Soil Science (MS)
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 7-14 | ||
| Seminar 1 | |||
| Special Problems 2 | |||
| Master's Supervised Research 3 | |||
or SSC 695 | Master's Thesis Research | ||
| Core Courses | 4-7 | ||
Select four of the following courses: 4 | |||
| Soil Physics | |||
| Soil Chemistry | |||
| Soil Microbiology | |||
| Soil Fertility | |||
| Soil Morphology, Genesis and Classification | |||
| Undergraduate Courses | 6 | ||
400-Level undergraduate courses from outside soil science will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee | |||
| Elective Courses | 18 | ||
"Elective Courses" will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee 5 | |||
| Total Hours | 30 | ||
| 1 | Students can take no more than two credits of SSC 601 Seminar total. |
| 2 | Students can take four to six credits of SSC 620 Special Problems. |
| 3 | Students are required to take a minimum of two credits and no more than six credits of SSC 693 Master's Supervised Research or SSC 695 Master's Thesis Research. |
| 4 | Students may have courses waived upon proving competency in the following coursework |
| 5 | Students must take at least 18 hours of letter-graded course work – these must be NC State courses or inter-institutional courses. |
Additional Requirements
- Successful completion of a research problem
- Non-credit exit seminar
- Additional credit hours of seminar and research may be taken in addition to the required 30 credit hours to fulfill continuous registration requirements, but do not need to be listed on the POW
Faculty
Professors
- Aziz Amoozegar
Area of Research: Environmental Soil Physics - Stephen W. Broome
Area of Research: Environmental Soil Science - 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 - Richard A. McLaughlin
Area of Research: Urban Soil & Water Management - 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