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Course: Economic Geography

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Course title Economic Geography
Course code USSV/KHOG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
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)
  • Brychtová Šárka, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Theoretical exposition. Population geography. Settlement geography. Global view of world economic geography. Geography of agriculture. Geography of industry. Transport geography.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with basic information about economic geography and create prerequisites for the integrated conception of the analyzed issue.
Students will acquire knowledge about global outline of the socioeconomic phenomena in the contemporary world (population, settlements, industry, agriculture and transport) and will be able to interpret economic geography disciplines within particular continents.
Prerequisites
Presumption of the registration on this subject is knowledge of geographic disciplines on the level of secondary school.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Work-related product analysis

The examination is granted upon completion of the following conditions: seminar work + passing the final written test.
Recommended literature
  • Brychtová, Š., Fňukal M. Socioekonomická geografie I. díl, Pardubice: FES UPa, 2006..
  • Toušek, V., Vystoupil J. akol. Ekonomická a sociální geografie, nakl. Aleš Čeněk, 2008..
  • Wood, A. Economic geography, GB: ROUTLEDGE, 2010..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2015) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2014) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2014) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2013) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2015) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2016) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2013) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2016) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
University of Pardubice, date of update: 29.05.2024 23:50.