Duration
24h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Fundamentals of Pedology
- Soil degradation: defintitions and theme analysis
- Erosion (seminars)
- Soil conservation methods
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To know the basis of land evaluation and be able to identify the soil resources according to their potentialities, constraints for specific uses and sensibility to major threats.
Understand soil conservation methods.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Face-to-face learning ;
- Seminars ;
- Field trips.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face to face
Recommended or required readings
The student will have at his disposal the course notes in the form of PowerPoint presentations made during the course, videos, articles or podcasts.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Additional information:
- Written report and oral presentation
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Bernard Tychon (bernard.tychon@uliege.be)
Aurore Degré (aurore.degre@uliege.be)