Climate changes in Earth's youngest history 1300-SZD-WZKNHZ
Lecture during which students become acquainted with the features and changes of climate, its conditions in the Holocene, with emphasis on the youngest, modern part of it, i.e. the basic factors influencing contemporary climate changes. Particular emphasis will be placed on anthropogenic global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and other organizations working to counteract climate change, the climate package, the main climate-forming factors, facts and myths related to contemporary climate change and their forecasting, the role of undertaken projects - political and economic.
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
After the lectures, the student:
– WG_01 – knows and understands to the extent enabling the revision of existing paradigms – global achievements, including theoretical foundations and general issues and selected detailed issues – appropriate for a given scientific discipline within the field of exact and natural sciences
– WG_02 – knows and understands the main development trends of scientific disciplines in the field of exact and natural sciences in which education takes place
– WG_03 – knows and understands the methodology of scientific research within scientific disciplines in the field of exact and natural sciences.
Assessment criteria
Pass with grade based on a test covering the issues discussed during the lecture.
Practical placement
not applicable
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