Soil Science for Environment and Water
15.0 hp
2025-11-03 -
2026-03-22
Uppsala
Swedish
Application Code: SLU-20179
Course Code: MV0192
Entry Requirements
Equivalent to 10 credits Mathematics, 15 credits Chemistry, 10 credits Biology, 15 credits Geoscience, 15 credits Technique/Technology
Course facts
MV0192, Soil Science for Environment and Water, 15.0 Hp
Print syllabus
Syllabus
Level
First cycle (G2F)
Main field of study
Soil Science
Grading Scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Course language
Swedish
Entry Requirements
Equivalent to 10 credits Mathematics, 15 credits Chemistry, 10 credits Biology, 15 credits Geoscience, 15 credits Technique/Technology
Objectives
On completion of the course, students will be able to:
- describe basic soil properties, physical, chemical and biological processes in soil and explain the influence of these processes on environment
- use methods for analyzing and describing soil properties and processes
- estimate fluxes and states in soil from given data
- interpret and evaluate soil profile data and present soil properties in relation to land use.
Content
During lectures, laboratories and exercises the following topics will be treated:
- soil texture and pore system,
- soil water occurrence, adsorption and movements; water retention characteristic, soil water equilibrium, hydraulic conductivity, water fluxes in saturated and unsaturated soil,
- soil air convection and diffusion and soil temperature and heat flow,
- transport of solutes in soil water; convection, diffusion, dispersion, leaching,
- weathering and solubility of primary and secondary minerals,
- cation and anion adsorption to soil particles,
- processes of acidification in soil and water, including counter-measures,
- soil organic material; influence of plants, humus formation, turnover and decomposition,
- soil organisms; functions and adaptations to different soil habitat and environmental pollutions,
- turnover of carbon and nitrogen in soil, recirculation of wastes,
- soil pedons and evaluation of soil properties of common soil types in Sweden.
Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course
Passed exams, passed assignments and attendance at compulsory elements.
Responsible Department/Equivalent
Department of Soil and Environment
Supplementary information
Included in program
- Master Programme in Environmental and Water Engineering
Module set
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Soil Chemistry | 5.0 | 0006 |
| Soil Physics | 5.0 | 0005 |
| Soil Biology and course Soil Project | 5.0 | 0007 |
| Dubblett rapportera ej - Soil Physics | 5.0 | 0202 |
| Dubblett rapportera ej - Soil Chemistry | 5.0 | 0203 |
| Dubblett rapportera ej -Soil Biology and course Soil Project | 5.0 | 0204 |
The Course Replaces
1TV016 (Uppsala universitet), MV0188