -. ISBN 80-86473-42-2. info
- Česká bezpečnostní terminologie : výklad základních pojmů. Edited by Petr Zeman. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2002, 186 s. ISBN 8021030372. info
- Extended valid list of literature in the IS (study materials)
- BUREŠ, Oldřich, Miroslav MAREŠ and Šárka CABADOVÁ WAISOVÁ. Výzkum a studium mezinárodní bezpečnosti v České republice v zrcadle článků publikovaných v Mezinárodních vztazích (The Research and Study of International Security in the Czech Republic: An Analysis of Articles in the Journal Mezinárodní vztahy). Mezinárodní vztahy. 2016, vol. 51, No 1, p. 41-55. ISSN 0323-1844. URL info
- BUZAN, Barry, Ole WAEVER and Jaap de WILDE. Bezpečnost : nový rámec pro analýzu. Translated by Ivo Lukáš. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum strategických studií, 2005, 267 s. ISBN 8090333362. info
- recommended literature
- ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga and Alena MILTOVÁ. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách :několik zásad pro začátečníky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 209 s. ISBN 8086429407. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, class discussion, excursion
- Assessment methods
- Students will receive a final letter grade (A-F) for the semester based on the following components: max. 12 points in term written test, max. 12 points written paper and max. 36 points final written exam. Grading: A: 56–60 points; B: 51–55 points;C: 46–50 points; D: 41–45 points; E: 36–40 points; F: 35 and less points
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
- Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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