Course: Geography of Bavaria and Saxony

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Course title Geography of Bavaria and Saxony
Course code KGE/GBS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rada Vladimír, Mgr.
  • Tomášek Petr, Doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
This course includes these items: Location, historical development, administrative division of Bavaria and Saxony. Natural conditions and resources. Population and settlement. Status ranking of industries and territorial structure of the economy - manufacturing, agriculture, transport, tourism attractions. Possibilities of a cross-border cooperation between Czech and German regions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, Individual study, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
It is advisable that students have fundamental prerequisites for study of Geography.
Skills
N/A
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To Get an overview of the geographical structure of Bavaria and Saxony.
To perceive the need for the cross-border cooperation between Czech and German border regions, which is important both for good-neighbourhood relations and for an interregional public tender of the European regions.
Skills
Analyze the selected component of Bavaria and Saxony.
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Skills
Individual study
Competences
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Kowalke a kol. Sachsen. Gotha, Perthes, 2000.
  • Kulke, Elmar. Wirtschaftsgeographie Deutschlands. Heidelberg, 2023. ISBN 978-3-662-65069-1.
  • Maier. Bayern. Gotha, Perthes, 1998.
  • Novotný, Lukáš. Bavorsko. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7277-458-6.
  • Řezník, Miloš. Sasko. Praha, 2005. ISBN 978-80-7277-275-9.


Study plans that include the course
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