SOIL, WATER & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (SWES)

105. Introduction to Environmental Science: Land, Water and Air (3) Introduction to contemporary environmental issues and their relationship to physical, chemical, and biological principles. Discussion and evaluation of risks and trade-offs in addressing solutions to environmental pollution. Optional field trip. P, high school chemistry recommended; CR, 106 encouraged.

106. Environmental Science Laboratory: Land, Water and Air (1) Laboratory exercises and field trip experiences to study environmental problems related to land, water, and air resources. Basic physical, chemical and biological principles that relate to understanding environmental problems will be stressed. Field trips. P, algebra and high school chemistry recommended.

197. Workshop

a. Environmental Science (1) Field trips. Offered only through the Horizons Unlimited Summer Program.

200. Soils (3) GRD Fundamental principles of soil science-origin, nature, and constitution of soils; their chemical, physical, and biological properties in relation to plant growth and the nonplant uses of soils. P, CHEM 101a and 102a or 103a and 104a.

201. Soils Laboratory (1) CDT Laboratory exercises for 200. P, CR, 200.

250. Water and Its Uses (3) GRD (Identical with ABE 250, which is home).

302. Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3) (Identical with PCOL 302, which is home).

305. Pollution Science (3) Introduction to abiotic and biotic scientific processes within the soil/water/atmosphere continuum that affects that fate and transport of pollutants. Evaluation of the extent, fate, mitigation and impact of environmental pollution. P, CHEM 241a, MIC 205, MATH 125a, PHYS 102.

316. Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition (3) Chemical and biological properties of soil as they affect soil nutrient availability and crop production. Principles of plant nutrition and nutrient acquisition also discussed. Additional topics: fertilizers and fertilization, irrigation water quality, soil salinity, environmental impacts of fertilizers, and principles of soil and plant tissue testing. P, 200.

317. Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Laboratory (1) Practical discussion and application of the principles of soil fertility and plant nutrition. Laboratory and greenhouse exercises involve soil and plant tissue testing and fertilizer response experiments. Field trips demonstrate crop production field experimentation, and use of soil as a medium for waste disposal. Field trip. P, CR, 316.

325. Soil Microbiology (3) Introduction to the biology and soil microorganisms, their interactions in soil ecosystems and relations with higher plants; laboratory exercises emphasize methods for identifying populations of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes and algae and their activities in soils. 2R, 3L. P, CHEM 103b, MCB 181.

330. Introduction to Remote Sensing (3) (Identical with GEOG 330, which is home).

397. Workshop

a. Teaching Workshop (2-3) P, open to students with sophomore or higher standing and a grade of "A" in 105-106, or majors in environmental science.

401. Management of Arid Lands and Salt-Affected Soils (3) Principles and practices of soil, water and crop management under arid and semiarid conditions; the use of diagnostic procedures for evaluating soils and waters, reclamation, and economics of irrigation project development. 2R, 3L. Field trips. P, 200, 201. May be convened with 501.

404. Irrigation Principles and Management (3) GRD (Identical with ABE 404, which is home). May be convened with 504.

405. Environmental, Soil and Water Chemistry Laboratory (3) Principles and methods of the chemical analysis of soils, water and biological materials with emphasis on illustrating important soil and environmental concepts and processes. 1R, 6L. P, CHEM 322, 323; PHYS 102. May be convened with 505.

417. Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resources (3) (Identical with RNR 417, which is home). May be convened with 517.

420. Environmental Physics (3) Physical principles used in assessment, prevention or reduction of environmental problems. Main themes include energy sources; energy and mass transport; and pollution within soil, water and air. P, MATH 125b, PHYS 103. May be convened with 520.

421a- 421b. Microbiological Techniques (3-3) (Identical with MIC 421a-421b, which is home).

425. Environmental Microbiology (3) Current concepts in water quality, aerobiology and microbial biogeochemistry. P, 325, CR, CHEM 241b. May be convened with 525. (Identical with MIC 425) .

426. Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (2) Basic techniques for isolation and characterization of environmental soil and water microflora including methods for enumeration and measurement of physiological activity. P, 425. (Identical with MIC 426). May be convened with 526.

428. Microbial Genetics (3) (Identical with PL P 428, which is home).

430. Environmental Monitoring (2) Theory and application of environmental measurements to the sampling and monitoring of groundwater, soil, surface water, and near-surface atmospheric systems. 1R, 3L. P, HWR 450 or SWES 411 or equivalent. May be convened with 530.

431. Soil Morphology, Classification and Interpretations (3) Theory and practice of describing characteristics of soils; principles of soil classification and classification systems; making soil interpretations for selected land uses. 2R, 3L. Field trips. P, 200, 201. May be convened with 531.

438. Environmental, Soil, and Water Chemistry (3) Basic soil and water chemical properties and interactions, chemical behavior, and processes in the environment. Natural and anthropogenic examples. P, 200, CHEM 103b, 104b.

440. Biodegradation of Pollutants in Soil and Groundwater (3) Description of modern pollution problems and potential biological remediation techniques focusing on the chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology of biodegradation of hazardous and toxic compounds. P, 425. May be convened with 540. (Identical with MIC 440).

444. Applied Environmental Law (3) A guided journey through real world environmental law; U.S. legal system, major environmental laws-criminal and civil; common marketplace problems and solutions; high profile cases; essential professional skills. May be convened with 544.

450. Anticipating the Future: Focus on Environment (3) Techniques and approaches to understand broad issues about the future with focus on environmental topics. Uses computer conferencing with Internet and significant student discussion and opportunities for team approaches and reporting. P, upper-division standing. May be convened with 550. Writing-Emphasis Course.*

453. Remote Sensing of the Environment (3) Remote sensing techniques and applications for improved natural resource utilization of soils, water, grasslands, and forest. Fundamental energy-matter interactions that influence the spectral characteristics of vegetation, soil, and water. 2R, 3L. Field trips. P, 330 or PHYS 102b. May be convened with 553.

461. Soil and Water Conservation (3) Consideration of major world soil and water conservation problems and solutions; principles of soil and water degredation by erosion, ground water overdraft, chemical transport in surface and ground water and their effects on world food production and environmental problems. 2R, 3L. Field trips. P, 200. May be convened with 561.

466. Soil and Groundwater Restoration (3) Methods for remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater; factors influencing efficacy of remediation systems. Emphasis on scientific basis of restoration. May be convened with 566.

470. Soil Physics (3) CDT Soil structure and physical constitution of soils; the physical properties of soil-water systems, movement and exchange of gases in the soil, and physical laws governing the movement and availability of soil water. 2R, 3L. P, 200, PHYS 103. CR, MATH 125a. May be convened with 570.

474. Aquatic Plants and the Environment (4) The role of riparian areas, estuaries, and construced wetlands in the environment. Emphasis on plants as wildlife habitat for nutrient cycling and bioremediation. Field trips. (Identical with WFSC 474 and ECOL 474). May be convened with 574.

475. Freshwater and Marine Algae (4) (Identical with ECOL 475, which is home).

483. Geographic Applications of Remote Sensing (3) (Identical with GEOG 483, which is home). May be convened with 583.

490. Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (3) (Identical with REM 490, which is home). May be convened with 590.

494. Practicum

r. Research (3) [Rpt./2] P, ENGL 101, MATH 117, ABE 120, and consent of instructor.

*Writing-Emphasis Courses. P, satisfaction of the upper-division writing-proficiency requirement (see Writing-Emphasis Courses in the Academic Policies and Graduation Requirements section of this manual).

501. Management of Arid Lands and Salt-Affected Soils (3) For a description of course topics see 401. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of a current topic. Field trip. P, 200, 201. May be convened with 401.

504. Irrigation Principles and Management (3) GRD (Identical with ABE 504, which is home). May be convened with 404.

505. Environmental, Soil and Water Chemistry Laboratory (3) For a description of course topics see 405. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of a current topic. P, CHEM 322, 323, PHYS 103, 182. May be convened with 405.

511. Soil Chemistry (3) I CDT Composition and crystal chemistry of soil minerals; nature of soil organic matter; application of colloidal chemistry to the soil system; chemistry of the soil solution and acid- and salt-affected soils. 2R, 3L. P, 200, CHEM 241, 322. May be convened with 411.

517. Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resources (3) (Identical with RNR 517, which is home). May be convened with 417.

520. Physics of Plant Environments (3) For a description of course topics see 420. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of a current topic. P, MATH 125b, PHYS 103. May be convened with 420.

525. Environmental Microbiology (3) Current concepts in water quality, aerobiology and microbial biogeochemistry. P, 325, CR, CHEM 241b. (Identical with MBIM 525). May be convened with 425.

526. Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (2) For a description of course topics see 426. Graduate-level requirements include additional assignments. P, 525 (Identical with MBIM 526). May be convened with 426.

530. Environmental Monitoring (2) For a description of course topics see 430. Graduate-level requirements include preparation of a term project. 1R, 3L. P, HWR 450 or 517 or SWES 511 or equivalent. May be convened with 430.

531. Soil Morphology, Classification and Interpretations (3) For a description of course topics see 431. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of a current topic. Field trips. P, 200, 201. May be convened with 431.

540. Biodegradation of Pollutants in Soil and Groundwater (3) For a description of course topics see 440. Graduate-level requirements include a short oral presentation about a recent journal article and a paper pertaining to recent advances in biodegradation studies. P, MBIM 525. (Identical with MBIM 540). May be convened with 440.

541. Soil Genesis (3) Physical and chemical processes and mineralogy of weathering and soil formation; quantitative pedology; the soil as part of the ecosystem. Field trips. P, GEOS 101 and CHEM 103b. (Identical with GEOS 541) .

544. Applied Environmental Law (3) For a description of course topics see 444. Graduate-level requirements include extra term papers and case studies. May be convened with 444.

546. Environmental Biotechnology (2) Molecular methods for detection of microorganisms in the environment. Fate and survival of introduced organisms in the environment. Molecular mechanisms of microbial inactivation in waste treatment systems and microbial risk assessment. P, 525. (Identical with MBIM 546).

550. Anticipating the Future: Focus on Environment (3) For a description of course topics see 450. Graduate-level requirements include a report in an area of special interest. May be convened with 450.

553. Remote Sensing of the Environment (3) For a description of course topics see 453. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of a current topic. Field trips. P, 330 or PHYS 103. May be convened with 453.

561. Soil and Water Conservation (3) For a description of course topics see 461. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of a current topic. Field trips. P, 200. May be convened with 461.

564. Environmental Chemistry (3) Physical and chemical processes influencing the behavior of contaminants in the subsurface environment. Includes equilibrium and kinetic theory of solubilization-dissolution, volatilization, sorption, hydrolysis, photolysis, surface catalysis and radioactive decay. P, CHEM 103b, 480a.

565. Contaminant Transport in Porous Media (3) The transport of contaminants in the subsurface environment. Effects of dispersion, interphase mass transfer, transformation reactions, and porous-media heterogeneity on transport; covers aqueous (dissolved) and multiphase (immiscible liquid, gas) systems. P, 570 or HWR 518 or 531.

566. Soil and Groundwater Restoration (3) For a description of course topics see 466. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper. May be convened with 466.

570. Soil Physics (3) CDT For a description of course topics see 470. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of a current topic. P, 200, PHYS 103, CR, MATH 125a. May be convened with 470.

573. Monitoring Biosphere Processes (3) Global-scale interactions of soils with their plant cover and climate. The spatial distributions and dynamics of soil-plant-water processes with emphasis on measurements from space. P, 200; 330 or 453.

574. Aquatic Plants and the Environment (4) For a description of course topics see 474. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research project and class presentation. Field trips. (Identical with WFSC 574 and ECOL 574). May be convened with 474.

583. Geographic Applications of Remote Sensing (3) (Identical with GEOG 583, which is home). May be convened with 483.

590. Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (3) (Identical with REM 590, which is home). May be convened with 490.

602. Soil-Plant Relationships (3) Principles of soil solution and colloid chemistry, soil-water relationships, soil microbiology, and plant physiology and metabolism will be discussed. These principles will be applied to processes of soil nutrient cycling, nutrient availability, and plant growth. P, 200.

605. Soil-Water Dynamics (3) Water flow in soils; closely related problems of solute, pollutant, and heat transfer; emphasis on current concepts and research. P, MATH 254. (Identical with ABE 605 and HWR 605).

696. Seminar

a. Topics in Soil, Water and Environmental Science (1) [Rpt./4].


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