Soil Science with the basics of Soil Geography

Course: Natural Sciences. Integrated program

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Soil Science with the basics of Soil Geography
Code
ОК 13
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
PLO 01. To collect, process, and analyze information in the field of Natural Sciences (Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Biology). PLO 05. To be able to conduct field and laboratory research, and organize their results. PLO 06. Determine the main characteristics, processes, history, and composition of the Earth as a planetary system and its geospheres. PLO 07. Determine the main characteristics, processes, history, and composition of the landscape envelope and its components. PLO 08. Apply models, methods, and data of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Ecology, Mathematics, information technologies, etc. when studying natural processes of formation and development of geospheres.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) know the basics of general geomorphology and geology, ecology, as well as possess theoretical knowledge (basic school knowledge) of the physical geography of the world and Ukraine, have an idea of ​​the geographical features and specificity of individual natural zones; 2) be able to establish relationships between ecosystem components, analyze them; 3) to have elementary skills of system analysis, to understand the cause-and-effect relationships between the components of nature.
Course content
The discipline consists of two content modules. The first one analyzes the essence of the concept of soil and modern approaches to its interpretation, examines in detail the modern theoretical and methodological principles and priority directions of soil science research, the importance of soil for nature and practical human activity, the phase composition of soil, the main physical, physico-chemical and morphological properties of soils . In the second content module, the factors of soil formation, the basics of soil formation, modern world and Ukrainian soil classifications are considered, distribution patterns and basic laws of soil geography, soil-geographical zoning are analyzed, the pedosphere is studied as a global shell, its place and role among other geospheres of the Earth.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Ґрунтознавство: підручник / [Тихоненко Д.Г., Горін М.О., Лактіонов М.І. та ін.]; за ред. Д.Г. Тихоненка. – К.: Вища освіта, 2005. – 703 с. 2. Методичні рекомендації для виконання практичних робіт з дисципліни “Ґрунтознавство” для студентів ННЦ “Інститут біології” / укл. О.М. Підкова. – К.: ВГЛ Обрії, 2015. – 70 с. 3. Назаренко І.І., Польчина С.М., Дмитрук Ю.М. Грунтознавство з основами геології: Підручник. – Чернівці: Книги-ХХІ, 2006. – 503 с. 4. Назаренко І.І., Польчина С.М., Нікорич В.А. Ґрунтознавство: Підручник. – Чернівці: Книги-ХХІ, 2008. – 400 с. 5. Наконечний Ю.І. Практикум з ґрунтознавства і географії ґрунтів. – Львів: ЛНУ імені Івана Франка, 2013. – 374 с. 6. Позняк С.П. Ґрунтознавство і географія ґрунтів: підручник. У двох частинах. Ч. 1. – Львів: ВЦ ЛНУ імені Івана Франка, 2010. – 270 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, practical work, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment of performance of tasks of practical works, modular control work, exam. Completion of all practical work provided by the work program and writing of modular test papers is mandatory for credit. The recommended minimum for admission to the exam is 35 points. Students who scored a total of less points than the critical minimum are not allowed to take the exam
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