BTNY 3214 - Soils

Credits: (4)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $25.00
Course Fee Purpose: The course fee is used to purchase consumable supplies for hands-on labs and to maintain and replace lab equipment as needed and field trip transportation.
Description: An introduction to the fundamental principles of soil science. Chemical, physical, geological, and biological properties of soils; Course will examine the role of soils as a fundamental ecological constraint through space and time on patterns and processes, such as plant distribution, nutrient cycling, and cycling of water between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere. Course will also examine the human dimensions of soils as a natural resource, and the historical and current environmental impact of soil use and management.
Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour lab per week.
Pre-requisite(s): (BTNY 2104 and BTNY 2114 and BTNY 2121) or (GEO 1110) and (CHEM 1110 or CHEM 1210) and (BTNY 2600 or CHEM 2600 or GEO 2600 or MICR 2600 or PHYS 2600).
Course is cross listed with GEO 3214.