Industrial ecology

Department that provides study

Ecology and Plant Polymers Technology of Faculty of Chemical Engineering

Possible limitations

Only for students studying in English-language educational programs

Level of higher education

First (bachelor's)

Specialties for which the course is adapted

For all specialties (except 101 Ecology, 133 Industrial Machinery Engineering, 141 Electrical Energetics, Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics, 151 Automation and Computer Integrated Technologies, 161 Chemical Technologies and Engineering, 162 Biotechnologies and Bioengineering)

Year of study, semester

2 year, fall or spring semester

Course total scope and hours distribution of classroom work and self-study

2 credits ECTS – 60 hours

classroom classes: lectures – 18 hours, practical – 18 hours,

self-study – 24 hours

Language of study

English

Requirements for begin studying the course

Basic knowledge at the level of school ecology course: basic concepts and terms.

What will be studied

It will be studied pollution of the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere due to the functioning of the main branches of human production, represented by fuel and energy, mining, metallurgy, oil refining, construction, chemical and food industry.

Why is this interesting / worth exploring

In today's world, methods of preventing negative impacts on the environment at the work of industrial enterprises are guaranty of sustainable development of society and environmental safety of the biosphere.

What can you learn

You can learn to choose approaches for ensuring the appropriate level of environmental safety in industrial enterprises.

How to use the acquired knowledge and skills

• analyze the production process, determine of level of impact of the production on the environment;
• identify the main pollutants of the production;
• offer perspective measures to reduce anthropogenic loading on the environment at work of specific industrial production.

Information support of the course

Textbooks

Semester assessment

Test