Didactics
Agricultural chemistry
The aim of the course is to teach about the properties of mineral and natural fertilizers as the basic means of production in agriculture, necessary to obtain crops appropriate in terms of quantity and quality.
Environmental chemistry
The aim of the course is to present on a global and local scale the natural migration of elements and their compounds in the environment, including the lithosphere, the hydrosphere and the biosphere. Explaining the causes of chemical changes taking place in the environment and the role of elements in the processes of synthesis and decomposition of natural matter in living and inanimate systems, including specific changes caused by human activity. Presentation of disturbances in the natural cycles of elements related to the development of agriculture, industry and civilization progress, together with the assessment of their environmental effects.
Natural Utilization of Waste and Sewage
The aim of the course is to present the flow of waste substances as an attribute of modern civilization on a local and global scale. Characteristics of selected groups of waste in terms of their suitability for use (municipal waste, agricultural waste, waste from the agri-food industry, industrial calcium waste, etc.). Assessment of benefits and threats related to the use of waste in agriculture.
Circulation of elements in the environment
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the laws and mechanisms influencing the circulation of basic nutrients in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Environmental Protection
The aims of the course are to present the scale of degradation of the environment as an effect of economic development. Presentation of legal and technical tools for environmental protection, with particular emphasis on monitoring systems.
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) analysis
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the energy-ecological (environmental) analysis of products, processes carried out in the full cycle of their existence, called LCA (Life Cycle Assessmet), i.e. life cycle analysis.
Techniques of renewable energy sources
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the classification of renewable energy sources (RES), to indicate potential energy resources in agriculture, as well as to draw attention to the advantages of using renewable energy sources and barriers to development in the light of the current law and economic calculus.
Instrumental analysis
The aim of teaching the subject is to impart knowledge, skills and competences to students in the field of laboratory work and chemical analysis, the ability to plan work in a chemical laboratory and perform chemical calculations necessary to work in environmental laboratories.
Contemporary aspects of plant nutrition
The main aim of the course is to familiarize students with the laws and mechanisms governing the process of mineral nutrition of plants in the scope enabling the use of the acquired knowledge in practice.
Fertilization in integrated production
The aim of the course is to learn about the properties of mineral and natural fertilizers as basic means of production in integrated agriculture, necessary to obtain crops adequate in terms of quantity and quality.
Recycling of materials
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with national and European legal regulations in the field of waste management and the recycling methods of basic groups of waste, such as: plastics, cars, electronic waste, packaging waste and others.
Agricultural biorefineries
The aim of teaching the subject is to familiarize students with the processes of biomass conversion, which result in the production of fuels, energy and chemicals that are a substitute for the above-mentioned products obtained by conventional methods.
Plant biofortification
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the need and possibility of biofortification of plants and their use in order to introduce various ingredients into the human diet, and to demonstrate that a properly planned and carried out biophotification process can be an attractive alternative to fortified food and dietary supplements.
Biotransformations in the environment
The main aim of the course is to familiarize students with the natural and anthropogenic factors influencing the incorporation of macro- and microelements into the biological cycle at the soil-plant, fertilizer-soil and fertilizer-plant levels, and the participation of microorganisms in these changes.
Low-emission agriculture
The main aim of teaching is to learn about the practices of reducing the emission of substances from agriculture to the natural environment.
Plant nutrition in the ecological system
The course is conducted in English. The aim of the course is to provide knowledge in the field of plant nutrition and fertilizer management in organic farming.