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Course code: RSSN10229o12Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Environmental protection - basic course
Major: Environmental Protection
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 9 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Anna Karczewska
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Student becomes introduced into environmental issues and is able to assess the relevance of various disciplines in environmental science. 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: General knowledge from secondary school
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. Links between agriculture and 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 G. Tyler Miller, S. Spoolman, 2008. Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions, Cengage Learning, 2008
Assessment methods: Written exam; minimum for passing: 60 percent
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