Genesis and morphology of soils

Course: Soil Science, Land Management and Territorial Planning

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Genesis and morphology of soils
Code
ВБ 2.3
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
LO06. Determine the main characteristics, processes, history and composition of the Earth as a planetary system and its geospheres, including the pedosphere. LO08. Justify choices and use field and laboratory methods to analyze natural and anthropogenic systems and objects. LO10. To analyze the composition and structure of the pedosphere on different spatial and temporal scales LO11. Organize and summarize the materials of field and laboratory research. LO15. Be able to choose optimal methods and tools for research, data collection and processing.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) successful mastery of such educational disciplines as "Soil Science", "Soil Science Research", "Soil Physics", "Soil Chemistry". 2) possession of elementary skills of soil research.
Course content
The content of the discipline covers a wide range of issues devoted to consideration of the general foundations of the formation and development of soils, their morphological structure and morphological features. The discipline consists of two content modules. In the first content module, the issues of soil genesis are considered, in particular the factors of soil formation, the essence and stages of the soil formation process, elementary soil processes. The second content module is devoted to the consideration of the basics of soil morphology: the structure of the soil profile, genetic horizons, morphological characteristics of soils. Particular attention is paid to the method of morphological analysis of the soil profile in general and its individual genetic horizons.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Аріон О.В. Географія ґрунтів з основами ґрунтознавства: Навчально-методичний посібник / О.В.Аріон, Т.Г.Купач, С.О.Дем’яненко . – К., 2017. – 226 с. (з табл. та рис.) 2. Грунтознавство. Підручник / Д.Г. Тихоненко, М.О. Горін, М.І. Лактіонов та ін. За ред. Д.Г. Тихоненка – Київ: Вища освіта, 2005. – 703 с. 3. Мойш Н. І. Ґрунтознавство: Курс лекцій. – Ужгород: Ґражда, 2011. – 368 с. 4. Підкова О. М. Конспект лекцій з дисципліни “Ґрунтознавство” / Підкова О. М. – К., 2021. – 164 с. 5. Практикум з ґрунтознавства: Навчальний посібник / За редак цією професора Д. Г. Тихоненка.— 6-е вид., перероб. і доп.— Х.: Майдан, 2009 6. Кіт М.Г. Морфологія грунтів. Основи теорії і практики : навчальний по-сібник. – Львів: Видавничий центр ЛНУ імені Івана Франка, 2008.- 230 с
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical classes
Assessment methods and criteria
Surveys in test and written form, modular control works, 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 test is 40 points, the minimum number of points added to semester points is 24.
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