Course: Ecology of past populations

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Course title Ecology of past populations
Course code KSA/EMP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Klírová Eva, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1.Modern man and Neanderthal. 2. Gravettien civilization. 3. Mesolithic-Neolithic transition. 4. Neolithicization of Europe. 5. Eneolithic anthropology. 6. Bronze Age. 7. Iron Age. 8. Migration of nations. 9. Slavs. 10. Early Middle Ages.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Discussion, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Self-study of literature, Textual studies
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 25 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to read and understand texts in English
to characterize the basic periodization of prehistory, human biology
Skills
to interpret professional text
to use electronic information sources
to use and orient in professional literature
to critically reflect and understand a professional text in the Czech language
critically reflect and understand a professional text in the English language
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to characterize and distinguish a significant deposit
to describe and explain the living conditions, way of life and physical characteristics of European populations from the Young Paleolithic to the Early Middle Ages
to characterize and explain the interactions of biological and social phenomena
to characterize and describe from a biological point of view a fundamental period of human civilization development
Skills
to characterize and identify changes in biodemographic indicators as indicators of changes in the environment or health status of populations
to characterize the demographic transitions that have taken place in the European area since the Mesolithic
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Textual studies
One-to-One tutorial
Self-study of literature
Discussion
Lecture
Skills
Discussion
Skills demonstration
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Seminar
One-to-One tutorial
Individual study
Competences
Textual studies
Skills demonstration
Discussion
One-to-One tutorial
Lecture
Self-study of literature
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Combined exam
Test
Skills
Seminar work
Skills demonstration during practicum
Combined exam
Test
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Combined exam
Test
Recommended literature
  • CAMPBELL, B. Human ecology: the story of our place in nature from prehistory to the present. (Second edition). A. de Gruyter. New York, 1995.
  • Larsen, C. S. Essentials of Physical Anthropology. Discovering Our Origins. WW Norton, 2013. ISBN 978-0393919387.
  • Larsen CS. Essentials of Biological Anthropology. W.W. Norton, Incorporated., 2018. ISBN 9780393667431.
  • Macháček, Jiří; Dresler, Petr,; Přichystalová, Renáta,; Sládek, Vladimír. Břeclav - Pohansko. VII., Kostelní pohřebiště na Severovýchodním předhradí. 2016. ISBN 978-80-210-8455-1.
  • Pettitt, Paul. The palaeolithic origins of human burial. London : Routledge, 2010. ISBN 978-0-415-35490-5.


Study plans that include the course
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