Biogeography Field of study: Geography
Programme code: W2-S1GF19.2024

Module name: Biogeography
Module code: W2-GF-S1-106
Programme code: W2-S1GF19.2024
Semester: winter semester 2024/2025
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 4
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The lecture discusses the regularities of the distribution of organisms on earth and provides an overview of the evolution of the biosphere. Flow of energy through ecosystems including the role of humans in organising energy flow, environmental factors determining the distribution of organisms on the globe, human influence on the distribution of organisms on Earth, terrestrial biomes of the world, principles of biogeographical regionalisation. Models of reasoning in relation to the functioning of the biosphere in geographical space. The lecture is conducted using audiovisual methods and diagrams drawn during the lecture. Assessment of environmental change on the basis of geo-indicators and natural valorisation for the purposes of spatial planning are addressed. Concepts for the management of transformed areas and ways of their restoration.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
learns independently in a targeted manner during lectures [U01]
 U04 [5/5]
has a basic knowledge of the nature of natural sciences their place in the system of sciences, the most important scientific problems and their relation to other sciences [W01]
 W01 [5/5]
understands basic geographical and biological phenomena and processes [W02]
 W01 [4/5]
has the knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry necessary for the understanding of basic geographical phenomena and processes [W03]
 W01 [3/5]
knows basic conceptual categories and terminology of geographical ecological biology, and has knowledge of the development of natural sciences and the research methods used in them [W04]
 W01 [4/5]
has a basic knowledge of man, in particular as a subject constituting social structures and the rules of their functioning and acting within these structures [W05]
 W02 [3/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [W2-GF-S1-106 _fs_1] 15 Formal lecture/ course-related lecture [a01] 
Problem-based lecture [b01]  		course work U01 W01 W02 W03 W04 W05
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Consulting materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus [a04] Preparation for classes
agreeing on materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus, supporting the implementation of tasks resulting from or necessary for class participation
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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