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    Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

    Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

    Graduate 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.

    Graduate Catalog

    Find a list of the courses we offer at the graduate level (5000, 6000, and 7000) with a description of the course and any prerequisite courses it may require:

    Graduate 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 Syllabus

    For Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences course syllabi, visit the Simple Syllabus Library and either:

    1. Choose "College of Agricultural and Life Sciences" and then choose "Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences"
        or
    2. If you know the course number (e.g. SWS 5050), you may use the search field to find a syllabus

     

    Below is a list of Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences courses and syllabi for Spring Semester 2026 and earlier. This list will be removed by the end of 2028 (tentatively).

    AGG 5607: Communicating in Academia

    Instructor: Enloe and Muneepeerakul

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    AGG 6503: Nanotechnology in Food, Agriculture, and Environment

    Instructor: He

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5050: Soils for Environmental Professionals

    Instructor: Bonczek

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5115: Environmental Nutrient Management

    Instructor: Maltais-Landry

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5132: Tropical Soils Management

    Instructor: Nunes

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5182: Earth System Analysis

    Instructor: Gerber

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5208: Sustainable Agricultural and Urban Land Management

    Instructor: Nunes

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5224: Environmental Biogeochemistry

    Instructor: Inglett

    Semester/s offered: Spring (Odd Years) || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5234: Environmental Soil, Water, and Land Use

    Instructor: Staff

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5246: Water Resource Sustainability

    Instructor: Jawitz

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5247: Hydric Soils (Hybrid Course)

    Instructor: Osborne and Ellis

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 2

    SWS 5248: Wetlands and Water Quality

    Instructor: Clark

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5305C: Soil Microbial Ecology

    Instructor: Meyer

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5308: Ecology of Waterborne Pathogens

    Instructor: Meyer

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5406: Soil and Water Chemistry

    Instructor: Judy

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5424C: Soil Chemical Analysis

    Instructor: Wilson and Judy

    Semester/s offered: Fall (Odd Years) || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5551: Soils, Water, and Public Health

    Instructor: Fujimoto

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5605C: Environmental Soil Physics

    Instructor: Babaeian

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5716C: Environmental Pedology

    Instructor: TBD

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 4

     

    SWS 5721C: GIS in Land Resource Management

    Instructor: Grunwald

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 5805: Environmental Soil and Water Monitoring Techniques

    Instructor: Osborne

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6117: Fertilizer Technology and Use

    Instructor: Morgan

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6134: Soil Quality

    Instructor: He

    Semester/s offered: Fall (Even Years) || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6136: Soil Nutrient Diagnostics for Ag Production

    Instructor: Mylavarapu

    Semester/s offered: Summer C || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6209: Urban Soil and Water Systems

    Instructor: TBD

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6323: Advanced Microbial Ecology

    Instructor: Meyer and Fujimoto

    Semester/s offered: Spring (Even Years) || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6366: Biodegradation and Bioremediation

    Instructor: Wilson

    Semester/s offered: Spring (Even Years) || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6406: Soil Health and Data

    Instructor: Lin

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6448: Biogeochemistry of Wetlands and Aquatic Systems

    Instructor: Inglett

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6456: Advanced Biogeochemistry

    Instructor: Inglett and Gerber

    Semester/s offered: Spring (Even Years) || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6722: AI Modeling in Soil and Ecosystem Sciences

    Instructor: Grunwald

    Semester/s offered: Spring (Odd Years) || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6804: Modeling Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Processes

    Instructor: Gerber

    Semester/s offered: Summer B || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6813C: Modeling Land Biogeochemistry

    Instructor: Gerber

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6905: Special Problems

    Instructor: SWES Staff

    Semester/s offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer || Credits: 1 - 4

     

    SWS 6910: Supervised Research

    Instructor: SWES Staff

    Semester/s offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer || Credits: 1 - 4

     

    SWS 6920: Journal Colloquium in Environmental Science

    Instructor: Inglett

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 1

     

    SWS 6931: Seminar

    Instructor: SWES Staff

    Semester/s offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer || Credits: 1

     

    SWS 6932: Ecosystem Science: Concepts and Applications

    Instructor: Whiles

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6932: Ecosystem Services: Theory, Methods, and Practice

    Instructor: Zhao

    Semester/s offered: Fall (100% Online) || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6932: Environmental and Soil Transport Processes

    Instructor: Babaeian

    Semester/s offered: Fall  || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6932: Landscape Hydrology

    Instructor: Jawitz

    Semester/s offered: Fall (Odd Years) || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6932: Project Management in an Academic Setting

    Instructors: Judy and Whiles

    This course is no longer offered. The content is incorporated into SWS 6950: Professional Development in Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences.

     

    SWS 6932: Soil-Ecosystem Sensing Technologies & AI

    Instructor: Grunwald

    Semester/s offered: Fall || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6932: Soil Biology Management

    Instructor: Liao

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 6932: Soil Biology Management Lab

    Instructor: Liao

    Semester/s offered: Spring || Credits: 1

     

    SWS 6932: Water, Wetlands, & Watersheds Seminar

    Instructor: Clark

    Semester/s offered: Fall and Spring || Credits: 1

     

    SWS 6940: Supervised Teaching

    Instructor: SWES Staff

    Semester/s offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer || Credits: 1 - 5

     

    SWS 6950: Professional Development in Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

    Instructors: Judy and Whiles

    Semester/s offered: Summer || Credits: 2

     

    SWS 6971: Master's Research

    Instructor: SWES Staff

    Semester/s offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer || Credits: 1 - 15

     

    SWS 6992: Aquatic Toxicology: Science & Applications

    Instructor: Wilson

    Semester/s offered: Spring (Odd Years) || Credits: 3

     

    SWS 7979: Advanced Research

    Instructor: SWES Staff

    Semester/s offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer || Credits: 1 - 12

     

    SWS 7980: Doctoral Research

    Instructor: SWES Staff

    Semester/s offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer || Credits: 1 - 15

     

     

    This list of courses is subject to change. Please consult the One.UF Schedule of Classes (link above) and/or your faculty advisor when planning your degree timeline.

    COURSE TITLE CREDITS FALL SEMESTER, EVEN YEARS FALL SEMESTER, ODD YEARS SPRING SEMESTER, EVEN YEARS SPRING SEMESTER, ODD YEARS SUMMER SEMESTER
    AGG 5607 Communicating In Academia 3     Web Web  
    AGG 6503 Nanotechnology in Food, Agriculture, and Environment 3     Web Web  
    ALS 5155 Global Agroecosystems 1.5/1.5 Web (SWES schedule) Web (Agronomy schedule)      
    SWS 5050 Soils for Environmental Professionals 3 Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom  
    SWS 5115 Environmental Nutrient Management 3 Web Web      
    SWS 5132 Tropical Soil Management 3 Classroom Classroom      
    SWS 5182 Earth System Analysis 3 Classroom or Web Classroom or Web      
    SWS 5208 Sustainable Agricultural and Land Management 3     Web Web  
    SWS 5224 Environmental Biogeochemistry 3       Web  
    SWS 5234 Environmental Soil, Water, & Land Use 3 Classroom Classroom      
    SWS 5246 Water Resource Sustainability 3     Classroom Classroom  
    SWS 5247 Hydric Soils 2     Hybrid - Web & field-based component Hybrid - Web & field-based component  
    SWS 5248 Wetlands & Water Quality 3 Classroom Classroom      
    SWS 5305C Soil Microbial Ecology 3 Classroom Classroom      
    SWS 5308 Ecology of Waterborne Pathogens 3     Hybrid or Web Hybrid or Web  
    SWS 5406 Soil & Water Chemistry 3 Web Web      
    SWS 5424C Soil Chemical Analysis 3   Classroom      
    SWS 5551 Soil, Water and Public Health 3     Classroom Classroom  
    SWS 5605C Environmental Soil Physics 3     Classroom Classroom  
    SWS 5716C Environmental Pedology 4     Classroom Classroom  
    SWS 5721C GIS in Land and Resource Management 3 Web Web      
    SWS 5805 Environmental Soil and Water Monitoring Techniques 3     Web & weekend field trip component Web & weekend field trip component  
    SWS 6117 Fertilizer Technology and Use 3     Web Web  
    SWS 6136 Soil and Nutrient Diagnostics for Agricultural Production 3         Web - Summer C
    SWS 6209 Urban Soil and Water Systems 3     Web Web  
    SWS 6323 Advanced Microbial Ecology 3     Web - Synchronous    
    SWS 6366 Biodegradation & Bioremediation 3     Web    
    SWS 6406 Soil Health and Data 3 Web Web      
    SWS 6448 Biogeochemistry of Wetlands and Aquatic Systems 3 Classroom Classroom      
    SWS 6454 Advanced Soil & Water Chemistry 3     Classroom    
    SWS 6456 Advanced Biogeochemistry 3     Classroom    
    SWS 6722 AI Modeling in Soil and Ecosystem Sciences 3       Web - Synchronous  
    SWS 6804 Modeling Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Processes 3         Classroom - Summer B
    SWS 6813C Modeling Land Biogeochemistry 3     Classroom Classroom  
    SWS 6905 Special Problems 1-4 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
    SWS 6910 Supervised Research 1-5 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
    SWS 6920 Journal Colloquium in Environmental Science 1 TBA TBA      
    SWS 6931 Seminar 1 Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom - Summer C
    SWS 6932 Ecosystem Science Concepts and Applications 3   Classroom   Classroom  
    SWS 6932 Landscape Hydrology 3   Classroom      
    SWS 6932 Soil Biology Management (Lecture) 3     Web Classroom  
    SWS 6932 Soil Biology Managmeent (Lab) 1     Classroom Classroom  
    SWS 6932 Wetlands & Watersheds Seminar 1 Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom  
    SWS 6950 Professional Development in Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences 2         Web - Summer C
    SWS 6992 Aquatic Toxicology: Science & Applications 3       Hyubrid or Web  
    SWS 6940 Supervised Teaching 1-4 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
    SWS 6971 Master's Research 1-15 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
    SWS 7979 Advanced Research 1-12 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
    SWS 7980 Doctoral Research 1-15 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

     

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