SOILS AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: CHEM 104 , 109 , 116 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Physical Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain and illustrate the functions of soil resources in food production Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify, and summarize the connections between the soil resource and the water cycle, with special attention to its roles in water quality control, groundwater recharge, and flood buffering Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify and summarize the role of soils in carbon sequestration and waste management Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Integrate and analyze the effect of human activities on soil properties and its functions in the agricultural system, water cycling, carbon sequestration, and waste management Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify, monitor and revise the policies, programs, projects, and other activities intended to protect and bolster the functions of the soil resource Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Develop critical reading skills to understand environmental issues and design/plan effective management practices Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain and illustrate the functions of soil resources in food production Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify, and summarize the connections between the soil resource and the water cycle, with special attention to its roles in water quality control, groundwater recharge, and flood buffering Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify and summarize the role of soils in carbon sequestration and waste management Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Integrate and analyze the effect of human activities on soil properties and its functions in the agricultural system, water cycling, carbon sequestration, and waste management Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify, monitor and revise the policies, programs, projects, and other activities intended to protect and bolster the functions of the soil resource Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Develop critical reading skills to understand environmental issues and design/plan effective management practices Audience: Graduate