Soil Science (MS)
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 15-16 | ||
| SSC 601 | Seminar 1 | 1 | |
| SSC 685 | Master's Supervised Teaching 2 | 1 | |
| Select four of the following courses: | |||
| SSC 511 | Soil Physics | 4 | |
| SSC 521 | Soil Chemistry | 3 | |
| SSC 532 | Soil Microbiology | 4 | |
| SSC 541 | Soil Fertility | 3 | |
| SSC 551 | Soil Morphology, Genesis and Classification | 3 | |
| Elective Courses | 14-15 | ||
| "Elective Courses" will be determined in conjunction with the student's advisory committee 3, 4, 5 | |||
| Total Hours | 30 | ||
- 1
Students can take no more than two credits of SSC 601 Seminar total.
- 2
MS students are required to serve as a TA in one section of the appropriate, assigned course for one credit.
- 3
Students may take no more than six credits of SSC 693 Master's Supervised Research or SSC 695 Master's Thesis Research.
- 4
Students must take at least 18 hours of letter-graded course work – these must be NC State courses or inter-institutional courses.
- 5
Not more than 6 credits of 400-level courses may be used in the MS degree and these cannot be SSC courses.
Additional Requirements
- Completion of at least 30 semester credit hours
- No more than 6 hours of 400-level courses outside of Soil Science may be used towards the degree
- Successful completion of a research problem and a completed Master's Thesis
- Successful completion of the final oral examination
- Non-credit exit seminar
Faculty
Professors
- Aziz Amoozegar
Area of Research: Environmental Soil Physics - David A. Crouse
Area of Research: Soil Science Education - Owen W. Duckworth
Area of Research: Soil Biogeochemistry - Alan J. Franzluebbers
Area of Research: Soil Ecology and Management - John L. Havlin
Area of Research: Soil Fertility - Joshua L. Heitman
Area of Research: Soil Physics & Hydrology - Michael D. Mullen
Area of Research: Soil Biology & Soil Science Education - Deanna L. Osmond
Area of Research: Soil Fertility & Watershed Management - Wei Shi
Area of Research: Soil Microbiology & Ecology - Michael J. Vepraskas
Area of Research: Wetland Soils & Pedology
Associate Professors
- Luciano C. Gatiboni
Area of Research: Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management - Alexandria K. Graves
Area of Research: Soil Microbiology
Assistant Professors
- Kevin Garcia
Area of Research: Plant-Microbe Interactions & Nutrient Transport - Amy M. Johnson
Area of Research: Soil Science - Stephanie B. Kulesza
Area of Research: Nutrient Management and Animal Waste - Hui Li
Area of Research: Environmental Soil Chemistry - Ekrem Ozlu
Area of Research: Soil Management - Matthew C. Ricker
Area of Research: Pedology - Alex L. Woodley
Area of Research: Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Practice/Research/Teaching Professor
- Robert E. Austin
Area of Research: Geospatial Information and Analytics in Soils, Agriculture and Environmental Science