GEOL 314 Soil Science and Hydrology
This course explores concepts in hydrology and soil science to study Earth's surface processes. While learning about soil science, students will learn to identify soils and describe their characteristics. In the hydrology portion of the course, students will learn to determine the rate at which water flows on the surface and in aquifers.
Prerequisites
5 Undergraduate credits
Effective May 6, 2026 to present
Meets graduation requirements for
Learning outcomes
General
- Apply, explain and utilize concepts, knowledge and vocabulary of soil science and hydrology, both theoretical and applied, at the upper division undergraduate level;
- Demonstrate quantitative reasoning and mathematics skill at the level appropriate for upper division students of the environmental sciences;
- Propose, conduct, interpret, and present the results of an independent field project in soil and water science;
- Read and synthesize primary scientific literature in soil and water science.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
Goal 10: People and the Environment
- Explain the basic structure and function of various natural ecosystems and of human adaptive strategies within those systems.
- Discern patterns and interrelationships of bio-physical and socio-cultural systems.
- Describe the basic institutional arrangements (social, legal, political, economic, religious) that are evolving to deal with environmental and natural resource challenges.
- Evaluate critically environmental and natural resource issues in light of understandings about interrelationships, ecosystems, and institutions.
- Propose and assess alternative solutions to environmental problems.
- Articulate and defend the actions they would take on various environmental issues.