Soil Science (MS)
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 15-16 | |
| Seminar 1 | ||
| Master's Supervised Teaching 2 | ||
| Select four of the following courses: | ||
| Soil Physics | ||
| Soil Chemistry | ||
| Soil Microbiology | ||
| Soil Fertility | ||
| Soil Morphology, Genesis and Classification | ||
| Elective Courses | 14-15 | |
| "Elective Courses" will be determined in conjunction with the student's advisory committee 3, 4, 5 | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
- 1
Students can take no more than two credits of ³§³§°äÌý601 SeminarÌý³Ù´Ç³Ù²¹±ô.
- 2
MS students are required to serve as a TA in one section of the appropriate, assigned course for one credit.
- 3
Students may take no more than six credits of ³§³§°äÌý693 Master's Supervised ResearchÌý´Ç°ùÌý³§³§°äÌý695 Master's Thesis Research.
- 4
Students must take at least 18 hours of letter-graded course work – these must be NC State courses or .
- 5
Not more than 6 credits of 400-level courses may be used in the MS degree and these cannot be SSC courses.
Additional Requirements
- Completion of at least 30 semester credit hours
- No more than 6 hours of 400-level courses outside of Soil Science may be used towards the degree
- Successful completion of a research problem and a completed Master's Thesis
- Successful completion of the final oral examination
- Non-credit exit seminar
Faculty
Professors
Area of Research: Environmental Soil Physics
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: 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- Reid Longley
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