List of courses at SLU in alphabetic order
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Title |
Agroforestry- concepts and field methods |
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Course number |
MV0144 Long description |
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Duration |
17 March - 30 May 2008, 35%, daytime |
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Course period |
4a + 4b |
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Credits |
5 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The aim of the course is to introduce the concept of agroforestry and some of the investigation tools that are used for analysing soil-tree-crop-human interactions in primarily tropical agroforestry systems both from an ecological, agronomic and socio-economic perspective.
When the course is finished each student should
- have acquired an understanding of the properties and functioning of different types of agroforestry systems seen from agricultural, ecological and socio-economic perspectives
- be able to apply some of the models and other tools, which are used for analyzing biophysical and socio-economic aspects of agroforestry systems as well as for designing experiments or surveys/inventories for these systems. |
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Examination |
Oral and written presentation of a specific subject within the field of agroforestry. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Soil and Environment |
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Title |
Applied Environmental Assessment |
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Course number |
MX0027 Long description |
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Duration |
16 March - 29 May 2009, 65%, daytime |
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Course period |
4a + 4b |
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Credits |
10 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The course is for students who want practical knowledge about how environmental monitoring is conducted, and how the data is analyzed from different types of environmental monitoring programs. After completing the course, students will have learned about both practical and theoretical aspects of environmental assessment through studies of field methods and applied statistics, as well as national and international laws and policies.
Upon completion of the course, students should know how to:
- plan basic environmental monitoring programs and field experiments
- apply theoretical and practical knowledge about sampling in both terrestrial and aquatic environments
- analyze and evaluate data from different experiments and environmental monitoring programs, and from these results be able to describe and judge the status of the environment from both geochemical and biological perspectives
- apply national and international environmental surveillance systems
- apply research and monitoring results in the evaluation of the effects of, among other threats, eutrophication and acidification
- describe the heterogeneity in soils, and apply geostatistics, among other techniques, that can be used for evaluating data from soil sampling |
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Examination |
Written exam, presentation of results from exercises and project work. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Aquatic Science and Assessment |
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Title |
Applied Population Biology |
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Course number |
BI0733 Long description |
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Duration |
12 January - 13 March 2009, 100%, daytime |
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Course period |
3a + 3b |
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Credits |
15 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
After completing the course the student will be able to
- calculate population growth in single- or multi-species systems
- calculate risks of extinction
- calculate effects of harvest on population growth
- use population models to investigate how to control pests
- integrate genetics in population models and analyse the effects of this on population growth
- build population models that are relevant for specific research questions in population biology
- critically assess assumptions and structures of population models, and evaluate how results can be applied
- search and assess scientific information within the subject area |
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Examination |
Written examination. Reports on project work, case studies and individual exercises |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Ecology |
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Title |
Biogeochemistry - element cycles and climate change |
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Course number |
MV0151 Long description |
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Duration |
12 January - 13 March 2009, 35%, daytime |
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Course period |
4a + 4b |
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Credits |
5 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The aim of this course is to give the student an insight in how the biological, geological and chemical processes forms and continuously change the conditions for life on earth and how man by disturbing local and global element cycles can might threaten the survival of humans and other species.
After a completed course the student should be able to
- describe the major global biogeochemical cycles and the processes that control the composition of the atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere
- explain how biogeochemical cycles and climate are disturbed by human activities
- show ability to analyze contemporary environmental problems quantitatively and to construct elemental mass balances for different element cycles on different scales
- formulate and problematize how knowledge, research and environmental monitoring are used in political processes and international conventions. |
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Examination |
Written exams and presentation of individual assignments. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Soil and Environment
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Title |
Botany and Mycology: inventory techniques |
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Course number |
BI0642 Long description |
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Duration |
31 August - 04 November 2009, 100%, daytime |
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Course period |
1a + 1b |
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Credits |
15 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
Having completed the course the student should have:
- good knowledge of the variation within and relationships between plants and fungi and basic knowledge of some groups of bacteria, archaea, algae and unicellular eukaryotic organisms,
- knowledge of the reproductive biology of these organisms and its implications for the ecology and distribution of the species,
- increased species knowledge,
- knowledge of how these organisms are affected by human activities,
- knowledge of botanical and mycological inventory techniques employed in nature conservation, and experience in performing such inventories. |
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Examination |
Written or oral examinations. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Ecology
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Title |
Contaminated Soils- Risk Assessment and Remediation |
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Course number |
BI0725 Long description |
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Duration |
30 August - 7 November 2010, 35%, daytime |
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Course period |
1a + 1b |
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Credits |
10 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The overall objective of the course is to provide students with a good ability to apply various types of risk assessment and remediation methods for environmental pollutants, plus a good understanding of the theories and assumptions on which these are based.
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Examination |
written final exam and approved presentations of exercises and
literature studies. Approved participation in compulsory parts of the
course. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Microbiology , John Stenström,Tel. +46-18-673293 John.Stenstrom@mikrob.slu.se
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Title |
Ecological Concepts |
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Course number |
BI0725 Long description |
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Duration |
31 August - 04 November 2009, 65%, daytime |
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Course period |
1a + 1b |
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Credits |
10 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The aim of the course is to both deepen and broaden the ecological knowledge of the individual student. As such the course allows the content to be tailored to an extent based on the needs of the individual student. On completion of the course, students will be able to give an account of the key concepts of ecology and how questions are addressed within those concepts in a scientific manner in terms of:
-the individuals relationship to the environment
-population changes in time nad space
-plant and animal populations structure and its´ changes with time
-energy and nutrient flow in the ecosystem
After completing the course the student will be able to:
-account for the historical development of ecology as a science
-interpret and explain the content of scientific publications within the subject area. |
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Examination |
Project work and oral examination. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Ecology
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Title |
Ecological Methods |
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Course number |
BI0728 Long description |
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Duration |
5 November 2009 - 15 January 2010, 100%, daytime |
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Course period |
2a + 2b |
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Credits |
15 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The aim of the course is to equip students with the competence to design and analyse ecological field studies. The course will provide the knowledge and ability to undertake field research both for strictly scientific purposes and applied ones, such as conservation.
After completing the course, the student shall:
- understand the importance of generating knowledge of nature through scientific research and the limitations of the methods involved
- be capable of designing ecological studies and testing hypotheses
- have the capacity to based on the experimental design chose the appropriate statistical method.
- have the ability to utilize both parametric and non-parametric statistics and experience of using data-handling and statistical programs
- have demonstrated, both in groups and as an individual, the ability to perform an ecological study. This includes formulate questions and hypotheses, design experiments, gather and analyse data and present and discuss results both in written and oral format. |
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Examination |
Written and oral examination. Report writing and oral presentation will also be evaluated. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Ecology
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Title |
Ecological Microbiology (english if foreign students) |
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Course number |
BI0717 Long description |
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Duration |
12 January - 13 March 2009, 35%, daytime |
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Course period |
3a + 3b |
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Credits |
5 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
Kursen ger kunskap i mikroorganismernas roll i ekosystemen. Målsättningen är att studenten skall uppnå en fördjupad förståelse av mikroorganismers samspel med omgivningen och andra organismer. Studenten skall även känna till förutsättningarna för hur mikroorganismer kan utnyttjas i miljörelaterade tillämpningar, t.ex. marksanering och vattenrening, utifrån kunskap i mikrobiell metabolism. |
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Examination |
Skriftlig tentamen, redovisning av övnings- och litteraturuppgifter. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Microbiology |
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Title |
Fish and Wildlife Management (at Umeå) |
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Course number |
BI0683 Long description |
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Duration |
23 March - 05 June 2009, 100%, daytime |
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Course period |
4a + 4b |
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Credits |
15 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
After the course the student will
• have sound knowledge, and be able to describe the use, of various fish and wildlife census techniques, including current rules and permit requirements
• be able to plan inventories, including problem formulation, personnel and equipment requirements, and statistical aspects
• be able to select and apply appropriate census techniques for managing fish and wildlife populations
• be able to treat, interpret, critically examine and present data collected by different census techniques
• be familiar with issues related to animal ethics, handling wild animals, and ethical permits for inventorying and sampling them. |
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Examination |
Assessment is based on performance in written examinations, presentation of project work and exercises. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies
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Title |
Governance of Natural resources |
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Course number |
LU0022 Long description |
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Duration |
5 November 2009 - 15 January 2010, 35%, daytime |
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Course period |
2a + 2b |
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Credits |
5 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The course gives students a basic understanding of the different ways in which control and access over natural resources are collectively organised, and the different social, economical and ecological barriers and opportunities for sustainable governance which exist in practice.
On completion of the course the student shall be able to:
- Analyse different forms of governance arrangements by using central theoretical concepts and approaches
- Discuss, causes for success and failure of different forms of governance, and the social, economical and ecological conditions for sustainable governance
- Explain problems and challenges associated with different governance arrangements and describe on a general level how control and access over natural resources is organised.
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Examination |
Written and/or oral exam, presentation and exercises. Approved examination in the form of a written essay and/or in other obligatory sessions in the course. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Urban and Rural Development |
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Title |
Insect Ecology |
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Course number |
BI0027 Long description |
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Duration |
15 January - 16 March 2007, 100%, daytime (2008 ?) |
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Course period |
3a +3b |
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Credits |
15 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
After completion of this course the student will have received comprehensive knowledge in the subject according to the given Emphasis is placed on population dynamics. This course can be used as the basis for post-graduate studies. |
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Examination |
Written examinations, seminars, presentations of exercises. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Ecology
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Title |
Introduction to Ecology |
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Course number |
BI0749 Long description |
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Duration |
31 August - 4 November 2009, 35%, daytime |
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Course period |
1a +1b |
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Credits |
5 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The course aims to give a general introduction to study at an advanced level, and to give an overview of the content and structure of the Master´s in Ecology programme. The course also gives an introduction to generic competences which will be of benefit during the course and later in professional life.
After completion of the course, the students will have developed their skills in:
- gathering scientific literature from the library and from digital sources
- utilize scientific literature from within the scope of the programme
- defining and judging ethical questions from within the scope of the programme
- understanding a number of fundamental scientific concepts and their usage
- structure and write a short scientific report in English and give an oral presentation in English |
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Examination |
Oral and written presentation of project work. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Ecology
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Title |
Introduction - Soil and water management |
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Course number |
MV0141 Long description |
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Duration |
31 August - 04 November 2009, 35%, daytime |
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Course period |
1a + 1b |
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Credits |
5 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The course aims to provide a general introduction to studies at advanced level, provide an overview of the programme’s content and structure and provide training in general skills in preparation for subsequent studies and working life.
On completion of the course, students will have developed their ability to:
- locate and collate scientific literature in libraries and in digital databases,
- avail themselves of scientific literature within the area of the programme,
- identify and evaluate ethical questions relating to scientific work within the area of the programme,
- describe some basic concepts within the philosophy of science and their application,
- structure and write a short scientific report in English and present scientific results orally in English,
- describe the most important frameworks and environmental objectives regulating the use of land and water. |
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Examination |
Written reports on exercises, plus oral and written presentation of project work. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Soil and Environment |
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Title |
Landscape Ecology |
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Course number |
MS0007 Long description |
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Duration |
4a + 4b |
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Course period |
16 March - 29 May 2009, 100%, daytime |
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Credits |
15 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
To equip students with the competence to
- analyse the impact of landscape structure and design on ecological patterns and processes in community ecology.
- critically examine how species interactions and biodiversity are related to ecosystem services and ecosystem functioning, both in theory and empirical studies
- discuss and solve problems in conservation and applied biology using advanced knowledge of biodiversity and landscape ecology
- critically assess scientific articles, synthesise existing knowledge, identify gaps in this knowledge and needs for further studies
- plan and conduct empirical studies on biodiversity and landscape ecology in the field
- discuss ecological knowledge on landscapes and biodiversity in relation to decision processes in society |
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Examination |
Written and oral examination. Evaluation of written reports and oral presentations. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Ecology |
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Title |
Learning, perspectives and knowledge in Natural Resource Management |
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Course number |
MX0068 Long description |
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Duration |
1a + 1b |
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Course period |
31 August - 4 November 2009, 65%, daytime |
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Credits |
10 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The aim of the course is to develop concepts and tools for analysis that can be used to understand and evaluate learning, understanding and knowledge development processes in the human interaction taking place in the natural resource management. The course will provide the theoretical background students need to develop environmental communication skills later on in the program.
After the course the student shall be able to describe:
- people’s different ways of handling complex problems
- theories of people’s capacity to take action, their motivation and creation of knowledge - different perspectives on situations of communication
- theories of learning - an analysis of one’s own role in a social process
- concepts of social psychology and knowledge theory |
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Examination |
The examination of the course consists of written exams, project work presentation and exercises. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Urban and Rural Development |
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Title |
Plant Pathology and Entomology |
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Course number |
BI0709 Long description |
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Duration |
16 March - 29 May 2009, 100%, daytime |
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Course period |
4a + 4b |
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Credits |
15 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
After completion of the course the students will have:
- The ability to describe the organisms that cause disease and damage on plants, and be able to apply ecological principles to the study of plant pests and diseases.
- The ability to explain the interactions between plants and their attackers
- A population dynamics and epidemiologically based understanding of the occurrence of pests and diseases and their dependence on different regulating factors such as climate, cultural techniques and other organisms in the agricultural landscape.
- Advanced knowledge about the biology, identification, damage, and control of the most important agricultural pests and diseases.
- The ability to apply their abovementioned knowledge in order to reduce damage to crops in different farming systems.
- Skills necessary for seeking and evaluating information within the subject area and to present this information both in written and oral form. |
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Examination |
Oral or written examinations and laboratory and exercise reports |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology |
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Title |
Project- Soil and water management |
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Course number |
MV0150 Long description Spring; Long description Autumn |
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Duration |
16 March - 29 May 2009; 05 November - 15 January 2009/10; 35%, daytime |
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Course period |
4a + 4b; 2a + 2b |
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Credits |
5 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The aim of the course is to develop the student’s abilities in written and oral presentation adapted to different audiences. This is practiced in project work.
After completing the course, students will have:
– learned how to apply earlier knowledge to answer new questions,
– developed a better knowledge and understanding of the subject dealt with in the project,
– developed their ability to present their own results orally and in writing. |
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Examination |
Written and oral presentation of project work. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Aquatic Science and Assessment |
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Title |
Renewable Energy |
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Course number |
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Duration |
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Course period |
3a + 3b
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Credits |
10ECTS
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Course objectives |
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Examination |
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Contact person & department |
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Title |
Society, Nature and Change |
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Course number |
MX0072 Long description |
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Duration |
31 August - 4 November 2009, 35%, daytime |
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Course period |
1a + 1b |
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Credits |
5 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The course provides students a social science theoretical understanding of human relations in natural resource management.
After the course the student shall be able to:
- Describe and critically discuss dominant ideas in science and society about the relation between people and nature.
- Explain in written and oral form, with the help of sociological concepts and theories, the relation between people and groups/societies; individual actions and norms and values in natural resource management.
- Evaluate and critically reflect on the role of people and groups/societies in global natural resource management. |
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Examination |
Written and/or oral exam, project work presentation and exercises. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Urban and Rural Development |
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Title |
Soil and Water Chemistry |
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Course number |
MV0146 Long description |
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Duration |
05 November - 15 January 2009/10; 65%, daytime |
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Course period |
2a + 2b |
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Credits |
10 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The overall objective of the course is to provide students with a deeper understanding of the processes that control solubility and transport of metals, nutrients and organic compounds in soil and water systems, with emphasis on the soil system. The
course will provide students with a good theoretical foundation within the subject of soil and water chemistry for further studies at Honours or Master’s level.
On completion of the course, students will be able to:
- describe how soil mineral and organic material is built up, and how it affects the chemical composition of soil water,
- describe the basic chemical principles controlling solubility of different types of compound in the soil-water system
- carry out quantitative calculations for various types of applied soil and water chemistry problems
- use some common computer-based geochemical models. |
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Examination |
Written examination, reporting of laboratory work, computer exercises and seminar work. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Soil and Environment |
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Title |
Soil Biology |
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Course number |
BI0708 Long description |
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Duration |
05 November - 15 January 2009/10; 35%, daytime |
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Course period |
2a + 2b |
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Credits |
5 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The course aims at conveying a deeper understanding of soil organisms and their interactions with the abiotic and biotic environment of the soil in agricultural and forest ecosystems.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to analyse the role of soil organisms in decomposition processes, plant nutrition, nutrient leaching and biogeochemical fluxes, as well as the effects of environmental changes on the biological systems of the soil.
This implies that the student should be able to:
- describe basic biology and trophic strategies of fungi, bacteria and soil animals
- describe carbon and nitrogen cycling in the plant/soil system
- describe biological differences between soils in different ecosystems
- analyse the effects of environmental changes on soil organisms and the consequences for carbon and nutrient cycling. |
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Examination |
Exam and oral presentation of group exercises |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology
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Title |
Soils of the World |
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Course number |
MV0149 Long description |
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Duration |
31 August - 04 November 2009, 35%, daytime |
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Course period |
1a + 1b |
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Credits |
5 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The course provides deeper knowledge of how natural and anthropogenically-dependent factors and processes create, affect and alter soil type and how the characteristics of different soils influence choice of land use.
On completion of the course students will be able to:
- describe the formation of different soil types and their most important characteristics from a land use perspective
- classify soils
- describe soil types in the field and evaluate their characteristics
- describe the global distribution of various soil types and explain how this is determined by climate and other soil formation factors. |
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Examination |
Written examination, reporting of exercises. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Soil and Environment |
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Title |
Strategies in sustainable Natural Resource Management |
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Course number |
LU0030 Long description |
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Duration |
5 November 2009 - 15 January 2010, 65%, daytime |
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Course period |
2a + 2b |
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Credits |
10 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The goal with the course is to give the student the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills for sustainable natural resource management.
After the course the student shall be able to:
- Independently and critically analyze and judge, criteria for sustainable land management in different contexts and as a dynamic concept,
- Define, in written and oral form, general systems principles of self-organization, and apply those principles on integrated social and environmental systems.
- Evaluate and critically discuss sustainable development in relation to different policies and programs in natural resource management. |
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Examination |
Examination will be based on written and oral group presentation of project work, individual evaluation of project work and written individual report of literature for the literature seminars. Participation in lectures and literature feedbacks and other obligatory sessions are also needed for approved course examination. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Urban and Rural Development |
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Title |
Student Project |
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Course number |
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Duration |
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Course period |
All blocks |
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Credits |
X |
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Course objectives |
The objective is that the student conduct a project of his own choosing during the semester. This is done in cooperation with a professor at SLU. |
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Examination |
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Contact person & department |
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Title
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Water Management, soil conservation and land evaluation
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Course number
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MV0174 Long description
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Duration
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30 August - 7 November 2010, 65%, daytime |
Course Period
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1a +1b
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Credits
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10 ECTS
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Course Objectives
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The objective of the course is to provide a deeper understanding of
different problem situations within water and land use and to provide
tools to propose appropriate solutions. The course will provide deeper
expertise for work on both national and international issues concerning
water and land use. |
Examination
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written examination, approved written and oral reporting and opposition
of project and exercises plus participation in compulsory components. |
Contact Person and Department
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Department of Soil and Environment
Abraham Joel
Tel.: +46-18-672923,
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Title |
Water and solute transport in the soil-plant-system |
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Course number |
MV0147 Long description |
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Duration |
31 August - 04 November 2009, 65%, daytime |
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Course period |
1a + 1b |
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Credits |
10 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The overall objective of the course is to provide students with deeper knowledge of the most important processes controlling water, energy and element flows in the soil-plant-atmosphere system. Special emphasis is placed on understanding dynamic processes and interchanges between different parts of the system, and on the ability to carry out simulations through numerical modelling of the system and the component processes.
On completion of the course students will be able to:
- describe the interactions between the physical processes and the factors that control flows and stores of energy, water and solutes in the soil-plant-atmosphere system,
- use numerical models to simulate flows of energy, water and solutes in different types of soil, linked to different vegetation and climate,
- apply this knowledge to analyse and solve practical problems in land use and environmental conservation. |
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Examination |
Written examination, written reports and reporting of project work |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Soil and Environment |
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Title |
Watershed management with focus on eutrophication |
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Course number |
MV0148 Long description |
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Duration |
12 January - 13 March 2009, 65%, daytime |
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Course period |
3a + 3b |
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Credits |
10 ECTS |
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Course objectives |
The course provides the foundations for work with water-related questions in society. It provides a holistic picture of the eutrophying emissions that can be related to human activities (agriculture, forestry and wastewater) in watersheds, the effects of such emissions on the aquatic environment and how remediation programmes can be drawn up.
On completion of the course students will:
- be able to describe how the most important chemical and biological processes in the aquatic environment are affected by increased supply of nitrogen, phosphorus and acidifying compounds,
- be able to describe how different cultivation practices within agriculture and forestry affect the transport of nitrogen, phosphorus and acidifying compounds to recipient waters, with particular focus on counter-measures
- be able to evaluate how emissions from private sewage systems and sewage treatment plants affect the water quality in a watershed, and provide suggestions for measures to reduce these effects,
- have the skills to use a source apportionment model to analyse and quantify the eutrophying emissions in a watershed and evaluate the effects of potential remediation programes,
- be acquainted with the environmental quality objectives, directives and legislation concerning water management in Sweden and the rest of the EU,
- be able to describe problems in surface waters and groundwater relating to the use of crop protection chemicals in agriculture. |
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Examination |
Written final examination, reporting of project work and exercise assignments. |
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Contact person & department |
Department of Soil and Environment
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