Courses
The following pages will provide you an idea of the breadth of courses available in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, as well as links to syllabi and course web sites.
Crop Science (CropS)
Soil Science (SoilS)
Agricultural Education (Ag Ed)
Agricultural and Technology Management (AgTM)
General Agriculture (Agri)
Course Announcements for Fall 2008
Join the Revolution Underground
Unexplored universes lie beneath our feet. Microbes and other soil organisms provide the fuel and transport for a variety of beneficial, benign and toxic transformations. The biochemical journey through soil, water, and the atmosphere begins in Soils 431/531 Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry, offered Fall 2008 semester. You'll study the biology and significance of organisms inhabiting soil; their roles in nutrient cycling, ecosystem function, agriculture and bioremediation. You'll also unravel DNA and study the giant Palouse earthworm purported to smell like lilies. Come join the movement underground lead by Ann-Marie Fortuna, professor of soil biology in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, and S.K. Worm, spokesworm for the Natural Resource Conservation Service.
Core Course for the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture
AFS 501 Current Research in Organic and Sustainable Agriculture (listed for Fall 2008 semester as Soils 502, Section 2), will be taught by Ann-Marie Fortuna, professor of soil biology in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. The course is one of two core course requirements for the new Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture.
In this three-credit course, students will be provided with a multidisciplinary framework with which to assess the sustainability of a range of farm and food systems. Students will understand that concepts of sustainability are fluid and depend upon the systems defined, as well as, local and global factors.
The new Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture provides post-baccalaureate students from any discipline with an interdisciplinary understanding of practices and current issues in sustainable agriculture, along with the science that makes it work. Certificate details can be found here.
The second core course, AFS 545 Field Analysis of Sustainable Food Systems, will be offered in the Spring 2009 semester.
Contact Information
Hillary Templin, Academic Coordinator
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
Washington State University
205 Johnson Hall
PO Box 646420
Pullman, WA 99164-6420
Email: htemplin@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-335-2615
Fax: 509-335-8674
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