Informačný list predmetu (Course description)

Vysoká škola (University): Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (Comenius University in Bratislava)	
Fakulta (Faculty): Prírodovedecká fakulta UK v Bratislave (Faculty of Natural Sciences)	
Kód predmetu (Code): 	Názov predmetu (Course):
Climatology	
Druh, rozsah a metóda vzdelávacích činností (Study design):
a 2-hour seminar per week, full-time study	
Počet kreditov (Number of credits earned): 2	
Odporúčaný semester/trimester štúdia (Recommended semester): 1st,3rd	
Stupeň štúdia (Degree): 1st (Bachelor)	
Podmieňujúce predmety (Prerequisite courses): none	
Podmienky na absolvovanie predmetu (Grading policy):
Grades will be based on a final written examination.
The course has a standardized grading system which is identified below:
A (92–100%): Outstanding, excellent work (exceptional performance with strong evidence of original thinking and an obvious capacity to analyse, synthesize and evaluate); B (84–91%): Good, competent work; laudable performance with evidence of some original thinking, good problem-solving ability, exhibiting a serious, responsible engagement with the course content; C (76–83%): Adequate, reasonably satisfactory work; fair performance but infrequent evidence of original thinking or the capacity to analyse, satisfies the minimum requirements of the course; D (68–75%): Less acceptable work; relatively weak performance with little evidence of original thinking or ability to analyse or synthesize course material;  E (60–67%): Minimally acceptable work; very weak performance with little evidence of original thinking, showing an inadequate grasp of some basic elements of the course. Fx (under 60%): Inadequate work; poor performance which indicates a lack of understanding or misunderstanding of essential subject matter.	
Výsledky vzdelávania (Course objectives):  This course offers basic information about general and regional climatology. By the end of this course, students should be able to understand the theory of the global climate system and the theory of formation and development of specific climatic patterns in the individual regions of Earth. Students should be able to calculate environmental problems relating to climate systems and to solve some practical problems in contemporary climatology. 	
Stručná osnova predmetu (Syllabus):
This course will focus on following topics: The climate system; Earth´s radiation budget; Energy and temperature; Moisture in the atmosphere; Precipitation; Winds and pressure;  General circulation; Climate classifications and regions; Local climates (urban climate, mountain climate, microclimates); Climates of the past; Human interactions with climate; Modelling the climate; Climate change and the future – climate scenarios.      	
Odporúčaná literatúra (Suggested readings): 
Robinson, P. J., Henderson-Sellers, A. 1999. Contemporary Climatology (Second Edition). Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 317pp. ISBN 0 582 27631 4.
Barry, R. G., Chorley, R. J.  2003. Atmosphere, Weather and Climate (Eight edition). London, New York: Routledge, 421pp. ISBN 0-415-27170-3 (hbk), 0-415-27171-1 (pbk).
Oliver, J.E. (ed): Encyclopedia of World Climatology. Dordrecht: Springer, 2008. 854 pp. ISBN 978-1-4020-3264-6.
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Jazyk, ktorého znalosť je potrebná na absolvovanie predmetu (The course is held in): 
English	
Poznámky (Other course information): none	
Hodnotenie predmetov (Grading history):
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Vyučujúci (Professor): Marián Melo, Martin Gera		
Dátum poslednej zmeny (Last updated): February 2015	
Schválil (Approved by): Peter Fedor, Ján Buček, Daniel Pivko