U3VEVSECO European travelers and explorers across the centuries

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
24/0. Type of Completion: -.
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lubomír Nenička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lubomír Nenička, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Mgr. Dagmar Sohrová
Supplier department: School of Business Administration in Karvina
Timetable
Thu 26. 2. to Thu 14. 5. Thu 14:45–16:20 MS
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(C)
Intended for students of the University of the Third Age OPF SU in Karviná
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 75/80, only registered: 0/80
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the expeditions of European travelers and explorers from the Middle Ages to modern times.
Learning outcomes
Explain the causes and impacts of the expeditions of European travelers and explorers.
Syllabus
Vikings - traces of the North in Europe and across the Atlantic 2. Medieval travelers - journeys beyond the borders of Europe before the age of discoveries 3. Marco Polo - legendary journey to the court of the Great Khan 4. Vasco de Gama - Portuguese navigators on their journeys to the spice islands 5. Coombs and Vespucci - the journey to the discovery of the New World 6. In the footsteps of Columbus - discoverers and conquerors 7. Fernao Magalhaes - the first voyage around the world 8. James Cook - discoverer of the Pacific 9. DavidLivingstone - the greatest African traveler 10. The search for the Northwest Passage - a race against ice and time 11. Roald Amundsen - conqueror of the poles 12. Women travelers - pioneers of forgotten journeys
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
Seminar paper/final test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
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