Course detail

English for Municipal Engineers

FAST-NYB003Acad. year: 2023/2024

The aim of the course is to teach vocabulary and conversation on the topics in the Municipal Engineering field of study.
Presentation and listening skills and reading comprehension practice using professional sources within the particular field of study.


Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Lucie Strnadová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Entry knowledge

B1 level of English according to CEFR

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Materiály zpracované vyučující kurzu. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-MI Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Lucie Strnadová

Syllabus

1. Studying at University; Civil Engineering Branches 2. Civil Engineering Terminology; Numbers and Shapes 3. Building Materials; Properties of Materials 4. Types of Buildings; Basic Structural Elements 5. Parts of a House; Exterior of a House 6. Giving a Presentation; Presentation Skills 7. Public Sector in Economics 8. Urban Planning; Public Spaces 9. Urbanism; Transportation 10. Public Utility Systems; Wastewater Treatment 11. Sustainable Living; Green Buildings 12. Town & Country Planning and Building Code 13. Building Permit; Revision