Course: Basics of Demography

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Course title Basics of Demography
Course code MNG/OZP03
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Šturek Marek, Ing. MBA
Course content
Topics for lectures: - Introduction to demography. - Demographic indicators. - Current demographic situation in the Czech Republic. - Demographic development in Europe and in the world. - Age structure of population in the Czech Republic and its development. - Health condition of population in the Czech Republic. - Main causes of morbidity and mortality in the Czech Republic.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Demography is a science which is studying the process of reproduction of human populations. The subject of her study is the process of demographic reproduction, a natural process of population regeneration due to birth and dying. The course is designed as a theoretical. It defines demography and its specifics, especially the process of demographic reproduction.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in lectures, ending by written test
Recommended literature
  • Czech Health Statistics.
  • Journal Demografie, revue pro výzkum populačního vývoje.
  • Hamplová, L. (2019). Veřejné zdravotnictví a výchova ke zdraví. Grada Publishing.
  • Klufová, R. - Poláková, Z. (2010). Demografické metody a analýzy: demografie české a slovenské populace. Praha.
  • Zlámal, J. a kolektiv autorů FZV. Management zdravotnictví. Kralice na Hané: Computer Media.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Health Protection and Promotion (2021) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter