Schedule of Classes
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Fall '99Section seat counts current as of: Sep 22 09:30AGRO Agronomy( Agriculture and Natural Resources) AGRO101 Introductory Crop Science; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Life Science Lab (LL) Course. USP Distributive Studies Area B: Natural Sciences and Mathematics Course.Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AGRO 101 or AGRO 100 and AGRO 102. Major crop plants including: anatomy, physiology, morphology, history, use, adaptation, culture, improvement and economic importance. Offered fall only. AGRO105 Soil and Environmental Quality; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Life Science (LS) Course. USP Distributive Studies Area B: Natural Sciences and Mathematics Course. Soil as an irreplaceable natural resource, the importance of soils in the ecosystem, soils as sources of pollution, and soils as the media for the storage, assimilation or inactivation of pollutants. Acid rain, indoor radon, soil erosion and sedimentation, nutrient pollution of waters, homewoners problems with soils, and the effect of soils on the food chain. AGRO305 Introduction to Turf Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Formerly AGRO 405. Principles of turf culture. Identification and uses of turfgrass species; turfgrass fertilization, cultivation, mowing and establishment; and the identification of turf pests. Offered fall only. AGRO308 (PermReq) Field Soil Morphology; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Offered fall only. AGRO386 (PermReq) Experiential Learning; (3-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Prerequisite: permission of department. 56 semester hours.
AGRO388
(PermReq)
Honors Thesis Research;
(3-6 credits)
Grade Method: REG.
AGRO398 Senior Seminar; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. AGRO414 Soil Morphology, Genesis and Classification; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: AGRO 202. Processes and factors of soil genesis. Taxonomy of soils of the world by U.S. System. Soil morphological characteristics, composition, classification, survey and field trips to examine and describe soils. Offered fall only. AGRO415 Soil Survey and Land Use; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: AGRO 202. Evaluation of soils in the uses of land and the environmental implications of soil utilization. Interpretation of soil information and soil surveys as applied to both agricultural and non-agricultural problems. Incorporation of soil data into legislation, environmental standards and land use plans. AGRO417 Soil Hydrology and Physics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: MATH 113, AGRO 202. A study of soil water interactions: the hydrologic cylce;the unique properties of water and soil;the soil components and their interactions; the field water cycle; transport processes involving water, heat and solutes; human effects on soil and groundwater; as well as the measurement, prediction, and control of the physical processes taking place in and through the soil. AGRO423 Soil-Water Pollution; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: AGRO 202 and CHEM 104 or permission of department. Reaction and fate of pesticides, agricultural fertilizers, industrial and animal wastes in soil and water with emphasis on their relation to the environment. Offered fall only. AGRO441 Sustainable Agriculture; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Environmental, social and economic needs for alternatives to the conventional, high-input farming systems which currently predominate in industrial countries. Strategies and practices that minimize the use of non-renewable resources. AGRO453 Weed Science; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Weed identification, ecology, and control (cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods). Offered fall only. AGRO499 Special Problems in Agronomy; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
AGRO499A
(PermReq)
Special Problems in Agronomy:
Soil Judging;
(1 credit)
Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
AGRO608 (PermReq) Research Methods; (1-4 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
AGRO608T
(PermReq)
Research Methods:
Teaching Methods in Agronomy;
(1-3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/AUD.
AGRO789 Advances in Agronomy Research; (1-4 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
AGRO789C
Advances in Agronomy Research;
(1-4 credits)
Grade Method: REG/AUD.
AGRO798 Agronomy Seminar; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. AGRO799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. A total of six hours required for thesis option for M.S. degree.
AGRO899
Doctoral Dissertation Research;
(1-8 credits)
Grade Method: REG.
Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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