Upon successful completion of the course, students should have acquired the basic knowledge of ecology, understood and be able to interpret the interdependence and interaction relationships between the components of an ecosystem, have the ability to identify and examine the characteristics of Greek ecosystems. They should also be able to examine cases of ecosystem management in the Greek area through case studies, combine acquired knowledge, evaluate conservation and management measures and judge their validity by developing appropriate arguments. Through the project they present (although optional, it is selected by 90-95% of students), they demonstrate their ability to collect data, evaluate it, and seek  sources from international and Greek literature on the subject of their work, to compile and disseminate information and ideas to the public.

How they specialize in the following categories

1.1.    Knowledge:

Ecosystem Characteristics, Negative and Positive Feedback, Structure and Function of Ecosystems, Environmental Factors, Population Organization (Interactions, Natural Selection and Evolution, Survival Strategies, Human Population and Its Changes),  Organization at ecosystem level (energy flow, productivity, biogeochemical cycles and disturbances, development and evolution of ecosystems over time), values-alterations and degradation of the natural environment, landscape protection, development and environment (ecological approaches to development, dilemma between development and environment), main features of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, biomes, terrestrial and aquatic natural ecosystems of Greece, examples of ecosystem management-commentary.

1.2. Skills: Critique of ecosystem management practices based on knowledge gained

1.3. Abilities:

Ability to search international and domestic bibliographic sources, analyze and synthesize data and information

Ability to develop autonomous as well as teamwork projects in a future interdisciplinary environment

Ability to critique, through presentations of individual / group-work projects, as well as the development of arguments.

Respect for the natural environment as a consequence of knowing its functions and value and

·         Ability to search international and domestic bibliographic sources, analyze and synthesize data and information

·         Ability to develop autonomous and teamwork projects in a future interdisciplinary environment

·         Ability to critique, through presentations of individual / group work projects, as well as the development of arguments.

·         Respect for the natural environment as a consequence of knowing its functions and value and