Course detail

English for Municipal Engineers

FAST-NYB003Acad. year: 2025/2026

The course focuses on teaching vocabulary and conversation related to topics in the field of Municipal Engineering. It includes practice in presentation skills, listening, and reading comprehension using specialised resources relevant to the field.


Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Lucie Strnadová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Entry knowledge

Level B1 according to the CEFR in English. 

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The scope of supervised instruction and the method of its implementation are defined by an annually updated directive issued by the course guarantor. 

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