ECOLOGY
SPECIALTY: ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Higher Mathematics.
Lectures - 123 hr., Seminars - 70 hr., Consultations - 20 hr., Self-learning - 111 hr., 1st and 2nd semester - examination.
Linear algebra (determinants, matrices, systems of linear algebraic equations). Vectors. Analytic geometry (coordinate method, straight line, plane, ellipse, hyperbola, parabola). Limits, continuity. Differential calculus of functions of one and several variables. Complex numbers and polynomials. Integral calculus. Differential equations. Series. Theory of Probability (random events, discrete and continuous random variables). Basic problems of mathematical statistics.
Problems of linear algebra and analytic geometry (coordinate method, straight line, plane, hyperbola, parabola). Differential calculus. Optimization problems. Integral calculus. Calculation of area, curve length, solid volume and surface area. Integrating differential equations. Series. Problems of theory of probabilities and mathematical statistics.
Prerequisite: not required.
Computer Science, Fundamentals of Systemology and Programming.
Lectures - 87 hr., Labs - 52 hr., Self-learning - 116 hr., Consultations - 15 hr., 1st, 3rd semester - test, 2nd semester - examination.
Hardware and software of personal computers (PC). PC operating systems and shells. Methods of documents creating and editing. MS Word text editor. Document structure. Formatting of documents. Creation and work with spreadsheets using MS Excel table editor. Merging of documents created with different application programs into one document. Fundamentals of C programming language. Structure of C programs. Input/output, mathematical and user functions; input/output files and boxes. Solution of engineering tasks of different complexity using C programming language. Basics of MathCad. Simple calculations, solution of equations, derivatives, integrals, equation system, and program blocks in MathCad.
Prerequisite: not required.
Physics.
Lectures - 70 hr., Seminars - 18 hr., Labs - 35 hr., Consultations - 15 hr., Self-learning - 105 hr., 2nd semester - test, 3rd semester - examination.
Mechanics: kinematics, dynamics; forces of inertia; laws of conservation of momentum, angular momentum, energy; relativistic mechanics. Molecular physics and thermodynamics: kinetic theory; 1st and 2nd law of thermodynamics; entropy. Electromagnetism: electrostatic field; conductors and dielectrics in electrostatic field; direct current laws; magnetic field; electromagnetic induction; Maxwells equations. Oscillations: harmonic, damped, forced mechanical and electromagnetic oscillations. Wave physics: mechanical, electromagnetic waves; interference, diffraction, dispersion, polarization. Quantum physics: quantum properties of radiation; Schroedingers equation; atom and molecule spectra. Solid state physics: quantum statistics; band theory. Nuclear physics.
Prerequisite: secondary school syllabus in physics, mathematics and chemistry; Higher mathematics.
General and Inorganic Chemistry.
Lectures - 51 hr., Labs - 70 hr., Consultations - 10 hr., Self-learning - 84 hr., 1st and 2nd semesters - examination.
Fundamental laws of chemistry. Structure of atom and the periodic law: contemporary view. Chemical bond types (covalent, ionic and etc.). Quantum-mechanical approach to covalent bond: methods of valence bonds (VB) and molecular orbitals (MO) and their comparative analysis. Coordination compounds chemistry. Crystalline field theory (CFT). Chemical thermodynamics and thermochemistry. Chemical kinetics and catalysis. Dispersed systems and solutions. Physical and chemical properties of solutions of electrolytes and non-electrolytes. Reduction - oxidation processes and basics of electrochemistry.
Chemistry of elements. Hydrogen, oxygen. Nonmetallic elements of III-VII groups: halogens, chalcogenides, nitrogen, and carbon subgroups. Metals of chief subgroups. Transition metals and their properties.
Prerequisite: not required.
Biology.
Lectures - 87 hr., Labs - 70 hr., Consultations - 10 hr., Self-learning - 103 hr., 2nd semester - test, 3rd semester - examination.
Biology as a science. Objects and methods of biological investigations. Cell theory. Physics and chemistry of living cell. Metabolism and energy processes in cells. Reproduction and individual development of organisms.
Basics of genetics. Theory of evolution. Modern classification of living organisms. Structure and development features of plant, animal and human organisms.
Basic knowledge on the biosphere.
Prerequisite: Introduction to the specialty; General and inorganic chemistry.
Geology with Fundamentals of Geomorphology.
Lectures ‑ 34 hr., Labs ‑ 17 hr., Self-learning ‑ 57 hr., 3rd semester - home task and test.
General characteristic of the course. Basic information on the Earth. Geochronologic and stratigraphic scales. Main information on relief. Geomorphology. Structure and development of terrestrial landscapes. Elements, forms and types of relief. Geological and geomorphologic maps. Construction of geological section and maps of hydroisohypes. Construction of geological section and maps of hydroisohypes. Rock and minerals. Principles of soil study. Geological processes. Endogenous geological processes and their role in relief formation. Exogenous geological processes and their role in relief formation. Fundamentals of hydrogeology. Geological and relief forming processes connected with movement of the ground waters. Karsts. Geological and geomorphological investigations on environmental protection. Rationality of land tenure.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; General and inorganic chemistry.
Meteorology and Climatology.
Lecture - 34 hr., Labs -17 hr., Consultations - 6 hr., Self-learning - 57 hr., 8th semester - test.
Atmosphere composition, physical behavior of the atmosphere. Pressure systems. Atmospheric effects on incident solar radiation. Global heat balance. Daily and annual cycles of temperature. Winds, vertical wind. Atmospheric stability. Saturation processes and cloud development. Cloud type and classification. Air mass and fronts. Weather analysis. Climate classification and climate regions of the world. Urban climatology. Atmospheric carbon dioxide variation, greenhouse gases, ozone depletion. Reasons of climate change.
Prerequisite: not required.
General Hydrology.
Lectures - 34 hr., Labs - 34 hr., Self-learning - 67 hr., 5th semester - test.
Physical properties of fluid and gas. Ideal fluid model. Evaporation. Hydrostatics. Fundamentals of hydrodynamics. Fluid flow in open and closed channels. Study of metrological methods in hygrometry. Water balance and methods of its evaluation. Ground waters. Water circulation in the nature. Precipitation and evaporation. Formation of water mass and river drain. Modeling methods in hydrology. Environmental protection problems.
Prerequisite: High mathematics; Physics.
Soil Science.
Lectures - 36 hr., Labs - 36 hr., Self-learning - 63 hr., 4th semester - home task and test.
Soil science: peddled and edaphology; research objects. Soil formation processes. Common soil organisms. Mineral phase of soils. Soil organic matter, its composition, properties environmental effects. Colloids: exchange capacity. Soil moisture content. General physical properties of soils. Soil gaseous phase and soil temperature. Soil solution; buffering, oxidation processes, soil regimes. Concepts of soil productivity and fertility. Soil classifications and its taxonomy. Geography of soils: soils of the podsolic group, ground - water soils and peat, black soils and related groups, soils with calcareous parent materials, saline, alkaline and soloti soils, general soils of mountain regions. Intrazonal soils. Soil rating and monitoring. Fundamentals of soil types mapping.
Prerequisite: General and inorganic chemistry; Biology; Geology with fundamentals of geomorphology; Fundamentals of ecology.
Topography and Fundamentals of Cartography.
Lectures - 17 hr., Seminars - 17 hr., Self-learning - 40 hr., 4th semester - test.
Information on the Earths shape and coordinate systems used in geodesy. Orientation of lines in geodesy. Topographic plans and maps, their applications in solution of engineering problems. Goniometers and measurement of angles. Geodetic methods of distance measurement on terrain. Direct leveling. Trigonometric leveling and general information on other kinds of leveling. Geodetic networks.
Transit survey of terrain. Tachometric survey of terrain. Aerophototopography of terrain.
Essence of ecological evaluation of territory on the basis of cartographical modelling. General regulations of projecting, mapping and editing of ecological maps. Cartographical representation of ecological information and its generalization. Examples of modelling of ecological - geographical information. Basic type of ecological - geographical maps.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; Physics.
Environmental Management.
Lectures - 34 hr., Seminars - 17 hr., 5th semester - home task and examination.
Main directions of environmental management system in Ukraine and industrialized countries: development of legislation (laws, iso standards, instructions, etc.), applications of economic and finance control tools (principles of formation and action mechanisms of ecological and economic tools, systems of limits and license, charges, price mechanisms), monitoring, expertise, audit, creating and planning of integral ecological policy with economic and social directions of sustainable society development, international agreements. Global, national and local tasks of management. Management peculiarities for state and private enterprises. Ecological safety management. Improvement of management system.
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of ecology; Ecological enterprise.
Fundamentals of Ecology.
Lectures - 34 hr., Labs - 34 hr., Seminars - 17 hr., 3rd semester - home task and examination.
Problems and objectives of Ecology. Defining the main terms of contemporary environmental science. Evolution of relationship between human and the environment, environmental ethics. Structure and existence conditions of the biosphere. Biogeochemical cycles within the biosphere. Photo- and chemical synthesis. Mineral, energy and climatic resources of the Earth. Main laws of auto-, dem-, and synecology. Commoners and Chiras environmental laws. Environmental disasters and their anthropogenic factors. Technological progress and environmental problems. Air pollution and its effect on ecosystem stability. Main factors of soil degradation; heavy metals impact on the state of top-soil; soil erosion. Pollution of global water recourses. Toxicity of pollutants: pesticides, oil products, synthetic surface active substances (SAS). Methods of air, water, soil, and bowls protection. Environmental problems of energy sources and its consumption. Environmental assessment. Problems, aims and types of the environmental monitoring. Environmental legislation. International relationship in the environmental field.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; Computer science, fundamentals of systemology and programming; General and inorganic chemistry.
Radioecology.
Lectures - 17 hr., Labs - 17 hr., Self-learning - 20 hr., 5th semester - test.
Radioecology as a science. Radionuclides, their properties. Interaction of hard radiations with matter. Dosimetry. Radioactive decay. Calculations of exposure doze from sources of different geometry. Evaluation of dozes of internal irradiation. Radiography. Sampling of ground, air and water. Radiation of a scale - background. Spectrometric analysis. Radiochemical analysis. Processes of transferring. Radiation damage. Pollution by radioactive substances and condition of ecosystems. Problems of agricultural radioecology. Radiation monitoring: methods and tools.
Prerequisite: Physics; Fundamentals of ecology; Biogeochemistry.
Economy of Nature Management.
Lectures - 51 hr., Self-learning - 57 hr., 7th semester - test.
Study of interaction between society and nature. Determination of principles for solving environmental problems under conditions of modern industry, including aviation. Methods of rational using of natural resource and environmental protection. Classification of natural resources. Mechanism of nature resource using and environmental protection in aviation. Role of technical progress in environmental care activity and its efficiency. Ecologic and economical problems of development and distribution of productive forces.
Prerequisite: Economic theory; Environmental management; Fundamentals of ecology.
Monitoring and Methods of Environment Parameters Measurement.
Lectures - 51 hr., Labs - 34 hr., Self-learning - 77 hr., 5th semester - examination.
Basic knowledge on collecting, processing, saving and analyzing of information on the environment state. Environment monitoring. Global ecological monitoring. National (regional) ecological monitoring. Instrumental and information system of environmental monitoring. Monitoring of chemical and physical contamination of atmospheric air. Monitoring of hydrosphere, lithosphere, natural resources. State registration of contamination. Informing about environment state. Environment control at air transport enterprises.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; Physics; General and inorganic chemistry; Fundamentals of ecology.
Ecological Law.
Lectures - 17 hr., Seminars - 17 hr., Self-learning - 20 hr., 7th semester - test.
Concepts, subject, principles and system of the ecological law. Ecological law system in Ukraine. Ecological rights and duties of citizens. Right for property on natural resources. Legal bases of management in the field of ecology. Legal regime of zones of extreme ecological situations. Legal regimes of use, restoration and protection of the grounds, waters and atmospheric air. International ecological law.
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of ecology; Monitoring and methods of environment parameters measurement; Modelling and forecasting of the environment state; Biogeochemistry; Technoecology and urboecology.
Modelling and Forecasting of the Environment State.
Lectures ‑ 70 hr., Labs ‑ 52 hr., Consultations ‑ 5 hr., Self-learning - 89 hr., 5th semester - test, 6th semester - course paper and examination.
Environment state modelling and forecast: express - methods of modelling in ecology. Extrapolation methods of environment state modelling. Statistical methods of environment state modelling. Mathematical models of population development. Atmosphere state modelling. Classification of tasks, approaches and models. Engineering models of atmosphere pollution. Fundamental models of overall mechanics of the environment, which describes atmosphere and air state in industrial and living areas. Balance models of reservoirs and underground waters pollution. Analytical and numerical modelling of hydrosphere state. Specific features of lithosphere pollution modelling. Engineering approach to lithosphere pollution modelling. Fundamental models of lithosphere pollution, based on diffusion and chemical kinetics equations and their realization with PC. Theoretical - gaming models of environment protection. Classification and basic concepts of forecast methods in ecology. Optimization methods in ecology. Optimization of ecological projects.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; Computer science, fundamentals of systemology and programming; Physics. Fundamentals of ecology; Theoretical fundamentals of simulation in ecology.
Landscape Ecology.
Lectures - 34 hr., Labs - 17 hr., Self-learning - 57 hr., 7th semester - examination.
Landscape ecology: geographical and geochemical aspects. Basic landscape: zonal and azonal factors; taxonomic categories. Basic geochemical landscapes: principles of differentiation and kogerantion, components of landscapes, external and internal factors of migration, geochemical barriers. Landscape and landscape- geochemical mapping. Technogenesis. Landscape and landscape-geochemical structure territory of Ukraine. Landscape -ecological forecasting. Stability, reconstruction and self-purification of landscapes.
Prerequisite: Geology with fundamentals of geomorphology; Soil science; Biogeochemistry.
Human Ecology.
Lectures - 36 hr., Self-learning - 85 hr., Consultations - 5 hr., 6th semester - course paper and test.
Subject, task, research of human ecology. Modern problems of human ecology. Methods of non-invasive diagnostics of health state. Methods of epidemiological researches and genetic monitoring. Ecology of human populations and social groups. Influence of urbanized environment on human health. Sources of harmful substances penetrating into human organism. Genetic consequences of environmental contamination. Role of immune and lymphatic systems in maintenance of internal homeostasis of an organism. Estimation of parameters of cellular immunity. Mastering of basic skills in preventive maintenance of negative influence of environment on the health. System of hygienic normalization and regulation of dangerous factors of environment. Process management of human health formation on population level. Optimization of interaction of man and wildlife. Legal aspects of interaction of society and nature.
Prerequisite: Biology; Fundamentals of ecology; Fundamentals of ecotoxicology.
Biogeochemistry.
Lectures - 36 hr., Labs - 18 hr., Self-learning - 81 hr., 4th semester - test.
Biogeochemistry: importance of researches by V.I.Vernadsky, V.V.Dobrovolsky, A.I.Perelman, B.F.Mitskevich. Functional classification of chemical elements. Abiotic and biotic matter of the Earths grospheres: structure and dispersion of chemical elements. Bioorganic migration and biological circulation. Natural global biogeochemical cycles. Biogeochemical inhomogeneity of physico-geographical zones of the Earth. Deformation of natural global biogeochemical cycles in antropogenic conditions. Ecological-biogeochemical study of technogenically contaminated territories. Geochemical ecology and biogeochemical zoning. Natural and technogenic biogeochemical areas of Ukraine.
Prerequisite: General and inorganic chemistry; Biology; Geology with fundamentals of geomorphology; General hydrology; Fundamentals of ecology.
Technoecology and Urboecology.
Lectures - 68 hr., Self-learning - 67 hr., 7th semester - course paper and examination.
Educational discipline "technoecology and urboecology" (technoecology means technological ecology or industrial ecology) is an applied part of the general ecology, which studies the analytical methods and technological approaches to the reconfiguration of the industrial, transport and other activities, aimed at reducing the environmental degradation and preservation of natural resources grounding on analysis of industrial metabolism, of the energy and materials flows in contemporary economy. Discipline studies the distribution and quality of primary resources (fuel, minerals, soil and water) of the planet and separate country and investigates how they are used by industrial systems, the possibilities for productivity improvement of the materials use and for general ecological effectiveness. Specific attention is paid to the theory and use of impact indicators on environment from industrial activity and their contribution to climate change, biodiversity damage, wastes, decreasing of quality of surface and soil waters, soil degradation, acid rains, photochemical smog. The ISO recommendations in aspects of life cycle assessment of the products are used. Given method is a basis for determination of quantitative impact indices on environment of different branches and spheres of the human activities in industry and city.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; General and inorganic chemistry; Biology; Fundamentals of ecology; Introduction to the specialty.
Nature Conservation Areas.
Lectures - 17 hr., Seminars - 17 hr., Self-learning - 20 hr., 5th semester - test.
Nature conservation as the main direction of reserve activity. Structure and classification of conservation areas in the world and in Ukraine. Development of the nature conservation activity strategy in Ukraine. Structure of Chronicle of nature. Basic methods of foundation and evaluation of reserved territories. Categories of flora and fauna rarities. Functions of reserved ecosystems. Biodiversity protection and eco-network formation. Legal and economical basis of preserved areas functioning. Scientific-research work on protected areas.
Prerequisite: Biology; Fundamentals of ecology; Introduction to the specialty.
Normalization of Anthropogenic Load on the Environment.
Lectures - 34 hr., Seminars - 17 hr., Self-learning - 57 hr., 7th semester - course paper and examination.
Modern concepts of environmental protection. Normalization of air quality. Rational use and protection of water resources. Normalization of soil quality. Normalization of noise pollution of the environment. Normalization of electro-magnetic pollution of the environment. Radiation safety standards.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; Physics; General and inorganic chemistry; Fundamentals of ecology; Technoecology and urboecology.
Ecological Expertise.
Lectures - 34 hr., Seminars - 48 hr., 6th semester - course paper and test.
Ecological expertise as a kind of scientific-practical activity. Legislation of Ukraine on ecological expertise. Forms of ecological expertise. Kinds of activities and objects subjected to the state ecological expertise. Requirements to experts. Rights and duties of ecological expertise customers. Rules of ecological expertise performance. Impact assessment of the ecological expertise objects on the environment. Special requirements to the documentation on the state ecological expertise objects. Peculiarities of the public ecological expertise. Responsibility for infringement of the state ecological expertise.
Prerequisite: Environmental management; Fundamentals of ecology; Ecological audit and certification of the enterprises.
Fundamentals of Ecological Safety of Territories and Waters and Environmental Inspection.
Lectures - 34 hr., Seminars - 17 hr., 6th semester - home task and test.
Ecological policy and state safety. State system of ecological safety. Ecological safety risks. Natural and technogenic extraordinary situations. Ecological safety of regions of Ukraine. Radiation safety and the Chornobyl NPS accident consequences. Risk assessment of anthropogenic factors impact. Ecological safety and ecological normalization. Ecological safety of waters. Management of ecological safety. Principles of the environmental inspection. Classification of inspection control. Control of ozone-destroying substances. Inspection control of analytic laboratories. Public control of the environment. Co-operation of state and public inspection control.
Prerequisite: Environmental management; Fundamentals of ecology; Normalization of the anthropogenic load on the environment.
Fundamentals of Labor Protection.
Lectures - 18 hr., Labs -18 hr., Self-learning - 18 hr, 6th semester - test.
Dangerous and harmful production factors, their negative influence on human organism, setting of their maximum permissible level. Legislation basics on labor protection, devices and methods of measuring of dangerous and harmful production factors, protective methods against electric current, static electricity, lightning and harmful substances, methods of accident prevention during running of lifting-transport means and vessels under pressure, protection methods against electromagnetic and ionizing radiation, requirements for fire and explosion safety.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; Physics; General and inorganic chemistry; Biology.
Safety of Life Activity.
Lectures - 18hr., Seminars - 18 hr., Self-learning - 18 hr., 3rd semester - test.
Identification of potential dangers. Definition of dangerous, harmful and hazardous factors. Forecasting of occasion and consequence effects of dangerous, harmful factors on human organism, and influence of hazardous factors on the human- environment system. Methodology of application of protective means from dangerous, harmful and hazardous factors. Planning of measures for creation of healthy and safe life and activity conditions in the human - environment system. Application of public, social-economical, legal, technical, environmental, medical-prevention and educational procedures, aimed at creation of healthy and safe life conditions in the modern environment.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; Physics; General and inorganic chemistry; Biology.
Ecological Audit and Certification of Enterprises.
Lectures - 17 hr., Seminars - 17 hr., Consultations - 10 hr., Self-learning - 60 hr., 5th semester - test.
Fundamentals of environmental auditing and certification: overview of key instruments for environmental auditing and certification. Ukrainian and international standards for environmental auditing and certification (EMAS, ISO, BS). Internal and external ecoauditing, scheme and principles of its performance. Integration of economy and the environment. Economic, social and legislative tools for reduction of load on the environment (eco-management, command and control approach, environmental impact assessment, voluntary agreements, subsidy reforms, eco-taxation etc.)
Prerequisite: Ecological management; Fundamentals of ecology.
Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology.
Lectures - 36 hr., Labs - 18 hr., Self-learning - 54 hr.; 4th semester - home task and test.
Fundamentals of ecotoxicology: classification of hazardous and toxic substances. Measuring of toxicity. Movement, distribution and fate of toxins in the environment. Modifying factors of toxic effects. Absorption, distribution and excretion of toxicants in the organism. Metabolism of toxic substances: modification and conjugation stages. Toxicity of metals. Pesticides influence on human health and environment. Toxicity of drugs. Food additives and contaminants. Toxic substances and risk assessment. Mathematical models.
Prerequisite: General and inorganic chemistry; Fundamentals of ecology.
Basics of Statistical Accounting and Banks of Information in Ecology.
Lectures - 51 hr., Labs - 34 hr., Self-learning - 77 hr., 8th semester - course paper and examination.
Basis of statistical accounting and banks of information in ecology: notions of statistical observation in ecology as the first step of statistical investigation. Reduction and grouping of results of statistical observation. Statistical distribution series. Secondary grouping. Statistical tables. Statistical graphics. Graphs of comparison of statistical observation results. Graphs of space allocation of phenomena and their spreading in time. Generalizing statistical indices. Related values, their essence and types. Structural average values. Indices of variation. Types of dispersions and rules of their calculation and addition. Dispersion of alternate (qualitative) features. Statistical methods of investigation of relations. Correlation and regression methods of analysis of connections. Non-linear dependences. Multi-factor correlation-regression analysis. Dynamic series and sampling observation. Statistical indices, their types and role for investigation of the environmental states. Notion of computer information software and computer information base. Structure of ecological data bases. Premises of creation and main adventures of automated data bases (ADB) for investigation of the environmental states. Characteristic features of modern ecological ADB.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; Computer science, fundamentals of systemology and programming; Modeling and forecasting of the environment state.
Utilization and Recuperation of Wastes.
Lections - 36 hr., Labs - 36 hr., 6th semester - course paper and test.
General problems of the environment protection. Technical methods of environment protection. Atmosphere and hydrosphere protection from industrial pollutions. Lithosphere protection from industrial pollutions. Production processes on the base of wasteless technologies or technologies minimizing the waste production. Sewageless and recycling water-using systems. Technical principles and environment protection. Complex using of raw materials and secondary material recourses.
Gas filtration from solid particles, acid components and internal-combustion engine waste emissions. Sewages filtration. pH-levels determination in sewages. Neutralization of acidic and alkaline waters. Aerobic and unaerobic biochemical filtration of sewages. Assessing the power of the machine for defusing industrial wastes and sewages. Utilisation of industrial and other wastes. Choosing technical support, techniques and methods of neutralisation, utilisation and recuperation of industrial wastes. Creating or choosing producing processes based on wasteless technologies or technologies minimizing the waste production.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; General and inorganic chemistry; Biology; Fundamentals of ecology; Radioecology; Biogeochemistry.
City Municipal Services.
Lectures - 34 hr., Labs - 34 hr., Self-learning - 116 hr., 8th semester - examination.
Life-support systems of the urban population, normative requirements to their designing as objects of town-planning. Systems of city municipal services, requirements to their designing.
Definition of urban population and its territorial requirements. Functional zoning of the city. Structure of the city. Transport system. Principles of transport network design of the city. Organization of parking and service of vehicles in the city. Organization of service in the city by external transport. Organization of service in the city by public transport. Engineering networks of the city. Design of cross-section street structure. Sanitation of the city. External illumination.
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of ecology; Technoecology and urboecology; Ecological audit and certification of enterprises.
Ecology in Aviation and Space.
Lectures - 36 hr., Seminars - 36 hr., Self-learning - 63 hr., 6th semester - home task and test.
Environmental problems of the world air- and spacecrafts exploitation. Assessment of air- and spacecrafts impact on the environment. Environmental protection at air transport exploitation processes. Spaceports, their general and specific impact on the environment. Environmental consequences of the spacecraft exploitation effects on biomes. Parameters of spacecraft fuel; toxical-hygienic characteristics of combusted spacecraft fuel. Effects of spaceship constructions. Advantages and disadvantages of atomic power installed in spaceships. Main effects of the space exploitation on the Earth: terrestrial surface of the planet, atmospheric layers (troposphere, stratosphere, ionosphere). Ozone layer depletion. Cosmic debris. Accidents during the space processes. Environmental problems caused by utilization of outdated space techniques. Standards and legislation supporting environmental safety of the space exploration.
Prerequisite: Biology; Fundamentals of ecology; Radioecology; Biogeochemistry.
Introduction to the Specialty.
Lectures - 17 hr., Seminars - 17 hr., Self-learning - 47 hr., Home task - 8 hr., 1st semester - examination.
Objectives and tasks of the course. Urgency of ecological problems in the modern world. Main tasks of the environmental science. Structure of ecosystem. History of the environmental science development and relationship between the human society and the nature. Monitoring tasks and objects. Practical training of a future specialist. Basic elements of research activity. International environmental organizations and programs. Government services on environmental safety and natural resources of Ukraine. Regulation of development and structure of a social ecosystem. Stability in living systems. Environmental gradients, tolerance and adaptation. Relationship among pollution, population, resources, technology and society. Environmental health and humans. Environmental resource economics. Environmental impact assessment. Economics and pollution control. Environmental auditory and management. Principles of sustainable development of society.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; General and inorganic chemistry.
Fundamentals of Biochemical and Microbiological Technologies.
Lectures - 70 hr., Labs - 70 hr., Self-learning - 103 hr., 4th semester - test, 5th semester - course paper and examination.
Major characteristics of living matter. Levels of molecular organization of a cell. Molecular fundamentals of vital activity. Structure of chemical substances forming a living matter, their transformations and physic-chemical processes constituting the basis of vital activity. Substance exchange with the environment and self-regulation of chemical transformations.
Prerequisite: Physics; General and inorganic chemistry; Biology.
Theoretical Fundamentals of Simulation in Ecology.
Lectures - 36 hr., Seminars - 36 hr., Self-learning - 58 hr., Consultations - 5 hr., 4th semester - course paper and examination.
Principal concepts of mathematical modelling method. Equations of motion, continuity, energy, state. Special cases of models such as multus, volterra. One-dimensional problems with free boundaries. Mathematical simulation of the ground and underground waters. Spreading of pollution in the air. de Saint-Venen equation. Numerical procedure.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; Physics; General and inorganic chemistry; Fundamentals of ecology.
Ethics and Aesthetics.
Lectures - 17 hr., Seminars - 17 hr., Self-learning - 20 hr., 1st semester - test.
Moral as a social phenomenon. Moral consciousness. Categories of ethics. The moral world of human. Ethics as responsibility. The applied ethics. Aesthetics as a philosophical discipline. Aesthetic consciousness and aesthetic activity. Creative work. Categories of aesthetics. Art as the subject of aesthetic analysis and a form of man's spiritual and practical realization in the world. Ethics and Aesthetics of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Modern Ages and the Age of Enlightenment. Ethic and Aesthetic principles of the XIX - th century philosophy. Man and the World of Men in the traditions of Ethics and Aesthetics in Ukrainian and Russian classic philosophies. Ethical and Aesthetical researches in the XX - th and at the beginning of the XXI centuries.
Prerequisite:not required.
Engineering and Computer Graphics.
Lectures - 17 hr., Labs - 34 hr., Self-learning - 57 hr., 1st semester - test.
Basic information on design documentation and stages of their development. Projective bases of drawing construction. Monge method. Complex drawings of geometrical basic elements: points, lines, planes; representation of their mutual position. Transformation of geometrical representations. Properties of projections of surfaces, application in science and engineering. Computer-aided development of design documentation for parts and assembly units according to the requirements of the state and departmental standards.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics.
Logic.
Lectures - 18 hr., Seminars- 18 hr., Consultations - 18 hr., 2nd semester - test.
Subject and importance of logic. Development of logic. Logical laws of thinking. Conceptions. Operations with conceptions. Judgment. Types of judgment. Terms of judgment. Deductions. Rules and schemes of deduction. Types of incomplete induction. Analogy and hypothesis. Rules of analogy. Hypothesis. Types of hypothesis. Argumentation. Demonstration. Types and methods of argumentation. Refutation and its types. The nature of disputes.
Prerequisite: Ethics and aesthetics.
Ecological Chemistry.
Lectures - 17 hr., Labs - 34 hr., Consultations - 84 hr., 8th semester - home task and examination.
Fundamentals of ecological chemistry. Basic concepts, terms and definitions of ecological chemistry, main chemical pollutants, sources of their origin, modern chemical and chemical-physical methods of principal chemical pollutants quantitative analysis and qualitative measuring. Circulation of chemical xenobiotics, their ways of penetration into atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere: distribution, accumulation and removal; ways of influence on chemical xenobiotics circulation and neutralization , chemical-technological principles of environmentally appropriate technologies development, neutralization and recycling schemes of chemically dangerous emissions; chemical nature of radionuclides and their circulation in the environment; directions of preventive maintenance of negative influence of chemical substances on the environment, safety enhancement at chemical enterprises, tools for chemical pollutants detection, control and protection;
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; Physics; General and inorganic chemistry; Biology; Soils science; Fundamentals of ecology; Radioecology; Monitoring and methods of environment parameters measurement; Bigeochemistry; Fundamentals of ecotoxicology.
Ecological Audit and Certification of the Enterprises.
Lectures - 17 hr., Seminars - 17 hr., Consultations - 10 hr., Self-learning - 60 hr., 5th semester - test.
Basis of environmental auditing and certification: overview of key instruments for environmental auditing and certification. Ukrainian and international standards for environmental auditing and certification (EMAS, ISO, BS). Internal and external ecoauditing. Scheme and principles of carrying out. Integration of the economy and the environment. Economic, social and legislative tools for implementation of the environment (ecomanegement, command and control, environmental impact assessment, voluntary agreements, subsidy reforms, ecotaxation etc.)
Prerequisite: Environmental management.
Fuels and Lubricant Materials.
Lectures - 16 hr., Labs - 16 hr., Consultations - 5 hr., 8th semester - home task and test.
Classification of fuels and lubricant materials. Raw sources of fuels and lubricant materials. Alternative sources and alternative kinds of fuels. Fundamentals of primary fuels processing. Gas-plants and oil refineries in Ukraine. Automobile and aviation petrols. Jet fuels. Diesel fuels. Lubricant materials. Special materials and additives.
Prerequisite: Higher mathematics; Physics; General and inorganic chemistry.
Professional Practical Internship.
Duration - 108 hr., 2nd semester - test.
Main directions of professional activity. Acquaintance with the general infrastructure of national enterprises, ecologically dangerous technological processes, functioning of ecological services at enterprises, sources of environment pollution, basic directions of ecological researches at research centers of the NAS of Ukraine: the D.K.Zabolotny Institute and the O.V.Marzeev Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology.
Prerequisite: Biology; Introduction to the specialty.
Ecological Internship.
Duration - 108 hr., 4th semester - test.
The main tasks of ecological internship are: development of modern methods of ecological researches; development of skills for conducting independent experimental work; study of ecological monitoring methods at the facilities of the Institute of Hydrobiology NASU, the Institute of Agroecology UAAS, the National Agrarian University. Research of quality of waters and ground, biotechnology for water purification and restoration of its biological value, technology of hydrobionts application as tests-objects for estimation of quality of sewage and natural water, technologies of hidrobionts cultivation of different trophic levels for the purpose food, fodder and technical raw material production, acquaintance with natural landscapes of Polless and Forest-steppe zones and carrying out their soil and geobotanical researches.
Prerequisite: Soil science; Fundamentals of ecotoxicology.
Technological Internship.
Duration - 108 hr., 6th semester - test.
Modern methods and forms of the environmental management:
- estimation of economic and social efficiency of efforts aimed at improvement of ecological conditions;
- observance control of environmental laws and standard acts at enterprises;
- gaining practical skills in drawing up of reports on nature protection activity at enterprises;
- development of specific research-and-production problems.
Prerequisite: Meteorology and climatology; Monitoring and methods of environment parameters measurement; Modelling and forecasting of the environment state; Human ecology; Fundamentals of labour protection.