Anthropocene: the contemporary world in transdisciplinary perspective (9399)
Basic information | |
| Anthropocene: the contemporary world in transdisciplinary perspective | |
| Variant code (CID): | 9399 |
| admission procedure terminated | |
| Orientation: | Lifelong learning programme - Interest-oriented |
| Faculty: | Centre for Theoretical Study; |
| Centre for Theoretical Study [62-CTS] | |
| combined | |
| English | |
| In the Anthropocene era, scientists are beginning to study the world afresh: the traditional distinctions between natural and social sciences, and between academic and non-academic forms of knowledge no longer provide an adequate framework for interpreting the present. Anthropocene phenomena are complex, dynamically changing and often counterintuitively interconnected - if we want to understand the world we live in, it is crucial to be able to look at it from different disciplinary perspectives. In the microcertificate module, you will learn how to effectively study and interpret the contemporary world in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary ways: you will learn how to go beyond your own expertise, communicate across disciplines, and better respond to the complex - ecological, social, and identity - challenges of the present. The course combines distance learning with an intensive week-long on-site summer school. |
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| Graduates can define the concept of the Anthropocene and its theoretical grasp in the natural sciences and humanities, and they understand the principles of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research. They will learn about natural and cultural heritage, urban landscapes, biodiversity issues in the Anthropocene, and about the study of nature from the perspectives of economics, geology, social sciences, anthropology, history, and philosophy. Graduates will be able to describe the process of data production in the natural sciences and humanities and gain experience in field research. Their skills in the areas of collaborative project development, text interpretation, and critical thinking will be developed. Students will acquire the competences to engage in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary debate and apply its principles in the areas of environmental and cultural heritage protection, education, preparation of different types of projects, and in their further university studies. |
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| Anthropocene: the contemporary world in transdisciplinary perspective | |
| 1. Independent home preparation: e-learning with on-line mentoring (reading key texts, on-line individual consultations, on-line group consultations), 2 weeks 2. Mentoring with on-site participation, lectures, seminars, field trips, laboratory work, and workshops during the summer school, 1 week 3. Preparation of final thesis / project and its presentation (including online mentoring and individual and group conversations, 2 weeks |
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| Admission criteria: students will be admitted on the basis of the quality of their CV and motivation letter, which will be evaluated by a selection committee set up for this purpose. Special consideration will be given to the disciplinary diversity of the group. Minimum prior education: high school diploma Language requirements: advanced knowledge of English The micro-certificate is suitable for: students of science, humanities, social sciences, and arts as well as for practitioners from the nonprofit sector, government employees, teachers, and members of the public interested in the Anthropocene |
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| Program bude kombinovat výuku v angličtině a češtině. | |
Schedule details | |
Statistics for the MEYS | |
| Interdisciplinární programy a kvalifikace zahrnující vzdělávání a výchovu (0188) | |
Course requirements and qualification acquired | |
| prezentace projektu závěrečná písemná práce |
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| Certification: | Osvědčení o absolvování programu |
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Guarantor and venue | |
| doc. Mgr. Petr Pokorný, Ph.D. | |
| Centre for Theoretical Study | |
| Centre for Theoretical Study | |
Dates and duration | |
| 2023/2024 | |
| summer semester, June | |
| 2 | |
| 202 (total number of hours) | |
| 3 phases: 1. 1. Independent home preparation (2 weeks) 2. 2. Mentoring with on-site participation, lectures, seminars, field trips, laboratory work, and workshops during the summer school (1 week), 3. Preparation of final thesis project and its presentation (2 weeks during the semester) | |
Fees and financing | |
| 2000 Kč / semestr | |
Application | |
| Centrum pro teoretická studia Husova 4 110 00 Praha 1, office@cts.cuni.cz | |
| Bc. Anna Michalík Kvíčalová, M.A., Ph.D. | |
| kvicalova@cts.cuni.cz | |
| 777018628 | |
| 01.04.2023 | |
| 01.05.2024 | |
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Further information | |
| Anthropocene.cz | |