Environmental Protection and Management
Basic information
| Faculty name: | Faculty of Biology |
| Major name: | Environmental Protection and Management |
| Level: | second cycle |
| Profile: | General academic |
| Form: | full-time degree programme |
| Language of study: | english |
Programme
Description of the program implementation
The degree programme Environmental Protection and Management consists of compulsory subjects, for which student earns 55 ECTS, and elective ones (65 ECTS). Among the latter are seminars and a Master Project, for which student receives 8 and 35 ECTS respectively. The remaining 22 ECTS credits are to be obtained by selecting and completing courses from a wide‑ranging list presented before the start of a semester. Much of the teaching consists of practical activities in the field or in the laboratory.
Student obtains required 5 ECTS in the field of humanities or social sciences by completing the following subjects from the list of compulsory courses:
- Social and Economic Aspects of Nature Conservation.
- Governance of natural resources.
Graduation
Preparation and submission of diploma thesis and passing a diploma exam.
The diploma thesis is a written work on important and current issues related to environmental protection and management of natural resources, prepared on the basis of experimental research carried out in a laboratory and/or in the field.
To complete the programme of studies, it is necessary to earn at least 22 ECTS [12 ECTS in the 1st year, and 10 ECTS in the 2nd year] passing an appropriate number of elective courses [marked with F] included in the curriculum of studies.
| Subject | Number of hours | ECTS points | Form of verification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Avian Ecology and Conservation - part 1
|
34 | 2 | graded credit | O |
|
Experimental design, data analysis and presentation
|
80 | - | - | O |
|
Governance of natural resources
|
30 | 3 | exam | O |
|
Practical aspects of environmental conservation - part 1
|
42 | 3 | exam | O |
|
Tropical ecology
|
30 | 4 | graded credit | O |
|
Seminar
|
30 | 2 | assessment | O |
|
Master Project in environmental protection
|
15 | 2 | assessment | O |
| 4 | - | assessment | O | |
|
Przedmioty fakultatywne [elective courses]
|
O | |||
|
Lektorat z języka obcego (Foreign language)
|
O |
To complete the programme of studies, it is necessary to earn at least 22 ECTS [12 ECTS in the 1st year, and 10 ECTS in the 2nd year] passing an appropriate number of elective courses [marked with F] included in the curriculum of studies.
| Subject | Number of hours | ECTS points | Form of verification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Applications of GIS
|
45 | 4 | graded credit | O |
|
Aquatic ecosystems – structure and function
|
30 | 2 | graded credit | O |
|
Avian Ecology and Conservation - part 2
|
34 | 2 | graded credit | O |
|
Environmentally friendly agriculture
|
30 | 2 | exam | O |
|
Experimental design, data analysis and presentation
|
15 | 9 | exam | O |
|
Fundamentals of environmental catalysis
|
30 | 3 | exam | O |
|
Practical aspects of environmental conservation - part 2
|
23 | 1 | graded credit | O |
|
Seminar
|
30 | 2 | assessment | O |
|
Master Project in environmental protection
|
15 | 3 | assessment | O |
|
Przedmioty fakultatywne [elective courses]
|
O | |||
|
Lektorat z języka obcego (Foreign language)
|
O |
To complete the programme of studies, it is necessary to earn at least 22 ECTS [12 ECTS in the 1st year, and 10 ECTS in the 2nd year] passing an appropriate number of elective courses [marked with F] included in the curriculum of studies.
| Subject | Number of hours | ECTS points | Form of verification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ecotoxicology and ecological risk assessment
|
40 | 3 | exam | O |
|
Solid waste management
|
30 | 2 | exam | O |
|
Seminar
|
30 | 2 | assessment | O |
|
Master Project in environmental protection
|
60 | 15 | assessment | O |
|
Przedmioty fakultatywne [elective courses]
|
O |
To complete the programme of studies, it is necessary to earn at least 22 ECTS [12 ECTS in the 1st year, and 10 ECTS in the 2nd year] passing an appropriate number of elective courses [marked with F] included in the curriculum of studies.
| Subject | Number of hours | ECTS points | Form of verification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Biotechnologial methods of fuels production
|
50 | 4 | graded credit | O |
|
Conservation genetics
|
30 | 3 | graded credit | O |
|
Ecological assessment and evaluation
|
30 | 2 | exam | O |
|
Social and economic aspects of nature conservation
|
16 | 2 | exam | O |
|
Seminar
|
30 | 2 | assessment | O |
|
Master Project in environmental protection
|
60 | 15 | assessment | O |
|
Przedmioty fakultatywne [elective courses]
|
O |