2020-2021 / ENVT3036-1

Soil conservation

Duration

24h Th, 12h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Master in environmental science and management (60 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Aurore Degré, Bernard Tychon

Coordinator

Aurore Degré

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

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

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Course will be in face to face mode as far as it will be authorized. It will switch to distance learning when it will be imposed. LifeSize will be used and course will be recorded.

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.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

- Written report and oral presentation
yellow code : face to face
orange code : remotely using collaborate
 
2020 : written exam, for room, timetable... see your MYULiege-Celcat agenda

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Bernard Tychon (bernard.tychon@uliege.be)
Gilles Colinet (gilles.colinet@uliege.be)