Department of Agronomy, 115 Plant Science Building, 575-2354
C.A. Beyrouty, Interim Head of the Department
John T. Gilmour, Program Coordinator, 112 Plant Science Building
The Environmental Soil and Water Science major program emphasizes three areas: environmental sciences, soil sciences, and water sciences. Thirty semester hours of courses are to be selected from these areas. Below are listed courses associated with each area.
Environmental Science (8-11 hours)
ENSC 1003, Environmental Science (required)
GEOG 3003, Conservation of Natural Resources
BAST 3023, Agricultural Waste Management
BIOL 3864, General Ecology
ENSC 400V, Special Problems
ENSC 3253, Septic Systems
AGEC 4413, Econ of Environmental Management
BIOL 485V, Field Ecology
Soil Science (10-11 hours)
AGRN 2201L, Soil Science Lab
AGRN 2203, Soil Science (required)
AGRN 3214, Intermediate Soil Science
AGRN 355V, Judging Team Activity
AGRN 4224, Soil Fertility
AGRN 4253, Soil Classification and Genesis
AGRN 4263, Environmental Soil Science
Water Sciences (8-11 hours)
ZOOL 2814, Invertebrate Zoology
AGME 2973, Drainage and Erosion Control
ENSC 400V, Special Problems
ENSC 4023, Water Quality
ENSC 4033, Water Quality Analysis
GEOG 4363,Climatology
ZOOL 4814, Limnology
AGME 4973, Irrigation
AGME 4983, Agricultural Meteorology
BOTY 4414, Freshwater Phycology
Courses: Environmental Science (ENSC)
1003 Environmental Science (Sp) Series of lectures and discussions introducing the topic of environmental science including factors related to water, soil, and air quality. May not be taken for natural science credit by students in Fulbright College.
2003 Environmental Management (Sp) Human interaction with the air, water, and land environment in which they live. The role of engineering as well as other disciplines in the control of pollution for the health and welfare of humanity. (Same as CVEG 2003.) Prerequisite: sophomore standing for non-engineers.
2203 Soil Science (Fa, Sp) Origin, classification and physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils. Recitation 3 hours and discussion 1 hour per week. (Same as AGRN 2203.) Prerequisites: CHEM 1103; corequisites: AGRN 2201L and 2200D.
3013 Agricultural, Municipal, and Industrial Waste Management (Fa) Types, nature, and volumes of agricultural, municipal, and industrial wastes and the effect of these wastes on the environment. Control, management, and reuse of wastes including final disposal. Lecture 3 hours per week. (Same as BAST 3013 or CVEG 3013) Prerequisite: non-engineering with junior standing.
3023 Agricultural Waste Management (Fa) The types, natures, and volume of agricultural wastes and the effect of these wastes on the environment. Covers the control, management, and reuse of wastes to include final disposal. (Same as BAST 3023.) Prerequisite: junior standing or consent and MATH 1203.
3253 Septic Systems (Sp, Odd years). An overview of designing, installing, and monitoring standard and alternative septic systems as well as the rules and regulations that impact septic system design and installation. Recitation 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: AGRN 2203 or CVEG 32l3. (Same as CVEG 3253).
400V Special Problems (1-8) (Fa, Sp, Su) Work on special problems in environmental science or related fields. May be repeated when content changes to a total of 8 hours.
4020L Water Quality Lab Corequisite: ENSC 4023.
4023 Water Quality (Fa) Lectures concerning physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of water resources in association with reference systems and point and non-point pollution sources. Regulations pertaining to water quality standards as well as parameter selection and analytical models are discussed. Recitation 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: 8 credit hours of biological sciences and 4 credit hours of chemistry. Corequisite: ENSC 4020L.
4030L Water Quality Analysis Lab Corequisite: ENSC 4033.
4033 Water Quality Analysis (Sp) Lectures concerning evaluation of water quality parameters with complementary field and laboratory experiences. Principles of parameter selection, quality assurance and quality control, sampling protocols, field techniques, and instrumentation as well as laboratory analysis methodologies will be emphasized. Recitation 2 hours and laboratory 2 hours per week. Prerequisite: ENSC 4023. Corequisite: ENSC 4030L.
4043 Environmental Impact and Fate of Pesticides (Fa) Development and classification of pesticides, programs of use and environmental interactions. Lecture 2 hours per week. (Same as AGRN 4043 and PLPA 4043.) Pre-requisite: senior standing or consent.
4263 Environmental Soil Science (Sp) Study of behavior of pesticides, toxic organic compounds, metals, nutrients, and pathogenic microorganisms in the soil/plant/water continuum. Recitation 3 hours per week. (Same as AGRN 4263.) Prerequisite: AGRN 3214.
4413 Economics of Environmental Management (Sp, Odd years) An economic approach to problems of evaluating private and social benefits and costs of altering the environment. Emphasis will be given to the interaction of individuals, institutions, and technology in problems of establishing and maintaining an acceptable level of environmental quality. (Same as AGEC 4413.) Prerequisite: 6 hours of introductory economics or consent.
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