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Hydrology

ОК 10.

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2025/2026

1 Semester

4

Ability to use information and communication technologies (GC07); ability to learn and acquire up-to-date knowledge. (GC08); ability to engage in abstract thinking, analysis, and synthesis (GC15); knowledge and understanding of the theoretical foundations of Earth sciences as a complex natural system (SC01); ability to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the composition and structure of the geospheres. (SK05); the ability to integrate field and desk work and laboratory observations with theory in a sequence: from observation to recognition, synthesis, and modeling, including the use of information technologies, cartographic, and geoinformation models in the Earth sciences (SK06); the ability to monitor objects, processes, phenomena, and the results of their interactions within the geospheres (SK07); the ability to identify and classify known objects and register new ones within the geospheres, along with their properties and inherent processes (SK10).

Full-time form

1. Successful completion of the current courses in the educational program “Cartography, Geographic Information Systems, and Remote Sensing of the Earth”: “Geology,” “Geodesy,” “Introduction to Geoinformatics,” and “Cartography.” 2. Knowledge of the theoretical foundations of physical geography, physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics. 3. Possess basic practical skills in collecting, organizing, and processing data; analyzing cartographic materials; summarizing physical-geographical conditions based on various thematic maps; and performing calculations.

This course is devoted to the study of the general patterns of processes and phenomena in the Earth’s hydrosphere; its interdependence and interconnection with the atmosphere and lithosphere; the basic physical and chemical properties and composition of natural waters; the main components of the Earth’s water cycle; the physical-geographical patterns of formation, recharge, and flow regimes of terrestrial water bodies (rivers, lakes, swamps, glaciers, and groundwater), as well as the patterns of processes occurring in the World Ocean; information is provided on the monitoring of terrestrial waters, methods for studying and researching terrestrial water bodies and the World Ocean, the nature of hydrological processes and phenomena, and the place and role of water in the functioning of ecosystems within various components of the environment, which have been shaped by both natural and anthropogenic factors.

1. Vyshnevsky, V. I., & Kosovets, O. O. Hydrological Characteristics of Ukraine’s Rivers. Kyiv: Nika-Center, 2003. 324 pp. 2. Hrebin, V. V., Khilchevsky, V. K., Stashuk, V. A., et al. Ukraine’s Water Resources. Artificial Reservoirs. Reservoirs and Ponds. Kyiv: Interpres LTD, 2014. 164 pp. 3. General Hydrology: Textbook / V. K. Khilchevsky, O. G. Obodovsky, V. V. Hrebin, et al. Kyiv: Publishing and Printing Center “Kyiv University,” 2008. 399 pp. 4. Moskalenko, S. O. Assessment of Spatial Interrelationships of Average Annual River Discharge within the Right Bank of the Pripyat River. Hydrology, Hydrochemistry, and Hydroecology, 2021. No. 3(61). pp. 20–28. https://doi.org/10.17721/2306-5680.2021.3.2 5. Khilchevsky, V. K., & Hrebin, V. V. Water Bodies of Ukraine and Recreational Water Quality Assessment: A Textbook. Kyiv: Kyiv University Publishing Center, 2022. 300 pp.

Lectures, practical assignments. Individual analytical and computational practical assignments, modular quizzes, and an exam.

The number of points a student earns over the course of the semesters is the sum of the points earned from the evaluation of completed practical assignments, quizzes, and module exams. Practical assignments are presented upon completion, in accordance with the schedule for practical classes. Module exams (MEs) are administered in a test format. Students who score below the minimum required number of points on a module exam must retake it. The recommended minimum score for exam eligibility is 36 points. For students who have earned a total score below this threshold, a mandatory requirement for exam eligibility is the submission of essays addressing topics they have missed or not sufficiently mastered. The final assessment in the form of an exam is administered in written format. The maximum number of points on the exam is 40, and the minimum number of points added to the semester grade is 24 (60% of the maximum number of points allocated for the exam).

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