FPF:UCJCN008 German Studies - Course Information
UCJCN008 German Studies
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaSummer 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Dr. phil. Thomas Schneider (lecturer)
Dr. phil. Thomas Schneider (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives
- The aim of the lecture is a general presentation of the Federal Republic of Germany in the context of Europe (EU) and the global world. Specific subjects are the German culture, geography and certain important aspects of it. The course also introduces the life in the former German Democratic Republic. Further subjects are the political life in contemporary Germany, the social life, migration, agriculture, economy, the political system and parties, the school system, culture in general, and media. The seminar concentrates on toda`s social life in its most important aspects and introduces the characteristics of the sixteen German Federal Lands. Students will work with authentic material from Germany, and with modern media, such as films and audio files.
- Syllabus
- Lectures:
1. Germany in Europe
2. German Federal Lands
3. Geography
4. Travelling along the Rhine
5. Social systems
6. Workers
7. Migration
8. Agriculture
9. Economy
10. Industry
11. Political system
12. Political parties
Content of the seminar:
1. Baden-Württemberg
2. Bayern
3. Brandenburg
4. Hamburg
5. Hessen
6. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
7. Niedersachsen
8. Nordrhein-Westfalen
9. Rheinland-Pfalz
10. Saarland, Sachsen
11. Sachsen-Anhalt
12. Schleswig-Holstein, Thüringen
- Lectures:
- Language of instruction
- German
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Teacher's information
- Attendance, active participation, homework. There will be a written examination at the end of the course.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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