Course: Sustainable Development

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Course title Sustainable Development
Course code MRS/WSD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Nováček Pavel, doc. RNDr. CSc.
  • Šafaříková Simona, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course analysis basic principles of sustainable development. Main topics included are the following: history, definition and principles of sustainable development, human values compatible with sustainable development, economic instruments of sustainable development, technologies for sustainable development, political and instritutional aspects of sustainable development, sectoral aspects of sustainable development, indicators of sustainable development, strategies for sustainable development, and actors of sustainable development.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The main aim of the course is to introduce students to historical development, present situation and future perspectives of mutual political and economic relations as well as cooperation between the EU and developing countries.
Upon completion of the course students should have complex understanding of sustainable development.
Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

For succesful completion of the course, students are required to complete a written and oral exam covering the course material.
Recommended literature
  • Dresner, S. (2009). The Principles of Sustainability. London: Earthscan.
  • Elliott, J. A. (2006). An Introduction to Sustainable Development. London: Routledge.
  • Glenn, J., Gordon, T., Florescu, E. (2014). State of the Future 2013-2014. Washington, D.C.
  • NOVÁČEK, Pavel. (2011). Sustainable development. Olomouc.
  • The World Commission on Environment and Development. (1987). Our Common Future. Oxford: Oxford University Press.


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): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in Foresight (2020) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Development Policy (2021) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in International Development Studies (2020) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter