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Introduction to Palaeoecology

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Course ID:	19-PPA-23-Arch
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Introduction to Palaeoecology
Name in Polish:	Podstawy paleoekologii
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Archaeology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Moodle - przedmioty Szkoły Nauk Humanistycznych
Course homepage:	http://archeo.amu.edu.pl
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	0 OR 3.00 OR 1.00 (depends on study program) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Module type:	compulsory
Major:	ARCHAEOLOGY, specialization Prehistoric and Medieval Archaeology
Cycle of studies:	1st cycle
Module learning aims:	The aim of the course is to provide knowledge on palaeoecological methods, their potentialities and limitations in reconstructing natural environments of prehistoric and early historic societies.
Year of studies (where relevant):	Year 2
Full description:	Quaternary palaeoecology – its principles and scope of research. Palaeoecological methods. Fossil archives. Global environmental changes in Quaternary. Climate changes in the last glacial and Holocene. Anthropocene; man as an environmental factor. History of natural and anthropogenic changes of vegetation. Interactions between man and environment in the prehistory and historical times. Development of cultural landscape in Central Europe. Habitation processes and aquatic environments.
Bibliography:	Mannion A.M., 2001: Zmiany środowiska Ziemi. Historia środowiska przyrodniczego i kulturowego. PWN. Warszawa. Lityńska-Zając M., Wasylikowa K. 2005: Przewodnik do badań archeobotanicznych. Sorus, Poznań. Dybova-Jachowicz S., Sadowska A. (red.) 2003: Palinologia. Wyd. IB PAN, Kraków. Makohonienko M., Makowiecki D., Kurnatowska Z., (red.) 2007: Studia interdyscyplinarne nad środowiskiem i kulturą w Polsce. Środowisko-Człowiek-Cywilizacja, tom 1. Seria wydawnicza Stowarzyszenia Archeologii Środowiskowej. Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe. Poznań. Tobolski K., 2000: Przewodnik do oznaczania torfów i osadów jeziornych. Vademecum Geobotanicum, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa.
Learning outcomes:	Students gain the basic knowledge of natural environments and are able to indicate complex interactions between human culture and nature in the context of time, in local, regional and global scales. Students gain the skills necessary for interdisciplinary studies in environmental archaeology in the future.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Lecture participation, final quizz.

Classes in period "Academic year 2020/2021, winter semester" (past)

Time span:	2020-10-01 - 2021-02-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Mirosław Makohonienko
Group instructors:	Mirosław Makohonienko
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Completion classes - Graded credit

Classes in period "Academic year 2021/2022, winter semestr" (past)

Time span:	2021-10-01 - 2022-02-23	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke
Group instructors:	Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Completion classes - Graded credit

Classes in period "Academic year 2022/2023, winter semester" (past)

Time span:	2022-10-01 - 2023-02-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke
Group instructors:	Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Completion classes - Graded credit

Classes in period "Academic year 2023/2024, winter semester" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-02-25	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke
Group instructors:	Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Completion classes - Graded credit

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