Crop and Soil Sciences

CSS—Crop and Soil Sciences

135 Crop Scouting and Investigation 202 World of Turf CROP AND SOIL Spring. 3(4-0) Interdepartmental with Horti- Fall, Spring, Summer. 2(2-0) Not open to stu- SCIENCES CSS culture. Administered by Crop and Soil Sci- dents with credit in CSS 232. ences. P: CSS 101 or HRT 203 RB: CSS Role of turf in society and the environment. Principles 101L R: Open to undergraduate students or underlying establishment and maintenance of turf on Department of Plant, Soil agricultural technology students. athletic fields, parks, home lawns, and golf courses. Crop scouting and agricultural clientele interactions Aesthetic, safety, and economic aspects of turfgrass and Microbial Sciences for improved crop management. Offered first ten management practices. College of Agriculture and weeks of semester. Natural Resources 202L World of Turf Lab 143 Introduction to Soil Science Fall, Summer. 1(0-2) P: CSS 202 or concur- 101 Introduction to Crop Science Fall, Spring. 2(2-0) Fall: W. K. Kellogg Bio- rently Not open to students with credit in CSS Fall, Spring. 3(3-0) R: Open to undergradu- logical Station and Grand Rapids and Trav- 232. ate students or agricultural technology stu- erse City. R: Open to agricultural technology Turfgrass identification. Site analysis and recommen- dents. students in the Institute of Agricultural Tech- dations. On campus facility and venue visits. Mowing Principles of crop production including integrated nology. Not open to students with credit in equipment and practices. Turf establishment. Soil crop management. Sustainable agriculture. Interna- CSS 210. cultivation and amendments. Fertilizer and pest man- tional agriculture. Environmental challenges to crop Soil and its impact on plant growth, plant and water agement. Field trips required. production. relations, drainage, nutrients, soil as a resource, and erosion control techniques. 210 Fundamentals of Soil Science 101L Introduction to Crop Science Laboratory Fall, Spring. 3(2-3) RB: CEM 141 R: Open to Fall. 1(0-2) P: CSS 101 or concurrently R: undergraduate students or agricultural tech- Open to undergraduate students or agricul- 151 Seed and Grain Quality nology students. tural technology students. Spring. 2(2-2) R: Open to undergraduate stu- Agricultural and natural resource ecosystems: soil, Identification of crops, seeds, plant structures; plant dents or agricultural technology students. vegetation, and ground water components. Energy, nutrient deficiency symptoms; crop growth stages SA: CSS 051 water, and nutrient cycles. Soil classification and and environmental stresses including pests, nutri- Principles and practices of producing, conditioning, mapping. Land management and use issues. ents, drought, and temperature. Field trips required. testing and marketing field crop seed. Grain grading and quality evaluation. Offered first ten weeks of semester. 212 Advanced Crop Production 105 Agricultural Industries Seminar Fall. 2(2-0) P: CSS 101 RB: CSS 210 and Fall. 1(2-0) R: Open to agricultural technol- CSS 110 R: Open to undergraduate students ogy students in the Agricultural Industries 171 Operations Budgeting for Golf Course or agricultural technology students. Major. SA: AEE 105 Managers Systems approach to production of field crops includ- Preparation for academic and professional success. Spring. 2(3-0) RB: CSS 232 and CSS 210 ing corn, soybeans, small grains, sugar beets, and Introduction to opportunities in the agriculture indus- SA: CSS 071 dry beans. try. Budgeting. Financial analysis. Purchasing and materials management for golf course operations. Of- 222 New Horizons in Biotechnology fered first ten weeks of semester. Fall. 2(2-0) R: Open to undergraduate stu- 110 Computer Applications in Agronomy dents or agricultural technology students. Fall. 2(1-2) R: Open to undergraduate stu- Perspectives on biotechnology for safer food produc- dents or agricultural technology students in 178 Turfgrass Irrigation tion, environmental quality, and improved human the College of Agriculture and Natural Re- Spring. 3(3-2) P: CSS 232 health. Impacts of biotechnology on the national sources. Not open to students with credit in Turfgrass irrigation systems. Installation and mainte- economy. Political and ethical ramifications of applied CSE 101. nance including water management. Offered first biotechnology. Use of computers in agriculture. Basic computer op- ten weeks of semester. erating systems. Management and use of storage media. Laboratory experience in word processing, 224 Sustainable Farm and Food Systems Field spreadsheets, databases, programming languages, 181 Pesticide and Fertilizer Application Technology Studies networking, and software related to agriculture. Spring. 3(3-3) SA: CSS 081 Fall. 1(0-4) Interdepartmental with Animal Effective and efficient application of pesticides and Science and Community Sustainability and fertilizers to turf and ornamentals. Pesticide handling, Horticulture. Administered by Crop and Soil 120 Issues in Food and Agriculture legal, and environmental concerns. Calibration of Sciences. P: CSS 124 R: Not open to fresh- Fall. 3(3-0) R: Open to undergraduate stu- equipment. Offered first ten weeks of semester. men or agricultural technology students. dents or agricultural technology students. Field visits to farm and food system operations that Current and historical issues impacting food and ag- utilize sustainable practices in Michigan. Offered 192 Professional Development Seminar I riculture. first half of semester. Fall. 1(0-2) R: Open to students in the De- partment of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sci- 124 Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture and ences. 226L Weed Science Laboratory Food Systems Career development, critical issues analysis, resume Fall. 1(0-2) P: ((CSS 126 or concurrently) or Fall, Spring. 2(2-0) Interdepartmental with writing, scientific presentations and public speaking (CSS 326 or concurrently)) and (CSS 101 or Animal Science and Community Sustainabil- in crop and soil sciences. CSS 232 or HRT 203 or HRT 109) SA: CSS ity and Horticulture. Administered by Crop 156, CSS 302, CSS 402 and Soil Sciences. R: Open to undergraduate Weed and weed seed collection and identification. 201 Forage Crops students or agricultural technology students. Mechanical and chemical tools involved in managing Fall. 3(2-2) R: Open to undergraduate stu- Contemporary research and movements involving weeds. Herbicide application and calibration. Weed dents or agricultural technology students. agricultural and food system sustainability. Socio-cul- and crop selectivity, crop injury symptoms. tural factors influencing food and agriculture. Forage crop production, management, and utilization; crop identification; soil fertilization; planting and harvesting of grasses and legumes. 232 Turfgrass Management 126 Introduction to Weed Management Fall. 4(3-2) P: CSS 210 or concurrently RB: Fall. 2(2-0) P: CSS 101 or CSS 232 or HRT CSS 110 or CSE 101

109 R: Open to students in the Institute of Ag- Turfgrass utilization, identification, establishment and

ricultural Technology. SA: CSS 156 management principles. Responses to various cul- Biology, identification, and management of weeds. tural practices.

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251 Organic Farming Principles and Practices 294 Issues in International Agriculture 360 Soil Biology Spring. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Horti- Spring. 1(1-0) P: Completion of Tier I Writing Fall. 3(2-2) P: CSS 210 RB: CSS 330 culture. Administered by Horticulture. Requirement R: Open to undergraduate stu- Overview of organismal diversity and biological soil History and principles of organic farming. Farms as dents or agricultural technology students. processes. Role of macroorganisms and microorgan- ecological systems. Certification process and agen- SA: CSS 494 isms in soil processing, including nutrient cycling. cies. Organic matter management, the soil food web, Global issues related to food production, soil re- and nutrient availability. Biodiversity, crop rotations, sources and sustainability of agriculture in developing plant competition, ground cover, and plant health. In- and developed countries. 424 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems: tegrating crops and animals. Organic animal hus- Integration and Synthesis bandry. Field trip required. Fall. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Animal 313 Data Interpretation and Writing in the Science and Community Sustainability and Agronomic Sciences Horticulture. Administered by Crop and Soil 262 Turfgrass Management Seminar Spring. 2(2-0) P: (CSS 110 and CSS 210) Sciences. P: CSS 124 and (CSS 224 or con- Fall. 1(2-0) A student may earn a maximum and (CSS 101 or CSS 232) R: Not open to currently) R: Open to juniors or seniors or of 2 credits in all enrollments for this course. freshmen. graduate students. P: CSS 232 or concurrently Data analysis, interpretation, integration, and tech- Biogeochemical and socio-economic aspects of food, Presentations by turf students and industry profes- nical writing in agronomic sciences. fiber, and fuel production. Environmental impacts and sionals. Topics include internship experiences, tech- social context. Experiential learning projects. nical expertise, and keys to successful career path- ways. 326 Weed Science Fall. 2(2-0) P: CSS 101 or CSS 232 or HRT 425 Microbial Ecology 203 R: Not open to students in the Institute of Spring. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Micro- 264 Golf Course Design and Construction Agricultural Technology. SA: CSS 302, CSS biology and Molecular Genetics. Adminis- Techniques 402 tered by Microbiology and Molecular Genet- Fall. 2(2-0) P: CSS 210 and CSS 232 and Weed biology and ecology. Integrated weed manage- ics. RB: MMG 301 SA: MPH 425 CSS 267 SA: CSS 164 ment including cultural, mechanical, biological, and Microbial population and community interactions. Mi- Concepts and theory of golf course design and con- chemical control practices. Herbicide mode of action, crobial activities in natural systems, including associ- struction including location, space, topography, clien- selectivity in plants, environmental considerations. ations with plants or animals. tele, and environmental concerns. 330 Soil Chemistry 431 International Agricultural Systems 267 Performance Turf Design and Construction Spring. 2(2-2) P: CSS 210 and CEM 141 Spring. 3(3-0) P: (ANR 250 or EEP 260 or Spring. 2(2-2) P: CSS 232 Organic and inorganic soil processes including min- ISS 310 or ISS 315 or ISS 318 or ISS 320 or Performance turfgrass design, construction, renova- eralogy, adsorption, desorption, and precipitation. ISS 330A or ISS 330B or ISS 330C or ISS tion and establishment principles. Chemistry of soil organic matter and inorganic soil 336) and completion of Tier I writing require- components. ment R: Not open to freshmen. World production capacity for food, fiber and biofuel 269 Turfgrass Strategies: Integration and Synthesis as related to soil, biology and climatic resources. Spring. 2(3-0) P: CSS 232 and CSS 267 331 Water Management in Agriculture and Food Principles and case studies of sustainable systems Issues in turfgrass management including employee Systems presented from developing and developed countries. relations, cultural, and environmental problems. Of- Spring. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Tech- Emerging issues in agricultural globalization and bio- fered first ten weeks of semester. nology Systems Management. Administered diversity. by Technology Systems Management. P: MTH 103 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or LB 118 272 Turfgrass Soil Fertility SA: TSM 431 441 Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Spring. 2(3-0) RB: CSS 210 SA: CSS 044, Principles of water management, use efficiency and Spring of even years. 3(3-0) Interdepart- CSS 342 conservation in agricultural production, natural re- mental with Forestry and Horticulture. Ad- Soil-plant relationships, soil acidity and alkalinity, sources and food processing facilities. Best agricul- ministered by Crop and Soil Sciences. P: macro- and micro-nutrients, fertilizer materials, soil tural water management practices, water rights, irri- (CSS 350 or concurrently) or (IBIO 341 or fertility, evaluations, and fertilizer programming. Of- gation scheduling, irrigation systems selection, eval- concurrently) fered first ten weeks of semester. uation and management and drainage principles. Plant improvement by genetic manipulation. History Large scale water use, management and conserva- of plant breeding. Traditional and biotechnological means of improving plant cultivars by genetic manip- 282 Turfgrass Physiology tion in food processing. ulation. Importance of plant breeding to our food sys- Spring. 2(3-0) P: (CSS 232) Completion of tem, economy, and environment. Tier I writing requirement. RB: PLB 105 SA: 340 Applied Soil Physics CSS 382, CSS 068, CSS 332 Spring. 2(2-2) P: CSS 210 Physiological principles of turfgrass growth and de- Soil physical properties including solids, water, air, 442 Agricultural Ecology velopment. Water relations, light, temperature, respi- and heat. Transport processes in soil. Fall. 3(3-0) R: Open to juniors or seniors or ration, photosynthesis, mineral nutrition, and hor- graduate students. mone action. Impact of mowing, cultivation, and traf- Ecological principles in the design and management fic on turfgrass growth. Offered first ten weeks of 343 Principles of Precision Agriculture of agricultural ecosystems. Integration of ecological semester. Fall. 3(2-2) Interdepartmental with Technol- factors regulating crop and rangeland productivity. ogy Systems Management. Administered by Technology Systems Management. P: MTH 290 Independent Study in Crop and Soil Science 103 or MTH 114 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or 445 Evolution (W) Fall, Spring, Summer. 1 to 4 credits. A stu- MTH 132 Fall, Spring, Summer. 3(3-0) Interdepart- dent may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all Global positioning systems (GPS), yield monitors, mental with Integrative Biology and Plant Bi- enrollments for this course. R: Open to stu- and computer software. Analysis and interpretation of ology. Administered by Integrative Biology. dents in the Institute of Agricultural Technol- field maps. Variable-rate application. Economics of P: (IBIO 341 or CSS 350) and completion of ogy. Approval of department; application re- precision agriculture. Tier I writing requirement R: Not open to quired. SA: CSS 057 freshmen. SA: ZOL 345, ZOL 445 Field, laboratory, or library research problems. Processes of evolutionary change in animals, plants. 350 Introduction to Plant Genetics Microbes. Population genetics, microevolution, spe- Spring. 3(4-0) P: PLB 105 or BS 161 R: Not ciation, adaptive radiation, macroevolution. Origin of

open to freshmen. Homo sapiens. Fundamentals of plant genetics with applications to agriculture and natural resources.

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451 Biotechnology Applications for Plant Breeding 470 Soil Resources 492 Professional Development Seminar II and Genetics Fall. 3(2-3) P: CSS 210 R: Not open to fresh- Fall. 1(0-2) P: (CSS 192 or CSS 262) and Spring. 3(2-2) Interdepartmental with For- men or sophomores. (CSS 210 and completion of Tier I Writing re- estry and Horticulture. Administered by Crop Evaluation of the properties, genesis, and classifica- quirement) R: Open to seniors in the Depart- and Soil Sciences. P: CSS 350 or IBIO 341 tion of soil resources to assist in making land-use de- ment of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences. R: Open to juniors or seniors or graduate stu- cisions. Synthesis, integration and application of agronomic dents. principles to current issues in agronomy via discus- Principles, concepts, and techniques of agricultural sion and oral and written communication. plant biotechnology. Recombinant DNA technology, 477 Pesticides in Pest Management plant molecular biology and transformation in relation Fall of even years. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental to plant improvement. with Entomology and Horticulture. Adminis- 493 Professional Internship in Crop and Soil tered by Entomology. RB: General chemis- Sciences try, entomology, plant pathology, weed sci- Summer. 3 credits. A student may earn a 452 Watershed Concepts ence. R: Open to juniors or seniors or gradu- maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for Fall, Spring, Summer. 3(3-0) Interdepart- ate students. this course. A student may earn a maximum mental with Agricultural Engineering and For- Chemistry, modes of action, product development of 6 credits in all enrollments for any or all of estry and Fisheries and Wildlife. Adminis- and regulation of pesticides. Environmental and so- these courses: ABM 493, ANR 493, ANS tered by Agricultural Engineering. RB: Or- cial aspects of pesticide use. 493, CMP 493, CSS 493, CSUS 493, EEP ganic chemistry SA: ESA 452, RD 452, 493, FIM 493, FSC 493, FW 493, HRT 493, CSUS 452 PKG 493, and PLP 493. P: Completion of Watershed hydrology and management. The hydro- 480 Soil Fertility and Management Tier I Writing Requirement R: Approval of de- logic cycle, water quality, aquatic ecosystems, and Fall. 3(3-0) P: CSS 210 and (CSS 330 or partment; application required. social systems. Laws and institutions for managing CSS 340 or CSS 360 or (CSS 470 or concur- Supervised professional experiences in crop and soil water resources. rently)) R: Open to seniors in the Agronomy sciences. minor or in the Crop and Soil Sciences major. Comprehensive management of agricultural soils. 455 Environmental Pollutants in Soil and Water Soil fertility, including liming and fertilizer materials 499 Undergraduate Research Spring. 3(3-0) P: CEM 143 or CEM 251 RB: and other nutrient sources. Site specific soil manage- Fall, Spring, Summer. 3(0-9) R: Approval of CSS 210 R: Open to juniors or seniors or ment. Environmental impacts including soil erosion, department; application required. graduate students. runoff, and organic matter mineralization. Faculty supervised research in a selected area of Environmental sources, physiochemical and biologi- crop and soil sciences or environmental soil science. cal processes, management of plant nutrients, heavy metals, organic contaminants, pesticides and phar- 486 Biotechnology in Agriculture: Applications and maceuticals in soil and water. Ethical Issues 802 Weed Biology Fall of even years. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental Spring of even years. 2(2-0) RB: A previous with Forestry and Horticulture and Philoso- course in weed science or plant biology or 461 Seminar in Plant, Animal and Microbial phy. Administered by Horticulture. P: BS 161 ecology. Biotechnology or PLB 105 RB: CSS 350 or ZOL 341 R: Not Weed biology, including weed seed production and Spring. 1(1-0) Interdepartmental with Animal open to freshmen or sophomores. dispersal and seed fate. Weed life history traits and Science and Biosystems Engineering and Current and future roles of biotechnology in agricul- ecophysiology, including invasive species. Data col- Horticulture. Administered by Horticulture. P: ture: scientific basis, applications. Environmental, so- lection in weed ecology research. (ANS 425 or concurrently) or (BE 360 or con- cial, and ethical concerns. currently) or (CSS 451 or concurrently) or (MMG 445 or concurrently) 805 Herbicide Action and Metabolism Current applications of plant, animal and microbial bi- 488 Agricultural Cropping Systems: Integration and Spring of odd years. 2(2-0) otechnology in agriculture and related industries. Problem Solving Properties and characteristics of herbicides. Pro- Technologies under development and factors associ- Spring. 3(2-2) P: (CSS 101 and CSS 210) cesses involved in herbicide action, transport, and ated with moving from laboratory to product develop- and completion of Tier I writing requirement. fate in plants and soils. ment. Field trips required. RB: (PLP 405 and ENT 404) and Course work in crop production and management. R: Open to seniors in the Agronomy minor or in 814 Advanced Statistics for Biologists 464 Statistics for Biologists the Crop and Soil Sciences major. Spring. 4(3-2) Interdepartmental with Animal Fall. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Animal Integration and synthesis of agronomic and related Science and Statistics and Probability. Ad- Science and Statistics and Probability. Ad- concepts in agricultural cropping systems. Problem ministered by Statistics and Probability. RB: ministered by Statistics and Probability. P: solving and application of information. STT 464 MTH 103 or MTH 110 or MTH 116 or MTH Concepts of reducing experimental error for biologi- 132 RB: STT 421 cal and agricultural research. Covariance, random- Biological random variables. Estimation of population 490 Independent Study ized block designs, latin squares, split plots, re- parameters. Testing hypotheses. Linear correlation Fall, Spring, Summer. 1 to 4 credits. A stu- peated-measures designs, regression applications, and regression. Analyses of counted and measured dent may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all and response surface designs. Analyses using sta- data to compare several biological groups including enrollments for this course. P: CSS 101 or tistical software. contingency tables and analysis of variance. CSS 210 R: Approval of department; application required. Individual work on field, laboratory, or library research 819 Advanced Plant Breeding 467 BioEnergy Feedstock Production problem of special interest to the student. Fall of even years. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental Fall. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Biosys- with Forestry and Horticulture. Administered tems Engineering and Forestry. Adminis- by Horticulture. RB: STT 422 and ZOL 341 tered by Crop and Soil Sciences. P: MTH 103 491 Special Topics Genetic expectations resulting from breeding strate- or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or LB Fall, Spring, Summer. 1 to 4 credits. A stu- gies with cross- and self-pollinated crop plants. 118 or MTH 152H or MTH 133 or MTH 153H dent may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all Germplasm collections, mapping populations, and or LB 119 RB: CSS 101 and CSS 210 enrollments for this course. P: CSS 101 or modifications of reproductive biology useful for crop Agronomic, economic, technological, and environ- CSS 210 improvement. mental principles involved in bioenergy feedstock Topics from crop production, crop physiology, production. Cultivation, harvest, transportation, and turfgrass management, organic soils, turfgrass soils, storage of agricultural and forest biomass. soil fertility, plant and soil relationships, genetics, biotechnology, environmental science, or sustainable agriculture.

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820 Plant Reproductive Biology and Polyploidy 890 Independent Study 941 Quantitative Genetics in Plant Breeding Spring of odd years. 1(3-0) Interdepartmental Fall, Spring, Summer. 1 to 6 credits. A stu- Spring of even years. 3(2-2) Interdepart- with Forestry and Horticulture and Plant Biol- dent may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all mental with Forestry and Horticulture. Ad- ogy and Plant Pathology. Administered by enrollments for this course. R: Open to grad- ministered by Crop and Soil Sciences. RB: Horticulture. RB: Introductory Genetics and uate students in the College of Agriculture CSS 819 and STT 464 Plant Biology and Natural Resources or in the College of Theoretical and genetic basis of statistical analysis of Genetic processes underlying variations in plant re- Engineering or in the College of Natural Sci- quantitative traits using genetic markers. Computa- productive biology and polyploidy. Utilization of these ence. tional tools for the study of quantitative traits. characteristics in plant breeding. Individual study on field, laboratory, or library research. 999 Doctoral Dissertation Research 840 Soil Physics Fall, Spring, Summer. 1 to 24 credits. A stu- Fall of odd years. 3(2-3) R: Open to graduate 891 Current Topics in Ecology and Evolution dent may earn a maximum of 36 credits in all students in the College of Agriculture and Summer. 1 to 2 credits. A student may earn enrollments for this course. R: Open to doc- Natural Resources or in the College of Engi- a maximum of 10 credits in all enrollments for toral students in the Department of Plant, Soil neering or in the College of Natural Science. this course. Interdepartmental with Integra- and Microbial Sciences. Physical properties of soil including texture, structure, tive Biology and Plant Biology. Administered Doctoral dissertation research. consistency, aeration, moisture content, and temper- by Integrative Biology. SA: ZOL 891 ature. Quantitative measurement of plant growth. Ag- Presentation and critical evaluation of theoretical and ronomic and engineering practices. empirical developments in ecology and evolutionary biology by visiting scientists. 850 Soil Chemistry Spring. 3(3-3) R: Open to graduate students 891B Selected Topics in Plant Breeding and Genetics in the College of Agriculture and Natural Re- Fall, Spring, Summer. 1 to 2 credits. A stu- sources or in the College of Engineering or in dent may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all the College of Natural Science. enrollments for this course. Interdepart- Ion activities, ionic exchange and equilibrium reac- mental with Forestry and Horticulture. Ad- tions. Soil pH, macro- and micronutrients, saline soils ministered by Horticulture. R: Open only to and availability of nutrients to plants. graduate students in the Plant Breeding and Genetics major or Genetics major. Approval of department. 853 Plant Mineral Nutrition Selected topics in plant breeding. Fall of odd years. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Horticulture. Administered by Horticul- ture. RB: PLB 301 892 Plant Breeding and Genetics Seminar Inorganic ion transport in plant cells and tissues. Fall, Spring, Summer. 1(1-0) A student may Physiological responses and adaptation to problem earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enroll- soils. Genetic diversity in nutrient uptake and use by ments for this course. Interdepartmental with plants. Physiological roles of elemental nutrients in Forestry and Horticulture. Administered by crop growth. Horticulture. Experience in review, organization, oral presentation, and analysis of research. 863 Mineral‐Water Interactions Fall of even years. 4(3-2) Interdepartmental with Geological Sciences. Administered by 892B Ecological Food and Farming Systems Seminar Geological Sciences. R: Open only to gradu- Fall, Spring. 1 credit. Interdepartmental with ate students in the Department of Crop and Community, Ag, Recreation & Res Studies. Soil Sciences or Department of Geological Administered by Crop and Soil Sciences. Sciences or Department of Geography. Experiential learning, and multidisciplinary and ap- Mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry of fluid-rock plied research, in ecological food and farming sys- reactions in geologic, sedimentary and geochemical tems. cycles. Rock and mineral weathering, soil formation, genesis and burial diagenesis of sediments and sedimentary rocks, and metamorphism. 893 Selected Topics Fall, Spring, Summer. 1 to 3 credits. A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all 865 Environmental Fate of Organic Contaminants in enrollments for this course. R: Open to grad- Soils uate students in the College of Agriculture Spring of even years. 3(3-0) RB: Undergrad- and Natural Resources or in the College of uate level coursework in general and organic Engineering or in the College of Natural Sci- chemistry, and introductory microbiology ence. Chemistry and biology of toxicants in soils as deter- Selected topics in crop and soil sciences of current minants of environmental fate. interest and importance.

880 Scientific Communication and Professional 899 Master's Thesis Research Development Fall, Spring, Summer. 1 to 12 credits. A stu- Spring. 1(0-2) dent may earn a maximum of 99 credits in all Interactive professional experiences including grant enrollments for this course. R: Open to mas- preproposal preparation and presentation, scientific ter's students in the Department of Plant, Soil presentations, mock position interviews, and resume and Microbial Sciences. preparation. Master's thesis research.