Geology, full-time, second cycle degree (S2-GE-HYD)

Prepared on the basis of The Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 02 November 2011, on Qualifications Framework for Polish Higher Education Qualifications (Dz.U. no 253, item 1520)
Hydrogeology:
1. Selected learning outcomes
- demonstrates knowledge of the groundwater stream structure and its circulation in the rock medium as well as laws governing groundwater flow
- displays knowledge on types of groundwater pollution, their sources and migration conditions in the aquifer and groundwater susceptibility to pollution
- demonstrates knowledge on the models of the geological-engineering environment, geological-engineering mapping, civil structures and principles of determining their geotechnical category, geological-engineering documentation
- applies advanced techniques of laboratory analysis (geochemical, hydrochemical, geotechnical, hydrogeological)
- conducts qualitative calculations for groundwater, assesses its applicability for different purposes and degree of pollution, interprets maps of groundwater chemistry and quality, assesses groundwater susceptibility to pollution and determines principles of their monitoring and protection
- describes the structure of the filtration stream and interprets the hydrodynamic network, explains the sense of boundary and initial conditions in models of filtration fields, solves the general flow equation for various types of boundary surfaces, describes the main components in the mass transportation process within groundwater, explains the physical sense of the components in the advection-dispersion equation and gives conditions for its solving
- has competence to identify aquifer horizons and assess their groundwater capacity, calculate water capacity following various criteria, determine measures of their protection
- is able to distinguish homogeneous geological-engineering layers, demonstrates skills in the preparation and analysis of geological-engineering atlases of given areas, can recognize geohazards in the geological-engineering environment, knows the principles of geological-engineering documentation
- is able to plan empirical field research (type of research, order of activities, field verification of results) and search query of field archives to obtain materials for achieving planned scientific or practical results, selects investigation sites, conducts sampling (of water, soil, rock) following relevant techniques.
2. Programme size in ECTS credits – at least 120; 4 semesters.
3. Total no. of ECTS credits for the learning outcomes achieved in courses requiring direct participation of teachers – 100
Total no. of ECTS credits for the learning outcomes achieved in courses in basic sciences – 50
Total no. of ECTS credits for the learning outcomes achieved in practical courses – 40
Total no. of ECTS credits for the learning outcomes achieved in elective courses – 120 (in master studies in Geology the student can choose from 9 specialties).