IGE01 Integrated Social Science Foundations 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Iva Frýzová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Gorčíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Miroslav Jireček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiří Mihola, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Irena Plucková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Kamil Štěpánek, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Truhlářová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Gorčíková, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Gorčíková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Education (10,00 %), Department of Geography – Faculty of Education (70,00 %), Department of Biology – Faculty of Education (20,00 %)
Prerequisites (in Czech)
IBI01 Integrated Science Foundations 2
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
Abstract
The subject is of an propedeutic character. It should integrate natural and social sciences knowledge from the area of landscape and a perception of landscape and its influencing by human. Students work also with their own regional portfolio.
Learning outcomes
A student will be able to:
  • distinguish various types and structures of a landscape;
  • understand basic manifestations of a human life and it´s development;
  • use information from biological taxonomy;
  • show the inappropriate behavior of human in the nature and explain how to reduce its impact;
  • act responsibely as a citizen;
  • explain to pupils correctly and adequately concepts and ideas connected to changes in the landscape made by a human; and his positive and negative influences;
  • navigate in map types;
  • Describe the map composition;
    • Key topics
      • Landscape and perception of landscape by human
      • Panoramatic draft
      • Mapping of school area
      • Basic of Cartography
      • Human development
      • Human in the Stone area
      • The use of products of nature by humans
      • Sustainable life
    Study resources and literature
      recommended literature
    • KOLEJKA, Jaromír. Nauka o krajině pro studující geografie magisterských učitelských oborů (The landscape science for geography students of master training programmes for future reachers). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 129 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6659-5. info
    • NOVÁČEK, Pavel. Udržitelný rozvoj. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011, 430 s. ISBN 9788024427959. info
    • ROSYPAL, Stanislav. Nový přehled biologie. 1. vydání. Praha: Scientia, 2003, xxii, 797. ISBN 9788086960234. info
    • TOMAN, Jan. Naší přírodou krok za krokem : rostliny. Illustrated by Květoslav Hísek. 2., přeprac. vyd., v Albatr. Praha: Albatros, 1994, 191 s. ISBN 8000001020. info
    Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
    lectures, collection of materials for regional portfolio, selfpreparation and selfstudy
    Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
    To succesfully finish the subject students should be active druing the education. They should also wokr on seminar thesis and tasks set by teacher. At the end of semestr they will present their regional materials.
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Follow-Up Courses
    Study support
    https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/podzim2026/IGE01/seminar-Prez01-Prez02-Prez03-Prez04.qwarp
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    The course is taught annually.
    The course is taught every week.
    Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
    Teacher's information
    https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/podzim2025/IGE01/seminar-Prez01-Prez02-Prez03-Prez04.qwarp
    To succesfully finish the subject students should be active druing the education. They should also wokr on seminar thesis and tasks set by teacher. At the end of semestr they will present their regional materials.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2026, recent)
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