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UNESCO monuments

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Course Unit Code541-0137/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
NIE096Ing. Dominik Niemiec, Ph.D.
Summary
Also with the UNESCO classification of cultural heritage monuments, as well as the UNESCO classification of natural resources. They will learn about the principles and principles of UNESCO's selection of monuments. The subject is focused on the description of UNESCO sights, as a cultural UNESCO monuments in the Czech Republic, as well as natural parks and landscape areas of UNESCO in the Czech Republic. Students will be acquainted with the description of the shorter selection of UNESCO monuments in Europe, as well as a narrower selection of natural parks and landscape areas in Europe. They get a clear selection of UNESCO sights in the remaining continents. The subject will be a sample application of the acquired knowledge in one case study.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim is understanding the reasons, classification and significance of UNESCO monuments as a selected World Cultural Heritage and the Earth's natural wealth. The aim is also to getting an overview of the most important UNESCO monuments in the Czech Republic, and also foreign locations. To getting this basic system, and overview of the UNESCO monuments will allow to students to gain knowledge, which will then be able to apply for guided activities on the geotourist and montane locations.
Course Contents
1. Introduction and the basic structure of UNESCO
2. UNESCO heritage sites
3. Natural heritage according to UNESCO
4. The Principles of Classification of Monuments in UNESCO
5. Monuments of UNESCO in the Czech Republic
6. Selected monuments of UNESCO in Europe
7. Nature Parks and Landscape Areas of UNESCO in the Czech Republic
8. Selected nature parks and landscape areas of UNESCO in Europe
9. Selected monuments of UNESCO in Asia
10. Selected UNESCO sites in Australia
11. Selected monuments UNESCO sites in Africa
12. Selected monuments UNESCO in America
13. Application of acquired knowledge in a case study
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
FERRUCCI, Stefania. UNESCO's World Heritage regime and its international influence. Hamburg: tredition, 2012. ISBN 9783849117696.
ADAMS E. CAMPBELL a EDITOR. United nations, unesco and the world heritage convention. New York: Nova Science, 2013. ISBN 9781626189102.
KUČOVÁ, Věra. Světové kulturní a přírodní dědictví UNESCO. Praha: Národní památkový ústav, ústřední pracoviště, 2009. Odborné a metodické publikace (Národní památkový ústav). ISBN 978-80-87104-52-1.
NOVÁKOVÁ, Marcela, Daniel KOLLÁR a Olivér KOVÁCS. Památky UNESCO střední Evropy: Česko, Slovensko, Maďarsko, Rakousko. Praha: Reader's Digest, 2013. ISBN 9788074062209.
DVOŘÁČEK, Petr. České památky UNESCO. Praha: Fragment, 2008. ISBN 8025307549.

Recommended Reading:
KULNAZAROVA, A., YDESEN, C. UNESCO without borders: educational campaigns for international understanding. New York, NY:
Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. ISBN 9781138188938
KAROLCZUK-KĘDZIERSKA, M. UNESCO: poklady kultury: poklady přírody. Přeložil Jakub MRÓZEK. Brno: Educa Kids, 2016. ISBN9788027000241
JENÍK, J. Biosférické rezervace České republiky: příroda a lidé pod záštitou UNESCO. Praha: Empora, 1996. ISBN 8085779315
MALLOTOVÁ, H. Přírodní parky: krajinné oblasti a přírodní ráje pod záštitou UNESCO. V Praze: Euromedia Group, 1999. ISBN
9788071769071


Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18