ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND SOIL CHARACTERIZATION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: CHEM 103 , 109 , 115 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Physical Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain soil variations across the landscape within the Critical Zone Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain the processes that control differences and similarities in soils Audience: Undergraduate 3. Summarize how soils are described, mapped, and classified Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the concepts of the soil physical properties used to describe the characteristics of soil solid, liquid, and gas phases. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenges of the Critical Zone Audience: Undergraduate 6. Obtain field experience in soil description and collection of soil sensor measurements to monitor water, nutrient, heat, and gas transport and heavy metal contamination in soils Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain soil variations across the landscape within the Critical Zone Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain the processes that control differences and similarities in soils Audience: Undergraduate 3. Summarize how soils are described, mapped, and classified Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the concepts of the soil physical properties used to describe the characteristics of soil solid, liquid, and gas phases. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenges of the Critical Zone Audience: Undergraduate 6. Obtain field experience in soil description and collection of soil sensor measurements to monitor water, nutrient, heat, and gas transport and heavy metal contamination in soils Audience: Undergraduate