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Soil Science (MS)

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Degree Requirements

Required Courses7-14
Seminar 1
Special Problems 2
Master's Supervised Research 3
Master's Thesis Research
Core Courses4-7
Select four of the following courses: 4
Soil Physics
Soil Chemistry
Soil Microbiology
Soil Fertility
Soil Morphology, Genesis and Classification
Undergraduate Courses6
400-Level undergraduate courses from outside soil science will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee
Elective Courses18
"Elective Courses" will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee 5
Total Hours30
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

Professors


  • 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 Fertility & Nutrient Management

  • Area of Research: Soil Microbiology

Assistant Professors


  • Area of Research: Plant-Microbe Interactions & Nutrient Transport

  • Area of Research: Soil Science

  • Area of Research: Nutrient Management and Animal Waste

  • Area of Research: Environmental Soil Chemistry

  • Area of Research: Soil Management

  • Area of Research: Pedology

  • Area of Research: Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Practice/Research/Teaching Professor

  • Robert E. Austin
    Area of Research: Geospatial Information and Analytics in Soils, Agriculture and Environmental Science