Palacký University Olomouc

Olomouc, Czechia

Available Courses

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the historical development of the city of Olomouc in the broader context of European development. The urban organism will serve here as a model for demonstrating the effects of significant events on the appearance of the historic city. The student will be acquainted with the historical, economic, architectural and general urban development of the city from the early Middle Ages to the 20th century.

The aim of the course is to acquaint students briefly with evolutionary developments in the past, the main global problems of the present and key challenges for the future. These include not only the often discussed information technologies, nanotechnologies and biotechnologies, but also the development of Western civilization and possible scenarios of future development – collapse, transformation and regeneration of society.

The aim of the course is to provide an overview of the history of the world, European and Czech academic study of religion in the 20th and 21st centuries. Students will study important scientific works of contemporary authors, their approaches, discuss theoretical and practical topics and gain important insight into the history and current nature of the field. Distinctive features of religious research in different countries and regions will be discussed.

The course is conducted in English by experts from the UP Faculty of Law, or other UP faculties as well as visiting experts from partner universities or from practice. It is aimed at acquiring deeper knowledge and familiarizing students with current issues of public international law, European law, or national law, especially in a comparative perspective. Good knowledge of the English language is required for participation. The subject is taught in blocks. The topics of individual lectures are determined ad hoc by individual teachers upon agreement.

This course provides an introduction to the key topics in media and culture studies. The course aims at introducing basic concepts for the study of media communication, and to demonstrate how the media are related to culture and society. Using a wide range of theoretical constructions, students will learn to develop critical tools to explore media from different perspectives: media as structure, production, content and from an audience/reception point of view. In the second part of the course the specific areas of media studies will be addressed: TV series, depictions of age, gender and ethnic groups, media consumption and usage in families, media fandoms and the participatory cultures.

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the historical development, current state and future perspectives of mutual political and economic relations and cooperation between the EU and developing countries. The subject analyzes the basic principles and pillars of sustainable development (environmental, economic, social, institutional). It also deals with the main actors of sustainable development in the Czech Republic and abroad and indicators of sustainable development (how to measure whether the situation is improving or worsening).

The course is intended for IISMA students. The goal is to acquire basic communication skills in Czech at the Pre-A1 level. Students will get to know the basics of Czech pronunciation and spelling, they will learn the basic vocabulary for basic communication in Czech. Emphasis will be placed on topics and situations from everyday life.

Marketing communications is the term for the field dealing with the communication of commercial and non-commercial messages on the market using marketing communication tools. The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the theory of basic forms of marketing communications. During the course of study, students will be introduced to concepts such as advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, public relations and many others. The course is focused on the practical use of all marketing tools. During the course of study, students will solve case studies and actively participate in teaching.

The goal of the one-semester course is to familiarize students with the basics of finance and financial management from an economic point of view, and at the same time to practice and expand active knowledge of the English language, strengthen an interdisciplinary approach to education, and deepen internationalization. The subject is conceived as significantly practical with an overlap into the real life of individuals and companies of various orientations (including the provision of legal services).

The social and emotional abilities (soft skills) are important for everyone. The course will provide an overview of the basic principles, evidence-based theories, and applications of soft skills. We will focus on soft skills topics which we need and use in personal life and at work.

Every lesson will consist four parts:
1) Reflection of why the basic theory is important
2) Introduction to the basic theory of a selected topic
3) Practising techniques of that topic
4) Implementing the theory in our lives