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Course: Enviromental Challenges in Southeast Asia

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Course title Enviromental Challenges in Southeast Asia
Course code DAS/ECHSA
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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)
  • Kratochvíl František, M.A., Ph.D.
  • Arnez Monika, doc. Ph.D., M.A.
Course content
1. Introduction: The commons and natural resource management Part 1: Climate change 2. How to create an academic poster 3. Heat and flooding 4. Climate change adaptation 5. Migration and Displacement Part 2: Resource Extraction 6. The Environmental Justice Atlas 7. Tin Mining 8. Sand and Land Reclamation 9. Rubber Part 3: Pollution and Waste 10. Air Pollution and Haze 11. Food Waste 12. Plastic waste

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
This course tackles environmental challenges in Southeast Asia, particularly climate change, resource extraction, and air and water pollution. Heat waves and flooding have heavily impacted people and matter in Southeast Asian countries, causing infrastructure destruction and displacement. Resource extraction has harmed the environment, for example, through mining activities and deforestation. Plastic pollution is a significant issue; in some cities like Jakarta, air pollution has reached dangerous levels. This course has the following objectives: a) enhance students' understanding of environmental challenges in Southeast Asia, including their causes and implications b) provide students with skills in poster presentation and environmental awareness

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
1. Course Attendance (1 ECTS / 20 hours) 2. Response Paper (2 ECTS / 60 hours): Critical analysis of one of the selected core texts (marked with * in the study literature and study tools) and the drafting of a 1,500-2,000-word response paper (Assessment: written submission). 3. Digital Student Project (2 ECTS / 60 hours): Independent research and creation of a digital project to be presented in class (Assessment: digital product and presentation; graded at the end of the course).
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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 17.04.2026 23:53. Data created for academic year 2025/2026