Universität Wien

290227 EX Field Trip: CROATIA - SENSE OF PLACE: Vienna out of Vienna" (2025S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 16 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

The excursion is planned for the Easter break of 2025. Most likely in the week of April 21-27.

The duration of the excursion is 6 days (4 nights).

Please note that we will have at least 1 preparation session before the field trip (end of March or beginning of April) and 1 session after the field trip.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Description: Habsburg empire has ruled over large parts of Europe for centuries, spreading their language, architecture, and other cultural influences throughout the empire. The influenced territories are now parts of several different countries, each proud of their distinct culture and heritage. However, many similarities to Vienna remain due to the shared history and cultural heritage. We are going to visit three cities in Croatia, namely Zagreb, Rijeka and Opatija, to deeper investigate the topic of humans **sense of places** with a particular focus on computational representation of places. We will think, in terms of human perception, what makes these places similar and what makes them different from Vienna and each other and how this is reflected in geographic data and geovisualization. The trip will include field exercises such as place exploration and sketch-mapping, a guest lecture and visits to interesting sites and museums.
  
When: April 2025, 6 days during Easter break (week of April 21–27)
Where to: Croatia - Zagreb, Rijeka, Opatija
Maximum number of students: 15
Approx. cost for students: 660 EUR

Accommodation will be in hotels across the visited cities.
Transportation will be mainly by public transport (i.e., bus transport between cities and local public transport within cities).

Assessment and permitted materials

This course has two assessment categories:
- Field activities and participation (50%)
- evaluation based on your engagement in guest lectures, data collection, and field tasks
- Written report (50%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

A positive completion requires an overall score of 51%

Examination topics

Will be discussed in preparation for and during the excursion.

Reading list

Will be given in the course.

Association in the course directory

(MK3-EX)

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