Soil Science

Course: Management and Ecology of Water Resources

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Soil Science
Code
ОК.11
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PR01. Collect, process and analyze information in the field of earth sciences. PR06. Determine the main characteristics, processes, history and composition of the Earth as a planetary system and its geospheres. PR07. Apply models, methods and data of physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, mathematics, information technologies, etc. study of natural processes of formation and development of geospheres. PR09. To be able to carry out studies of geospheres using quantitative methods of analysis. PR12. Know and apply theories, paradigms, concepts and principles in the Earth sciences according to specialization.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) know the basics of general geomorphology and geology, ecology and have theoretical knowledge (basic school) of the physical geography of the world and Ukraine, have an idea of the geographical features and specifics of individual natural areas; 2) be able to establish relationships between ecosystem components, analyze them; 3) have elementary skills of system analysis, understand the cause and cause-and-effect relationships between the components of nature.
Course content
The discipline consists of two content modules. The first analyzes the essence of the the concept of soil and modern approaches to its interpretation, modern theoretical and methodological foundations and theoretical and methodological foundations and priority areas of soil science research, the importance of soil for nature and practical human activity, phase composition of soil, basic physical, physicochemical and morphological properties of soils. The second content module considers the factors of soil formation, the basics of soil soil formation, modern world and Ukrainian soil classifications, analyzes regularities of distribution and basic laws of soil geography, soil-geographical zoning, the pedosphere as a global shell, its place and role among other geospheres of the Earth. In general terms, the soil cover of the world and Ukraine is studied. Also in module considers the basics of rational use and protection of soil and land resources.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Gruntoznavstvo: pidruchnyk / [Tykhonenko D.H., Horin M.O., Laktionov M.I. ta in.]; za red. D.H. Tykhonenka. – K.: Vyshcha osvita, 2005. – 703 s. 2. Metodychni rekomendatsiyi dlya vykonannya praktychnykh robit z dystsypliny “Gruntoznavstvo” dlya studentiv NNTS “Instytut biolohiyi” / ukl. O.M. Pidkova. – K.: VHL Obriyi, 2015. – 70 s. 3. Nazarenko I.I., Polʹchyna S.M., Nikorych V.A. Gruntoznavstvo: Pidruchnyk. – Chernivtsi: Knyhy-KHKHI, 2008. – 400 s. 4. Nakonechnyy YU.I. Praktykum z gruntoznavstva i heohrafiyi gruntiv. – Lʹviv: LNU imeni Ivana Franka, 2013. – 374 s. 5. Poznyak S.P. Gruntoznavstvo i heohrafiya gruntiv: pidruchnyk. U dvokh chastynakh. CH. 1. – Lʹviv: VTS LNU imeni Ivana Franka, 2010. – 270 s. 6. Poznyak S.P. Gruntoznavstvo i heohrafiya gruntiv: pidruchnyk. U dvokh chastynakh. CH. 2. – Lʹviv: VTS LNU imeni Ivana Franka, 2010. – 286 s.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester evaluation, final evaluation in the form of a test is conducted in writing.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Serhii Petrovych Doroshkevych
Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet