Landscapes of Ukraine
Course: Natural Geography
Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet
Title
Landscapes of Ukraine
Code
ОК 43
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
LO01. Collect, process and analyze information in the branches of the subject area of geographical sciences.
LO06. Determine the main characteristics, processes, history and composition of the geographical envelope and its components.
LO07. Apply models, methods and data of natural and social sciences, information technologies, etc. when studying the formation and development of objects and processes of the geographical envelope.
LO08. Use field and laboratory methods to analyze natural and socio-geographic objects and systems.
LO09. Conduct research on the geographic envelope and its spheres using quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis.
LO13. To observe moral and ethical aspects of research, intellectual and academic integrity, professional
code of conduct.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastering of the disciplines "Landscape Science", "Relief and Geological Structure of Ukraine", "Climate of Ukraine", "Biogeography of Ukraine", "Soils of Ukraine", "Surface Waters of Ukraine", "Educational practice on methods of processing geographic information". 2. To be able to analyze the features of the interaction of the components of the geographical envelope with each other and its features on the territory of Ukraine, to be able to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the natural environment based on the concept of the geographical landscape; 3. Know the main laws of evolution, territorial distribution, dynamic changes of landscapes on the territory of Ukraine.
Course content
The educational discipline "Landscapes of Ukraine" is devoted to the study of the natural environment of Ukraine as a complete system with complex territorial organization and long-term evolution. The discipline is focused on the generalization and synthesis of knowledge from the geological structure, relief, soils, climate, plant and animal cover of the territory of Ukraine into a holistic representation represented by the landscape concept. The discipline is aimed at the formation of special professional, social and personal competencies in students, the accumulation of knowledge about the possibility of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, the ability to search, process and analyze information from various sources, the ability to identify, formulate and solve problems in the field of natural geography, especially - in the context of natural conditions and resources of the territory of Ukraine, the most important components of the discipline are: mastering the theoretical foundations, basic concepts and methodology of landscape geography in their application to the landscapes of Ukraine; study of external factors of formation of landscapes of Ukraine and regional landscape structures (tectonic, climatic, location, etc.); assimilation of the main regularities of the evolution of Ukrainian landscapes from the Neogene to the Holocene inclusively; elucidation of the essence, mechanisms of formation, territorial differences of the main regional landscape structures of the territory of Ukraine (zonal, provincial, altitudinal stratification, basin).
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Барановський В.А. Екологічний атлас України. – К.: Географіка, 2000. – 42 с. 2. Гавриленко О.П. Екогеографія України: Навчальний посібник. – К.: Знання, 2008. 646 с. 3. Гродзинський М.Д. Ландшафтознавство: Навч. посібник / М.Д. Гродзинський, О.В. Савицька. – К.: ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2008. – 320 c. 4. Гродзинський М.Д. Ніші ландшафтів України у просторі кліматичних факторів./ М.Д. Гродзинський, Д.В, Свідзінська. – К.: Обрії, 2008. – 259 с. 5. Денисик Г.І. Антропогенні ландшафти Правобережної України. – Вінниця: Арбат, 1998. – 292 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, practical session, analytical work
Assessment methods and criteria
Survey in test form, evaluation of completed practical works, MKW, exam. The recommended minimum for admission is 36 points. For students who scored a total of less than 36 points (recommended minimum), writing essays on missed or insufficiently mastered topics is a mandatory condition for admission to the exam.
The final evaluation in the form of an exam is conducted in a written format. The maximum number of points on the exam is 40, the minimum number of points added to semester points is 24
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Olena
Petrivna
Havrylenko
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet