The Department of Soil, Water and Climate offers undergraduate and graduate level classes in the categories of Soil Science (SOIL) and Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM), and as part of our graduate degree program in Land and Atmospheric Science (LAAS). We do not currently offer an undergraduate major in soil science. We do offer undergraduate minors in climatology, soil science, and water science.
Our Courses
Soil, Water, and Climate (SOIL)
SOIL 2125: Basic Soil Science
SOIL 2601: The Social Life of Soil
SOIL 3416: Plant Nutrients in the Environment
SOIL 3521: Soil Judging
SOIL 4093: Directed Study
SOIL 4094: Directed Research
SOIL 4111: Introduction to Precision Agriculture
SOIL 4505: Soil Geography
SOIL 4511: Field Study of Soils
SOIL 5125: Soil Science for Teachers
SOIL 5232: Vadose Zone Hydrology
SOIL 5515: Soil Genesis and Landscape Relations
SOIL 5555: Wetlands Soils
SOIL 5611: Soil Biology & Fertility
SOIL 8110: Colloquium in Soil Science
SOIL 8252: Advanced Soil Physics
SOIL 8510: Advanced Pedology
Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management (ESPM)
ESPM 1002: ESPM Orientation Seminar for Transfer Students
ESPM 1011: Issues in the Environment
ESPM 1425: Weather and Climate
ESPM 1901: Topics: Freshman Seminar
ESPM 1905: Freshman Seminar
ESPM 3131: Environmental Physics
ESPM 3221: Soil Conservation and Land-Use
ESPM 3425: Atmospheric Composition
ESPM 3612: Soil and Environmental Biology
ESPM 4021W: Problem Solving: Environmental Review
ESPM 4093: Directed Study
ESPM 4094: Directed Research
ESPM 4096: Professional Experience Internship
ESPM 4216: Contaminant Hydrology
ESPM 4601: Soils and Pollution
ESPM 5402: Biometeorology
ESPM 5555: Wetland Soils
ESPM 5601: Principles of Waste Management
Land and Atmospheric Science (LAAS)
LAAS 5050: Integrated Topics in Land & Atmospheric Science
LAAS 5051: Thesis Proposal Writing for Land & Atmospheric Science
LAAS 5311: Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy
LAAS 5416: Precision Agriculture and Nutrient Management
LAAS 5425: Atmospheric Processes I
LAAS 5426: Atmospheric Processes II: Radiation, Composition, and Climate
LAAS 5480: Special Topics in Land and Atmospheric Science
LAAS 5515: Soil Formation: Earth Surface Processes and Biogeochemistry
LAAS 8128: Land and Atmospheric Science Seminar
LAAS 8195: Research Problems
LAAS 8195: Research Problems in Soils
LAAS 8550: Teaching Experience
LAAS 8666: Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits
LAAS 8777: Thesis Credits: MS
LAAS 8888: Thesis Credits: PhD