SOIL220 Introduction to Soil Science
Updated: 31 October 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level D - Comp/internet essential | |||||||||
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| Supervised Exam | November | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | CHEM 110 | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | None | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Peter Lockwood (plockwoo@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
Students learn how the soil functions as a chemical, biological and physical system which interacts with the landscape and other parts of the ecosystem, and learn practical soil assessment techniques. Topics include: soils and the landscape, soil chemistry and biology, and soil physics. There is an online component. Assessment is by an examination, a mid-semester test (internals) or major report (externals), and several small assessments. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |