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SOIL 5131 Professional Development Colloquium in Plant and Soil Sciences Description: Professional preparation of graduate students for future careers. Discussions on topics related to the application process and successful careers in the academic, private industry and government sectors. Concerns of international students, career-life balance and other post-graduate school career issues are discussed. Credit hours: 1 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Discussion Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences SOIL 5223 Soil Chemical Processes and Impact on Environmental Quality Prerequisites: SOIL 4893 and CHEM 2113 or CHEM 3324 or equivalent. Description: A comprehensive study of chemical processes applied to fate and transport of contaminants and agricultural productivity. Chemical and physical properties of soil minerals as they pertain to solution and surface chemistry. Nutrient and contaminant availability and speciation as dictated by ion exchange, precipitation/dissolution, and adsorption reactions. Review of current research in soil and environmental chemistry literature. Course previously offered as SOIL 5224. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences SOIL 5230 Research Prerequisites: Consent of a faculty member supervising the research. Description: Supervised independent research on selected topics. Offered for variable credit, 1-4 credit hours, maximum of 8 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-4 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences SOIL 5353 Advanced Soil Genesis and Classification Prerequisites: SOIL 3433. Description: Processes and factors of soil formation. Comparison of world soil morphology and classification systems. Course previously offered as AGRN 5353. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab

SOIL 5483 Soil Bioremediation and Sustainability Prerequisites: SOIL 4483.

Description: Microbial activities, biodiversity, sustainability, and their interrelationships in soil and the environment. Soil enzymology, environmental sustainability, and bioremediation of agricultural and industrial chemicals, heavy metals, chlorinated organics and explosives. Formulation of strategies that promote soil productivity and environmental sustainability. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences SOIL 5583 Soil Physics Measurement Techniques Prerequisites: SOIL 4683. Description: Training in field and laboratory techniques for physical analysis of soil properties and processes. Develop research proposal and conduct research project related to soil physics. Course previously offered as AGRN 5583. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences SOIL 5813 Soil-Plant Nutrient Cycling and Environmental Quality Prerequisites: SOIL 4234 or equivalent. Description: Theory and application of soil plant relationships in production and non-production environments. Nutrient cycling, mass balance, soil nutrient supply and plant response. Methods to reduce the impact of nutrients on environmental quality, soil-plant buffering and response models. Course previously offered as AGRN 5813. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences SOIL 6000 Doctoral Thesis Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Description: Independent research to be conducted and reported with the supervision of a major professor as partial requirement for the PhD degree. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 36 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-6 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences SOIL 6010 Advanced Topics and Conference Prerequisites: MS degree. Description: Supervised study of advanced topics. A reading and conference course designed to acquaint the advanced student with fields not covered in other courses. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-6 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences

Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences SOIL 5383 Advanced Soil Microbiology

Prerequisites: SOIL 2124 and BIOL 1114 or consent of instructor. Description: A comprehensive overview of microorganisms living in the soil and their activities which are of agricultural and environmental significance. Provide experience in analytical skills related to soil microbial processes. No credit for both SOIL 4483 and SOIL 5383. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences