Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who have passed the module should be able to

• demonstate basic understanding of sustainable land use
• explain how land uses affect natural ecosystems
• explain how chemical loads affect ecosystem structures and how these effects are mediated
• explain what administrative structures, including legislation are used to handle environmental problems

Skills

• identify the processes that are important for the analysis and understanding of sustainability of the environment
• use ecological models to describe impact of chemicals and nutrients on natural ecosystems
• carry out experimental and theoretical investigations to find solutions to environmental problems
• apply selected methods to measure load, degradation and fate of selected chemicals in ecosystems
• write an electronic project report following the standards of the field of study, include relevant original scientific literature, use the correct terminology, and communicate the research-based foundation and problem and results in writing, graphically and orally in a professionally reasoned and coherent way
• use relevant software to present, analyze and visualize theories, hypotheses and data in writing as well as orally
• assess and select relevant original scientific literature and current scientific methods, models and other tools used in the project and asses the problem of the project and results in relevant scientific and social contexts

Competences

• use environmental management tools to solve and prevent environmental perturbations
• handle the planning, implementation and management of complex and unpredictable research and/or developmental tasks and take professional responsibility to implement academic assignments and interdisciplinary collaborations
• take responsibility for own professional development and specialization

Type of instruction

Project work

Extent and expected workload

450 hours

Exam

Exams