Earth System Science with a concentration in Soil Science

The new Earth’s Systems Science (ESS) undergraduate program integrates several disciplines across the UW campus, providing greater opportunities for students to learn about the importance of different components of the Earth. Soil Science is an integrating subject that unifies interactions among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. An ESS degree with a concentration in Soil Science enhances educational opportunities for students by offering unique learning experiences because of UW’s location, resources and faculty.

Members of the Renewable Resources department that have teaching and research programs involving Earth Systems Science are:

Scott Miller, Assistant Professor, Ecological Modeling
Larry Munn, Professor, Soil Genesis, Morphology and
     Classification
Ginger Paige, Assistant Professor, Hydrology
Katta J. Reddy, Professor, Water Quality/Chemistry
Peter Stahl, Associate Professor, Environmental Soil Microbiology   
     and Restoration Ecology
Thomas Thurow, Professor, Hydrology/Forest and Range
     Management
George Vance, Professor, Soil and Environmental Chemistry
David Williams, Associate Professor, Stable Isotopes
Stephen Williams, Professor, Soil Microbiology

Example Course Program

Year 1	Fall	ESS 1000 The Earth System (I, 2 cr. hrs) CHEM 1020 or 1050 (4) MATH 1450 (QA, 5) BIOL 1010 (SB, 4)
		TOTAL Credit Hours = 15
	Spring	SOIL 2010 (4) CHEM 1030 or 1060 (4) BIOL 2XXX List (4) ENGL 1010  (WA, 3) PE (P, 1)
		TOTAL Credit Hours = 16
Year 2	Fall	ESS 2000 Foundations of geology (SE, 4) SOIL 3130 (3) MATH 2200 (QA, 4) C and D course (3)
		TOTAL Credit Hours = 14
	Spring	MATH 2205 (QB, 4) Elective from GEOL/GEOG (5) Elective from BOT (3) Elective from REWM (3)
		TOTAL Credit Hours = 15
Year 3	Fall	SOIL 4120 (4) ESS 3480 Environmental Change (WB, G, 3) PHYS 1310 (SP, 4) Oral Comm (O, 3)
		TOTAL Credit Hours = 14
	Spring	ESS 4001 Modeling the Earth System (4) SOIL 4100 (3) SOIL 4140 (4) Remote Sensing (BOT/GEOL/GEOG 4111) (3)
		TOTAL Credit Hours = 14
	Summer	ESS 4970 Internship (3)
Year 4	Fall	SOIL 4535 (3) SOIL 4430 (3) GIS (GEOG 4200) (4) C course (3) C course (3)
		TOTAL Credit Hours = 16
	Spring	ESS 4950 Earth System Exploration (WC, 3) SOIL 4130 (3) SOIL 4150 or 4160 (3) SOIL 4720 (1) Constitution (V, 3)
		TOTAL Credit Hours = 13
		TOTAL HOURS = 120

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