What are CORE courses?
CORE courses are part of the Common University Courses for which students are not expected to have prior expertise. They are courses with a capacity of approximately 100 students enrolled, are one-semester, assessed by a colloquium, and are graded with 3 credits.
Students can take the CORE courses as an extension of their field of studies, to see what is being taught in other faculties and to earn credits for electives. It is recommended that students take at least 3 courses not related to their field of studies (a mathematician can investigate the history of music, a linguist can immerse themselves in the mysteries of bioethics, etc.). For some degree programmes, CORE subjects may be selective.
Why should I take a CORE course?
There are several advantages of taking a CORE course. In addition to getting a sneak peek at a completely different discipline than that you came to study, you also have the opportunity to meet students and faculty from other disciplines and make new colleagues and friends. Another indisputable advantage is that these courses are designed for "non-disciplinary learners" and the teachers adapt their teaching and form of instruction accordingly. You don't have to be afraid to choose a course in a discipline in which you are a complete layman.
What specific CORE courses can I enroll in?
You can find the current course offerings in the IS MU in the Course Catalogue or in the registration templates.
You can choose courses from the following four subject areas:
1. The World in the 21st Century: Civilization in a Global Context
Are you wondering what (geo)political, economic, cultural, technological and environmental factors have shaped the world today or in the past? Are you interested in how the role of the public and its activities are changing on issues such as elections, individual interests, education, health and environmental protection? Enrol in a course in this subject area!
- Nová psychologie v 21. století
- Globální problémy lidstva
- Homérské eposy jako bestsellery globální literatury
- Civil Society and Human Rights in Eastern Europe
- Jak Číňané vnímají svět: Čínské vize pro 21. století
- Archivy jako mezioborové databanky pro 21. století
- Svoboda projevu
- Svět (podle) filozofek
- A Story of Freedom and Democracy
- Behavioural public policy
- Biodiversity in context
- Climate change - causes, effects and possible solutions
- Communism in the 21st century in Asia
- Critical thinking
- Cultural history of beer
- Czech for 21st Century
- Economic style of thinking
- Ethics and Information Technology
- Gemstones and precious metals in 21. century
- In the mesh of nature and artificial intelligence
- Information Society
- Information Society and Law
- Is China a Superpower? Politics and Society in Contemporary China
- Law and Religion
- Legal Thinking
- New and unusual religions - threat or opportunity?
- Planetary industrial resources
- Preparing people, science and society for 2060: the intorduction to gerontological literacy
- Public health and public health care
- Smart city and quality of life
- Software Development: from an idea to working solution
- Sport in/behind the Mirror of Society
- Sustainable development
- Sustainable development
- The Digital World: Technology, Potentials and Risks
- The economic context of sustainable development
- The Fundamentals of Design Thinking
- The Law and Practice of International Organizations
- The Law and the Individual (Both Non-entrepreneur and Entrepreneur) in the Regionally and Universall
- The paradigms of the Russian foreign policy
- Universal design - inclusion of alterity - accessibility
- Water for modern human society
- Work, Law, and Modern Society
2. Man between nature and culture
Are you interested in looking at human existence from a variety of perspectives? Do you want to discuss the interrelationships between biological, social and cultural factors of human life (e.g. in the fields of education, verbal and non-verbal communication, art, etc.)? Take a course in this subject area!
- Multikulturní Brno jako místo příběhů
- Fyzika v živé přírodě
- Filosofie ve sci-fi
- Pád říše nebo zrození Evropy?
- Muzikologie jako věda o člověku
- Jíst a být
- Filozofie o smyslu života
- Approaches to the scientific understanding of language
- Bioethics I: Ethics of Life
- Biosocial anthropology: the nature of the human species and its variability
- Community and lifeless nature in the Central Europe
- Contemporary Art and Society
- Cooperation and competition
- Death as a topic of social sciences
- Environmental problems and collapses of ancient civilizations
- Experiencing the World - Psychology of Cognition, Emotion and Motivation
- Experiments on humans: experimental methods for understanding human behaviour and thinking
- Human and Digital Technologies
- Humans as a cultural species: Introduction to interdisciplinary research
- Media and Society in the 21st Century
- Migrations through languages and literatures
- Music in Postmodern Society
- Nature versus culture? Humans and Art in the Anthropocene
- Plants in Health and Disease
- Roots of European culture
- Strolling through Europen Children and Teeage Literature
- The Transformation of Christian Europe
- Transformations of the stories - between theatre, film and musical
3. Advances and limits of scientific knowledge
Do you want to learn about different advances in knowledge in the natural sciences? Is it interesting for you to see how cognitive and explanatory paradigms and general assumptions of scientific knowledge of the world are changing? Enrol in a course in this topic area!
- Biochemie v běžném životě
- Historická turistika napříč lékařstvím a přírodními vědami v antice, středověku a humanismu
- Trendy v technologiích analýzy lidského pohybu
- Interkulturalita a vícejazyčnost českých zemí
- Šarlatánství v medicíně
- Biologická matematika
- Klimatické změny a jejich odraz ve vývoji života na Zemi
- Fenomén parazitismu
- Astronomie lidem
- Bioethics II: Borderline Options
- Data – the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything...
- Drug Design is not about a Fashionable Drug Box
- Global health
- Guide to Contemporary Philosophy
- Chemistry and Society
- Into the world of biomolecules
- Mathematics as a part of culture
- Roboethics: from RUR to Artificial Intelligence
- Science – the greatest project of mankind
- Science and Society
- The Stories of Science: Gene
4. Skills and competences for life
Do you want to develop important competences such as analytical and critical thinking, entrepreneurship or a capacity for lifelong learning? Are you interested in understanding the issues of social responsibility and sustainable development or how to become an active citizen? Enrol in a course from this topic area!
- BIOHACKING - upgrade životního stylu
- Diachronní přístup k logickému zpracování informací
- Mapová gramotnost
- Padesát odstínů pravdy - od vytváření historického image ke konstrukci moderní propagandy
- Jak předat ostatním to, co víme. Základy lektorských dovedností.
- Základy argumentační analýzy
- Mýty a omyly ve statistice
- 6x o smyslu občanství
- Každodennost v kyberprostoru: návod k přežití
- Nepřátelé a spojenci: nebojme se parazitů
- Zajímavá fyzika
- Academic Ethics
- AI revolution: artificial intelligence as an opportunity and a threat to society
- Basics of successful business
- Creative Writing
- Developing Critical Thinking: A Practical Approach
- Digital competence and its development
- Financial wellness
- Information literacy course
- Insight into Media Newsrooms: News and PR
- Law and Financial Literacy
- Logic for Everyone
- Medicines in Everyday Life in the 21st Century
- Practical psychology and communication
- Social health over gold
- Taxation and Tax Law in Practice