| Course title | History of the Future |
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| Course code | MRS/WHF |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Exercise |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | 1 |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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Main topics of course are: Cultural evolution Safety dimensions Challenges for the near future West in danger Collapse, transformation and regeneration The "super-natural" world
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of this course is to introduce students briefly to evolution in history, principal current global issues and key challenges of the future. These challenges are not just often discussed information technologies, nanotechnologies and biotechnologies, but also potential collapse of Western civilization and following transformation and regeneration.
Classify and explain contemporary global issues as well as potential future development trends. |
| Prerequisites |
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Basic knowledge concerning environmental studies, knowledge about current global issues.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance, Seminar Work
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| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in Foresight (2020) | Category: Social sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |