Programme description

Natural Resources Management is the study programme which provides students with the actual knowledge regarding legal bases and the system of nature protection in Poland, and shows how to resolve problems resulting from a conflict of interests of various social groups and economic activities with the rules of sustainable growth and nature protection policy. The laboratory classes and group projects are the crucial parts of the program. Thanks to them students are being prepared to work on various positions in various research and didactic units, as well as in industry, administration, nature protection units and consulting companies.

Information regarding Faculty

The Faculty of Biology (until 2017—the Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences ) was established in 1951. It has the A scientific category in the rating of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, study programmes conducted at the Faculty lead in rankings prepared by the Education Foundation 'Perspektywy' and talented students win the prestigious Diamond Grant programme. The Faculty of Biology allows students to develop their interests regarding various aspects of biology, neurobiology and environment sciences in well equipped laboratories and during field trips. It gives a possibility to chose a profile of educational path, implement individual research projects, and chose subjects taught by the experts from the Institute of Botany, the Institute of Environmental Sciences, the Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research and the Botanical Garden.

The premises of the Faculty are located on the territory of the Campus of the 600th Anniversary of the JU Revival. Natural Resources Management is conducted at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, which is a part of the Faculty of Biology. Classes are taken in well equipped, modern workrooms and laboratories, student may use computer and microscope labs and conduct their research in rooms and laboratories of ecology of aquatic micro-organisms, ecochemistry and ecotoxicology, and molecular ecology. Students take practical classes in field research stations in Ochotnica Górna and Łazy. Students may use the well equipped environmental sciences library and reading room, as well as Internet databases with full access to articles regarding biological and medical sciences. 

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Rankings, distinctions, accreditations

• Scientific category A in the discipline of Biological Sciences awarded to the Jagiellonian University in Kraków by the decision of the Minister of Education and Science

Curriculum overview

In the programme curriculum, you may find information about the subjects you will attend while studying this programme. The programme indicates which subjects are scheduled for each semester of the studies, which are mandatory, which belong to the group of elective subjects (so-called optional subjects), which of them end with an exam, and which do not. Each subject in such a programme curriculum has its syllabus, which is a description of what students learn within the scope of that subject.

Student’s life

Time spent at the university is not all about education and class participation; it is also an excellent opportunity to develop hobbies and interests. Many research societies and student organizations work at the Jagiellonian University, including faculty- and university-wide ones. These societies allow students to spend their free time actively, gain knowledge, develop their talents, participate in engaging, unconventional projects, go on research and team-building trips, participate in conferences and meet fellow students outside the lecture halls. There are many student associations at the Faculty of Biology.

Students interested in the international dimension of studying can participate in a wide variety of exchange programmes such as Erasmus+, Utrecht Network, exchange programmes within Bilateral Agreements or European university Una Europa, or participate in a domestic mobility programme called MOST.

More than just studies

• Student Government of the Faculty of Biology

From our lecturers

Dr hab. Szymon Drobniak
Studies give a great chance to meet incredible people, teachers and fellow students. I remember it as a mixture of extraordinary personalities and I would love to experience it once again. Apart from that there is no other place to learn questioning the reality in a productive way.

Admission to studies

Admission to study programmes at the Jagiellonian University is conducted electronically in the Online Application System: irk.uj.edu.pl. If you have any questions related to admission, please contact the Admissions Office directly or visit the websites: welcome.uj.edu.pl and irk.uj.edu.pl.

Detailed information about admission to this study programme, including information on the method of calculating the result, qualification criteria, fees, deadlines, and a list of required documents are available on the Online Application System (IRK): irk.uj.edu.pl

Transfer from other university or study programme

Transfer from another university, including a foreign one, or change of study programme within the University is possible with the dean's consent after completing the first year of studies and fulfilling additional requirements established by the Faculty Council. For inquiries regarding transfer, please contact the unit responsible for the specific study programme directly.

Graduates

The aim of the education at Natural Resources Management is to receive knowledge and abilities in the scope of environmental management and right decision making. Learning modules were selected to equip a graduate with current knowledge regarding legal bases and the system of nature protection in Poland, and give an ability to resolve problems resulting from a conflict of interests of various social groups and economic activities with the rules of sustainable growth and nature protection policy in a complex and efficient way. The laboratory classes and group projects are the crucial parts of the programme.

Thanks to them a graduate will be ready to work on various positions in various research and didactic units, as well as in industry, state administration, nature protection units, consulting companies and NGOs dealing with: issuing environmental decisions, planing, local and regional development, environmental protection, valorization of nature values and risk assessment of socio-economic actions.

Further education possibilities

• Doctoral School, f.e. Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences
• Post diploma programmes
• Second-cycle programmes

Contact

The study programme is conducted at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, a unit of the Faculty of Biology. The Institute is located in the Campus of the 600th Anniversary of the JU Revival, so-called the Third Campus, in Kraków’s district – Ruczaj. For more information, please contact:

studia.inos@uj.edu.pl

ul. Gronostajowa 7
30-387 Kraków, Poland
Phone: (+48) 12 664 51 24

eko.uj.edu.pl
wb.uj.edu.pl

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