ECTS - PWSZ im. Witelona w Legnicy

The Witelon University of Applied Sciences in Legnica - Field: Political science
ECTS Course Catalogue 2010/2011
ECTS credits
3
1. Course title
Political Geography
2. Course contents
Lecture and classes
The subject and methods of political geography. Scope, reasons and effects of the changes on the political map
of the world and Europe and its current shape. Classical and modern geopolitical conceptions. Geopolitical space
– the term of the state, sovereignty and nation, state’s constitutional forms. A state in the term of political
geography. Geography of political orientation: chosen ideologies, tasks of elective geography, examples of
political parties in the world. Introduction to global ecopolitics. Relations on international scale – political,
economical and social openness of the states; formation of new economical regions and leaders on world’s
economical market (e.g. China and India’s promotion). Ethnic, religious and economical world’s diversification
as a potential conflict source.
3. Prerequisites
None
4. Learning outcomes
Graduate recognizes geopolitical view of the contemporary world and he or she can explain processes and
phenomena, which have determined its formation. Graduate has basic knowledge on the subject of forming
political and economical area with taking into account the matters concerning human- environment relation and
globalization processes.
5. Recommended reading
Baczwarow Marin, Suliborski Andrzej, Kompendium wiedzy o geografii politycznej i geopolityce, Warszawa
2003.
Barbag Józef: Geografia polityczna ogólna, Warszawa 1987.
Bohdanowicz Jadwiga, Dzięcielski Marek, Zarys geografii historycznej i politycznej cywilizacji. Podstawy
metodologiczne, Gdańsk 1994.
Brzeziński Zbigniew, Wielka szachownica, Warszawa 1998.
Huntington Samuel, Zderzenie cywilizacji, Warszawa 1996.
Otok Stanisław, Geografia polityczna – Geopolityka – Państwo – Ekopolityka, PWN Warszawa 2003.
Rościszewski M. (red.), Współczesna geografia polityczna, Szczecin 1998.
6. Type of course
Obligatory
7. Teaching team
Department of Pedagogics, Tourism and Recreation
8. Course structure
Form Number of hours Semester Year
Lecture 15/10 I I
Classes 15/10 I I
Laboratory
Project
Seminar
Other
Total student’s
workload
9. Assessment methods
Credit
10. Language of instruction
Polish
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