280210 VO Introduction to Environmental Sciences (NPI) (2019W)
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max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
- Stefanie Wienkoop
- Holger Daims
- Thomas Glade
- Stephan Glatzel
- Gerhard Herndl
- Thilo Hofmann
- Thorsten Hüffer
- Stephan Krämer
- Naresh Kumar
- Alexander Loy
- Andreas Richter
- Christa Schleper
- Wolfram Weckwerth
- Frank von der Kammer
Classes
Start 03.10.2019 14:15, Geol.-Praktikumsraum 2B201 UZA II
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Written exam on the topics of this lecture series
60% to pass
1) 30.01.2020
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60% to pass
1) 30.01.2020
2)
3)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Learning outcome: Successful graduates are able to define the key concepts of
environmental sciences and critically evaluate scientific approaches. They are able to
combine and apply disciplinary knowledge to interpret complex environmental issues in
an interdisciplinary way.
environmental sciences and critically evaluate scientific approaches. They are able to
combine and apply disciplinary knowledge to interpret complex environmental issues in
an interdisciplinary way.
Examination topics
Lecture series
Reading list
Will be provided by the lecturers
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Th 29.08.2019 16:28
-Systems approach in environmental sciences
-Marine carbon and nitrogen cycles
-Biological wastewater treatment: Diversity and function of key microorganisms with focus on nitrification
-Natural and Engineered Nanoparticles and the Environment
-Environmental Geochemistry
-Microplastics as emerging pollutants - A new threat or are lessons to be learnt from the past?
-Tracing mercury cycling in the environment with stable isotope signatures
-Plant-microbe interaction for sustainable agriculture
-Ecology and Evolution of Sulfur Cycle Microorganisms: Focus on Sulfate Reduction
-Soils and the Global Carbon Cycle