ENSn4674 Graduates lectures

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Müllerová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA ( N )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce a wide range of environmental issues. Experts from a range of fields and departments are invited to lecture, and the individual semesters of the course are thematically focused.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student is able to: - describe and classify the specific messages of a thematic block; - analyse and integrate knowledge from a wide range of environmental topics;
Syllabus
  • The Alumni Block lecture series is held every two weeks.
  • A list of current speakers is published through IS study materials and in its interactive curriculum. All important additions and materials are also posted there during the course.
  • Mgr. Michaela Kadavá, Czech Ornithological Society Mgr. Martina Sálová, an official promoting the use of data from space in public administration Mgr. Veronika Chvátalová, Ph.D. - From Landscape to Body Mgr. Ing. Pavel Rejchrt, senior manager of the Local Action Group Stolové hory Mgr. Jiří Jeřábek, Green Transformation Consultant Mgr. David Poláček, Nature Conservation Officer of the Šumava National Park and Protected Landscape Area Mgr. Robert Šimice, Project Svratka
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 1840461594. info
  • Debating the earth : the environmental politics reader. Edited by John S. Dryzek - David Schlosberg. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, x, 609. ISBN 9780199276295. info
Teaching methods
Graduates of the field who cannot attend regular courses, and especially experts from practice, take turns in the course. They will share with the students their daily experiences in solving environmental problems. The alumni block is structured internally so that the individual presentations are grouped into broader logical units according to their content.
Assessment methods
Final comparative essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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