SOIL_V 500 (3) Graduate Seminar
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Soil Science, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
SOIL_V: Soil Science
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SOIL_V 501 (3) Advanced Soil Processes
Integrating the environmental factors influencing soil-forming processes and their ecological implications. Credit will be granted for only one of SOIL_V 501 or APBI_V 401. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 502 (3) Advanced Sustainable Soil Management
Integration of fundamental, unifying, soil science principles in sustainable ecosystem management. Credit will be granted for only one of SOIL_V 502 or APBI_V 402. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 503 (3) Advanced Soil Sampling, Analyses and Data Interpretation
Field and laboratory analytical techniques in the chemical, biological and physical assessment of soils. Credit will be granted for only one of SOIL_V 503 or APBI_V 403. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 512 (3-6) Advanced Soil Biology
Current research in root-soil interfaces. Offered in alternate years. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 513 (3-6) Advanced Soil Physics
Infiltration and evaporation of water, flow and storage of heat and chemicals in soil, and interactions with the atmosphere. Emphasis on mathematical formulation of problems and solutions using analytical and numerical methods. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 514 (3-6) Biometeorology
Energy and mass exchange in the biosphere with emphasis on the interfaces between the atmosphere and soils, plants and animals. Offered in alternate years. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 515 (3) Watershed Science
Watershed evaluation, key aspects of hydrology, water quality, land use impacts on water resources and integration of multiple land use activities and their cumulative impacts. Equivalency: LWS_V 515. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 516 (3) Urban Watershed Management
Urbanization impacts on water resources with a focus on rainwater management, water quality, point and non-point sources of pollution, drinking water and waste water, riparian buffer zones, cumulative effects, and application of beneficial management practices. Equivalency: LWS_V 516. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 517 (3) Land and Water Resource Evaluation
Topics in land and water system evaluations and assessing resource development options; monitoring and modelling environmental systems. Equivalency: LWS_V 517. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 518 (3) Water in International Development
Key water issues associated with international development: global water demand, scarcity, efficiency of use, water as a commodity, biophysical and policy aspects of water management, water and health, land use impact, water harvesting, improved irrigation, and pollution prevention. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 520 (3) Agricultural Watershed Management
Intensive and extensive agriculture with a focus on water needs, water use, and impacts on water resources. Non-point sources of pollution, nutrient modelling, soil and land degradation, protection, and rehabilitation of watersheds including buffer zones, wetlands, and best management practices. Equivalency: LWS_V 520. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 524 (3) Instrumentation for Biometeorology
The theory, design and evaluation of instrumentation for biometeorological research. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor is required. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 530 (2-6) Directed Studies
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 549 (12) Master's Thesis
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
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SOIL_V 649 (0) Doctoral Dissertation
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.