Landscapes of Ukraine

Course: Geomorphology and Environmental Tourism

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Landscapes of Ukraine
Code
ОК 42
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
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PRN 1. To know, understand and be able to use in practice the basic concepts of the theory of geomorphology, the organization of nature tourism, as well as related and worldview sciences. PRN 5. Collect, process and analyze information in the field of geographical sciences, in particular to solve the problems of geomorphology, paleogeography and nature tourism. PRN 7. Determine the main characteristics, processes, history and composition of the landscape envelope as a whole and geomorphosystems in particular. PRN 8. Apply models, methods of physics, chemistry, geology, ecology, mathematics, information technologies, etc., when studying the processes of formation and development of the relief of the earth's surface, individual objects and processes of the geographical envelope, for the needs of the organization and functioning of the field of nature tourism. PRN 9. To analyze the composition and structure of natural and sociospheres at different spatio-temporal levels.
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, MKR, credit. 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 credit. The final evaluation in the form of an credit. 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 (60% of the maximum number of points assigned to the credit.).
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olena Petrivna Havrylenko
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet