Course: Geography of Germany and Austria

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Course title Geography of Germany and Austria
Course code KGG/GNR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jurek Martin, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 10 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 20 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students into geography of Germany and Austria including regional geography of its federal states.
Identify main geographical phenomena and spatial organization of Germany and Austria.
Prerequisites
Knowledge within the scope of compulsory subjects that precede this subject in the study plan.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Written exam

In the seminar, presentation of a selected topic from the regional geography of Germany or Austria. For the examination, knowledge within the range of lectures and literature.
Recommended literature
  • & Koster, E. A. (2005). The physical geography of Western Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Cioc, M., & Cronon, W. (2002). The Rhine: an eco-biography, 1815-2000. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
  • Glaser, R., Gebhardt, H., & Schenk, W. (2007). Geographie Deutschlands. Darmstadt: Primus-Verlag.
  • Lichtenberger, E., & Holzner, L. (2000). Austria: society and regions. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press.
  • Wehling, H. G. (2004). Die deutschen Länder: Geschichte, Politik, Wirtschaft. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography and Regional Development (2020) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer