ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: BŻS10083o14Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Environmental Protection
Major: Food Safety
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 7
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Anna Karczewska
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Student becomes introduced into environmental issues He possesses fundamental knowledge on the relationships between lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere, as well as on environmental threats in a global and local scales, and the rules how to solve the problems.
Competences: Passing the course enables a critical assessment of various environmental problems. Student is able to discuss the issues, using proper terminology and right ways of reasoning.
Prerequisites: knowledge on biology and chemistry
Course content: Fundamental terms in environmental protection. Pro-ecological thinking in the history of civilization. Sustainable development. Global and local problems of climate, air, water, lithosphere and biosphere. Natural resources. The rules of waste and wastewater management. Protection of biological heritage. Links between food safety and the environment.
Recommended literature: 1. Botkin, D.B. 2003. Environmental science: Earth as a living planet, New York, John Wiley & Sons 2. Porteous A. 2008: Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology - 4th Edition, John Wiley & Sons 3. Tyler Miller G., Spoolman S., 2008. Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions, Cengage Learning, 2008
Assessment methods: Obligatory passing practical, written test on the issues taught in lectures
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