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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

313545 (v.1) Soil Science 200

Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 7230 (v.6) Chemistry 181
OR
Admission into 308719 (v.1) Master of Science - Science
OR
7039 (v.5) Chemistry 101 or any previous version
Syllabus: This unit will evaluate soil health i.e. the key aspects of soil biology, chemistry and physics that influence growth of horticultural and agricultural crops and pastures. Students will investigate the interactions between soil biological, chemical and physical factors, and develops models for best practise management of soils for sustainable production. Techniques for soil sampling, analysis and interpretation; practical solutions to improve soil conditions against natural and induced processes of (for example) acidification, Salinisation and structural decline. The relative merits of traditional and novel techniques to manage soils will be evaluated.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 050100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External