• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

Soils may be studied either as natural bodies or as a medium for chemical and biochemical interactions for transport of water, solutes and heat, and for plant growth. Washington State University is located in one of the best geographical areas in the world for the study of soils as naturally occurring bodies. Graduate programs are usually designed to specialize in the physical, chemical, biological, mineralogical, geomorphological, or fertility aspects of the soil system.

Current soil science research programs in which graduate students are participating include: unsaturated water flow; soil- plant relationships; stability of minerals and controls on heavy metal levels; nutrient budgets of cropping systems; movement and transformation of pesticides and xenobiotic chemicals; microbial ecology; fate of engineered microorganisms; phytotoxicity and crop residue management; no-till soil and crop management; fertility and mineral nutrition; soil interpretations for land use and development; benchmark soils; agricultural and urban waste recycling.

Faculty members in Soil Science also participate in the interdepartmental Department of Biochemistry/Biophysics and the Program in Environmental Science at Washington State University, and cooperate with the University of Idaho in teaching graduate courses.

Recommended Areas of Competency

To the extent possible, Soil Science graduate students should be knowledgeable in all five sub-disciplinary areas of Soils (chemistry, fertility, morphology, biology, and physics). However, because many students entering graduate school have received their BS and/or MS degrees from an area outside of Soil Science, it is sometimes not possible to take a graded course in each of these five areas as part of the graduate degree. Soil Science Faculty strongly recommend that a graded Soil Science course be taken in a minimum of three of the five sub-disciplinary areas in Soil Science. These courses can be obtained at any time during their educational career.

Objectives

Develop effective programs for students that allow them to become well educated and highly skilled individuals with the potential to be national and international leaders; Conduct scientific research on globally relevant problems in crop and soil sciences and contribute this knowledge to their discipline; Enhance the visibility and impact of graduate programs in crop and soil sciences; Place students in lead academic, research, and industry positions.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge of field. Understands the breadth and depth of knowledge associated with their discipline; Scientific reasoning. Designs, conducts, analyzes, and interprets research effectively on important problems in their discipline; Communication. Communicates effectively to a diverse group of people using appropriate traditional and emerging technological media; Original contribution. Makes an original contribution to their discipline.

所属院系

中国学生入学要求

课程信息

学制：全日制(30 小时)

学费：US$26,436.00 (¥ 168,183) /年

开学时间：预计在五月 2022

申请截止日期：1 July 2022, 10 January 2023

留学地点：Washington State University370 Lighty Student Services Building,PULLMAN,Washington,99164, United States