Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

Undergraduate Courses and Syllabi

You can find more information on Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences courses at the links below.

Note: Course offerings in specific semesters are subject to change.

Undergraduate Catalog

Find a list of the courses we offer at the undergraduate level (2000, 3000, and 4000) with a description of the course and any prerequisite courses it may require:

Undergraduate Catalog

Schedule of Courses

We do not offer all courses every semester. Please refer to the schedule of courses for each term's specific offerings, instructors, and meeting times and locations:

Schedule of Courses

COURSE	TITLE	CREDITS	Fall Semester, Even Years	Fall Semester, Odd Years	Spring Semester, Even Years	Spring Semester, Odd Years	Summer Semester
AGG 4502	Nanotechnology in Food, Agriculture, and Environment	3			Web	Web
ALS 3133	Agriculture & Environmental Quality	3	Web	Web	Web	Web	Web - Summer C
SWS 2007	World of Water	3	Classroom	Classroom	Classroom or Web	Classroom or Web
SWS 2008	Land and Life	3			Web	Web
SWS 2801	Unintended Consequences in the Environment	3			Classroom	Classroom
SWS 3022	Introduction to Soils in the Environment	3	Classroom	Classroom	Classroom	Classroom
SWS 3022L	Introduction to Soils in the Environment Lab	1	Classroom	Classroom	Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4116	Environmental Nutrient Management	3	Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4180	Earth System Analysis	3	Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4204	Urban Soil and Water Systems	3			Web	Web
SWS 4207	Sustainable Agricultural and Land Management	3			Web	Web
SWS 4223	Environmental Biogeochemistry	3			Web	Classroom or Web
SWS 4231C	Soil, Water, & Land Use	3	Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4233	Soil & Water Conservation	3					Web - Summer C
SWS 4244	Wetlands	3	Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4245	Water Resource Sustainability	3			Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4303C	Soil Microbial Ecology	3	Hybrid or Web	Hybrid or Web
SWS 4307	Ecology of Waterborne Pathogens	3			Hybrid or Web	Hybrid or Web
SWS 4451	Soil & Water Chemistry	3	Web	Web
SWS 4504	Aquatic Toxicology: Science & Applications	3				Hybrid or Web - Synchronous
SWS 4550	Soil, Water and Public Health	3			Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4602C	Soil Physics	3			Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4715C	Environmental Pedology	4			Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4720C	GIS in Soil & Water Science	3	Classroom	Classroom	Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4800	Environmental Soil and Water Monitoring Techniques	3			Web & weekend field trip component	Web & weekend field trip component
SWS 4900	Supervised Extension in Soil and Water Sciences	0-3	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
SWS 4905	Individual Work	1-3	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
SWS 4911	Supervised Research in Soil and Water Science	0-3	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
SWS 4915	Honors Thesis Research in Soil and Water Science	0-3	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
SWS 4932	Field Ecology of the Gulf of Mexico	3				Classroom
SWS 4932	Field Ecology of the Gulf of Mexico Lab	1				Spring Break (10 Days)
SWS 4932	Hydric Soils	2			Hybrid - Web & field-based component	Hybrid - Web & field-based component
SWS 4932	Soil Biology Management (Lecture)	3			Web	Classroom
SWS 4932	Soil Biology Managmeent (Lab)	1			Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4932	Wetlands & Watersheds Seminar	1	Classroom	Classroom	Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4932	Soil Water Sciences Field Research (CURE)	3	Classroom	Classroom
SWS 4941	Practical Work Experience	1-6	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA