EA103 KS - Soils and Society

Soils are dynamic biological, chemical and physical environments that have profoundly influenced human health and society. This course provides an overview of soils and the ways in which they define habitats, cycle water and carbon, support infrastructure, sustain agriculture, record paleoclimate, and exemplify the challenges of sustainable environmental management.

Prerequisites: BIOL 043L KS and BIOL 044L KS, or CHEM 014L KS and CHEM 015L KS, or one laboratory course in environmental science or geology and one additional EA course, or instructor permission.

Offered: Every other year

Credit: 1

Course Number: EA 103 KS