Environment of Central Europe

Course: TRANSBORDER ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION

Structural unit: The Faculty of Geography

Title
Environment of Central Europe
Code
ВБ 2,12
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
1. Know, understand and be able to use in practice basic concepts from the theory of physical geography, landscape ecology, and worldview sciences (P01) 2. Explain the features of the organization of geographical space depending on its physical and geographical features, landscape structure features (P03) 3. Determine the main characteristics, processes, history and composition of the landscape envelope and its components (P07) 4. Identify factors that determine the formation of landscape and biological diversity at different spatial and temporal levels (P016)
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful completion of the courses within the "Cross-border Environmental Cooperation" educational program (Bachelor's level, Specialty 106 Geography, Field of Knowledge 10 – Natural Sciences), including elective components from the "Cross-border Environmental Cooperation in Spatial Planning" module. Specifically, the list of mandatory components includes: "Geomorphology," "Fundamentals of Meteorology," "Hydrology and Oceanology," "Soil Science with Fundamentals of Soil Geography," "Fundamentals of Biogeography," "Anthropogenic Changes and Environmental Protection," "Physical Geography of Continents and Oceans," etc. 2. Knowledge and understanding of the professional geographical subject area. Specifically: the functioning of natural geosystems subject to anthropogenic impact; and the principles and methods for ensuring the sustainable development of territories.
Course content
The academic discipline "Environment of Central Europe" is dedicated to the ecological and geographical characteristics of Central Europe, in particular, the problems of rational use of natural resources, areas of environmental protection activities and monitoring of the state of the environment. The discipline is divided into two content parts and is aimed at the formation of special geographical competencies in students, in particular, the content (empirical and theoretical knowledge), operational (skills, abilities, methods of educational and cognitive activity and experience of their application to solve problems of a theoretical and practical nature) and worldview (geographical picture of the world, emotional and value attitude towards the environment and human activity in it, acquired creative activity) components.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
11. Гродзинський М.Д. Пізнання ландшафту: місце і простір. В 2-х т. К.: ВПЦ “Київський університет”, 2005. – Т. 1 – 431 с., Т.2 – 503 с. 2. Міхелі С.В. Фізична географія Євразії: навчальний посібник. К.: Вид-во НПУ імені М.П. Драгоманова, 2019. 286 с. 3. Фізична географія материків та океанів: підручник : у 2 т. Т.2. Європа. П.Г. Шищенко, В.В.Удовиченко, Ю.А.Олішевська та ін. Київ: Видавничо- поліграфічний центр "Київський університет", 2010. 464 с. 4. Попович С.Ю. Природно-заповідна справа: підручник. Тернопіль: Навчальна книга – Богдан, 2023. 392 с. 5. Europe's biodiversity - biogeographical regions and seas. Biogeographical regions in Europe. European Environment Agency. Original contributions from ETC/NPB: S. Condé, D.Richard, N.Liamine, A.-S.Leclère. URL: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/publications/report_2002_0524_154909
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, independent work, oral presentation,
Assessment methods and criteria
exam, ongoing assessment (tests)
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Ivan Oleksandrovych Dibrova
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
The Faculty of Geography
Oksana Vasylivna Arion
Geography of Ukraine
The Faculty of Geography

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
The Faculty of Geography
Geography of Ukraine
The Faculty of Geography