Course for international guest/part time students

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Organization

TTK Department of Environmental and Landscape Geography

Code

talajkor2l18em

Title

Soil and environment 2

Usual semester

Spring

Published semester

2025/26/2

ECTS

3

Language

en

Learning outcomes

The Soil and Environment 2 course aims to provide advanced theoretical knowledge on the geographical distribution of soils, environmental pressures on soils, and soil use. The course is constantly being updated, and in addition to the current scientific consensus, it also prioritises the presentation of the latest scientific results. Competences: Knowledge: The WRB soil classification system. -The geographical distribution of soil types in terms of their sensitivity to soil use and degradation. Knowledge of the most essential causes and processes of physical soil degradation. Knowledge of the most critical facts about chemical soil degradation. Knowledge about off-site processes related to soil use and their background. Abilities: The student can practice fundamental concepts and knowledge related to soils. The student can apply knowledge related to soil processes in practice. The student can explain the effects of human activities on environmental systems. Attitudes: - To integrate knowledge of sampling design, sampling, sample preparation, measurement, and evaluation in the context of environmental science. - Open to understanding and interdisciplinary approach to research tasks related to soils in the disciplines integrated in the environmental sciences, and able to apply them in research processes. Autonomy and responsibility: The student is familiar with the value, applicability, and limitations of scientific statements related to environmental sciences and soil science. The student independently incorporates their knowledge into the relevant curriculum of their training. The student independently incorporates their knowledge into their work practice.

Course content

Overview of Word Reference Base for Soil Resources. Overview of the regional distribution of major soil types. Overview of the critical soil degradation processes in the context of environmental differences. Understanding high-impact soils-related publications and systematically integrating the knowledge summarised in them. Understanding the most important processes affecting the functioning of environmental systems based on publications in the most prestigious journals in the field.

Assessment method

k5 = exam mark (5) (1 failed, 5 excellent)

Bibliography

Rowel, D.L. 1994. Soil science: methods and applications. Prentice Hall, London. 350 p. Blume H.P et al. 2015. Scheffer/Schachtschabel Soil Science Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, 618 p.

Programmes of the course