Soil Science (MS)
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 7-14 | ||
| Seminar 1 | |||
| Special Problems 2 | |||
| Master's Supervised Research 3 | |||
´Ç°ùÌý³§³§°äÌý695 | Master's Thesis Research | ||
| Core Courses | 4-7 | ||
Select four of the following courses: 4 | |||
| Soil Physics | |||
| Soil Chemistry | |||
| Soil Microbiology | |||
| Soil Fertility | |||
| Soil Morphology, Genesis and Classification | |||
| Undergraduate Courses | 6 | ||
400-Level undergraduate courses from outside soil science will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee | |||
| Elective Courses | 18 | ||
"Elective Courses" will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee 5 | |||
| Total Hours | 30 | ||
| 1 | Students can take no more than two credits of ³§³§°äÌý601 SeminarÌý³Ù´Ç³Ù²¹±ô. |
| 2 | Students can take four to six credits of ³§³§°äÌý620 Special Problems. |
| 3 | Students are required to take a minimum of two credits and no more than six credits of ³§³§°äÌý693 Master's Supervised Research ´Ç°ùÌý³§³§°äÌý695 Master's Thesis Research. |
| 4 | Students may have courses waived upon proving competency in the following coursework |
| 5 | Students must take at least 18 hours of letter-graded course work – these must be NC State courses ´Ç°ùÌý. |
Additional Requirements
- Successful completion of a research problem
- Non-credit exit seminar
- Additional credit hours of seminar and research may be taken in addition to the required 30 credit hours to fulfill continuous registration requirements, but do not need to be listed on the POW
Faculty
Area of Research: Environmental Soil Physics
Area of Research: Environmental Soil Science
Area of Research: Soil Science Education
Area of Research: Soil Biogeochemistry
Area of Research: Soil Ecology and Management
Area of Research: Soil Fertility
Area of Research: Soil Physics & Hydrology
Area of Research: Urban Soil & Water Management
Area of Research: Soil Biology & Soil Science Education
Area of Research: Soil Fertility & Watershed Management
Area of Research: Soil Microbiology & Ecology
Area of Research: Wetland Soils & Pedology
Associate Professors
Area of Research: Soil Microbiology
Area of Research: Plant-Microbe Interactions & Nutrient Transport
Area of Research: Soil & Environmental Microbial Ecology
Area of Research: Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management
Area of Research: Soil Science
Area of Research: Nutrient Management and Animal Waste- Hui Li
Area of Research: Pedology
Area of Research: Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Practice/Research/Teaching Professors
- Robert E. Austin
Area of Research: Geospatial Information and Analytics in Soils, Agriculture and Environmental Science
- Stanley W. Buol
- Keith Cassel
- Maurice Cook
- Fred Cox
- Carl Crozier
- George Cummings
- J. Wendell Gilliam
- Dean L. Hesterberg
- Daniel Israel
- Joseph Kleiss
- David Lindbo
- Gordon Miner
- George C. Naderman Jr.
- Wayne Robarge
- Thomas J. Smyth
- Richard Volk
- Michael Wagger
- Jeffrey G. White
- Arthur Wollum