The discipline «Land melioration» provides basic knowledge on environmental management and rational use of natural resources, land melioration and melioration systems, which occupy an important place in water management, nature conservation in land reclamation, concepts of basic methods, methods and technologies of land reclamation, and their features in various natural and climatic zones. This discipline is aimed at acquiring students' skills in the field of land reclamation to ensure effective and environmentally sound management and use of land resources.