Course descriptions for ERASMUS students
1st semester, academic year 2009/2010

Faculty of Science / Economic and Social Geography

 

Course Code
Module Geography
Title: Hungary – land, people, regions
Teacher: Péter BAJMÓCY
Contact:
Level BA
Termin All
Module Aims
The special aim of the course: the participants
will be able to understand the geography of Hungary , get knowledge about the people of Hungary and the neighbouring countries and also get information about the different regions of Hungary . They can become acquinted with the useful data and other information sources during the course.

Module Subject

The issues of the module: 1. Hungary : location and physical geography 2. Hungary : people, demography 3. The Hungarians. National minorities in the Carpathian-Basin 4. The Roma (Gipsy) population of Hungary 5. Religions in the Carpathian-Basin 6. Traditions and gastronomy in Hungary 7. Regionalism in Hungary . Regions I. 8. Regions II.
Number of Credits 2
Course Code
Module Geography
Title: Population and settlement geography of Hungary
Teacher: Péter BAJMÓCY
Contact:
Level BA
Termin All
Module Aims
The special aim of the course: the participants will be able to understand the geography of Hungary, get knowledge about the people and the settlements (towns, villages) of Hungary and also get information about the regional differences of the settlement system and demographic processes in Hungary. They can become acquinted with the useful data and other information sources during the course.

Module Subject

The issues of the module: 1. The population and demography of Hungary 2. The structure of the population 3. Ethnic and religious differences in the Carpathian-Basin 4. Development of the settlement-system in Hungary 5. Towns of Hungary 6. Urbanization, urban agglomerations in Hungary 7. Villages in Hungary 8. Scattered settlements in Hungary 9. Regional differences in the settlement-network
Number of Credits 2

Course Code
Module Geography
Title: Tourism Development in Hungary
Teacher: Tünde JURAY
Contact:
Level BA
Termin SPRING
Module Aims
The special aim of the course: the participants will be able to understand the Hungarian tourism system and policy and to compare the Hungarian model their mother country ones by the end of the lecture. They can become acquinted with the useful data and other information sources during the course.

Module Subject

The issues of the module: 1. Institutional and legal background of the Hungarian tourism 2. The history of tour operation in Hungary 3. Tourism policy in Hungary 4. Regional development and tourism 5. Regional differences in Hungarian tourism 6. Tourism marketing activity 7. Tendences the domestic tourism in Hungary especially the processes after 1990 8. Hungary 's incoming (international) tourism 9. The role of tourism in the hard city competition 10. Regional and local tourism planning, making tourism conceptions (case studies)
Number of Credits 2

Course Code
Module Geography
Title: Geographical Problems of Vojvodina
Teacher: Ágnes PAP
Contact:
Level BA
Termin SPRING
Module Aims
The aim of the course is to offer the participants a detailed view about the different aspects of Vojvodina. Vojvodina is analysed from numerous human geographical aspect: population, settlement-system, agriculture, industry, tourism and regional differences. Students receive useful data and information during the course.

Module Subject

The issues of the module: 1. The general introduction of Vojvodina 2. The population of Vojvodina 3. The structure of settlement-system in Vojvodina 4. The economy and agriculture of Vojvodina 5. Transport, telecommunication and services in Vojvodina 6. Tourism and cultural industry in Vojvodina 7. Regional differences in Vojvodina 8. The perspectives of regional development
Number of Credits 2