GENERAL SOIL SCIENCE

SOILSCI 302

Hands-on laboratory on soil analysis and interpretation of soil properties for different uses, such as food production, waste management, water quality, stormwater control, and environmental sustainability.

SOILSCI 621

Sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fates of chemical species in soils and associated water and air environments. Emphasis on the chemical behavior of elements and compounds and the phenomena affecting natural and anthropogenic materials in soils.

SOILSCI 375

Special topics on contemporary issues relevant to soil science.

FISC 57

Soil formation; important physical and chemical properties; soil moisture; introduction to soil fertility; soil mapping and classification.

SOILSCI 622

Physical properties of soils. Water retention and transmission in soils. Transport of heat, gas, and solutes. Physical environment of soil organisms and soil-plant-water relations.