Plant and Soil Sciences

Course Information


Below is a list of undergraduate and graduate courses that are offered, as well as the number of credits for each course.

Undergraduate courses

Course NumberCourse Title  CreditsTerm  
PLSC100Plants and Human Culture3Spring
PLSC101Botany I3Fall
PLSC104Botany I Laboratory1Fall
PLSC128The Science of Wine1Spring
PLSC140People and Plants: Feast or Famine3Fall
PLSC145Introduction to Sustainable Food Systems3Fall
PLSC151Introduction to Crop Science3Spring
PLSC154Topics in Production and Management of Ornamental Plants1 to 6 
PLSC170Soils and Sustainability 3Spring
PLSC201Botany II4Spring
PLSC204Introduction to Soil Science3Fall
PLSC205Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory1Fall
PLSC211Fall Ornamental Landscape Plants3Fall
PLSC212Spring Landscape Plants3Spring
PLSC214Indigenous Woody Plants of the Eastern United States4Spring
PLSC218Fermentation Sciences (C/L ANFS218)3Spring
PLSC270Biotechnology: Science and Socioeconomic Issues (C/L APEC270)3Spring
PLSC300Principles of Animal and Plant Genetics (C/L ANFS300, ENWC300)3Spring
PLSC302Vegetable Science4Fall
PLSC303Introductory Plant Pathology4Spring
PLSC305Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition3Spring
PLSC309Wetlands3Fall
PLSC310Animal and Plant Genetics Laboratory (C/L ANFS310, ENWC310)2Spring
PLSC334Urban Forestry3Fall of even years
PLSC354Plant Ecology3Spring
PLSC364Plant Science and Sustainable Food Systems Internship1 to 6Fall
PLSC399Teaching Experience1 to 2Fall, Spring
PLSC401Agronomic Crop Science3Spring of even years
PLSC402Landscape Management3Fall
PLSC405Environmental Forensics and Society3Fall
PLSC410Introduction to Plant Physiology3Fall
PLSC411Molecular Plant Pathology3Fall
PLSC412Ecosystem Ecology3Fall
PLSC419Soil Microbiology4Spring of odd years
PLSC421Nonpoint Source Pollution3Spring
PLSC430Urban Ecology3Fall of odd years
PLSC435Plant Developmental Biology3Fall of even years
PLSC438Fate/Transport Soil Contaminants3Spring
PLSC439Plant-Contaminant Interactions3Fall of even years
PLSC445Biogeochemical Cycling of Nutrients 3Fall


Course descriptions for Plant Science (PLSC) courses

Course Number  Course Title  CreditsTerm
LARC103Representation 1: Landscape Drawing3Fall, Spring
LARC150Representation 2: Digital Design Communication3Spring
LARC172Introduction to the Landscape Architecture Profession2Fall
LARC202History of Landscape Architecture: Pre-History to Early 20th Century3Fall
LARC222Introduction to Surveying (C/L CIEG222)3Fall
LARC230Introduction to Construction Materials and Methods3Spring
LARC232Foundations of Landscape Architecture3Spring
LARC233Studio 1: Foundations4Fall
LARC250Studio 2: Design Process4Spring
LARC303Advanced Digital Representation3Spring
LARC330The Built Environment Studio3Spring
LARC332Landscape Architecture Symposium I1Spring
LARC333Landscape Architecture Symposium II1Fall
LARC343Site Engineering3Spring
LARC350Studio 3: Urban Design5Fall
LARC351Studio 4: Regional Design5Spring
LARC364Landscape Architecture Internship1 to 6Fall, Spring
LARC431Urban Hydrology and Drainage Design3Spring
LARC433Studio 5: Advanced Design5Fall
LARC440Professional Practice3Spring
LARC442Stormwater Management for Sustainable Development3Fall
LARC450Ecological Planting Design Studio3Fall
LARC455Theory & Research Applications in Landscape Architecture1Fall
LARC456Studio 6: Senior Design6Spring

Course descriptions for Landscape Architecture (LARC) courses

 

Graduate courses

Plant and Soil Sciences (PLSC)

Course NumberCourse Title  CreditsTerm  
PLSC601Agronomic Crop Science3Spring of even years
PLSC603Soil Physics (C/L BREG603)3Fall
PLSC604Plant Taxonomy3Spring of odd years
PLSC608Environmental Soil Chemistry (C/L CHEM608)3Spring
PLSC611Molecular Plant Pathology3Fall
PLSC612Ecosystem Ecology3Fall
PLSC619Soil Microbiology4Spring of odd years
PLSC621Nonpoint Source Pollution3Spring
PLSC630Urban Ecology3Fall of odd years
PLSC635Plant Developmental Biology3Fall of even years
PLSC636Plant Genes and Genomes3 
PLSC639Plant-Contaminant Interactions3Fall of even years
PLSC640Field Methods in Soil-Water-Air3Fall
PLSC643Watershed Hydrochemistry3Fall of odd years
PLSC645Biogeochemical Cycling of Nutrients3Fall
PLSC800Current Topics in Plant Science1 to 3Fall, Spring
PLSC802Professional Development1Spring
PLSC811Current Topics in Microbiology1Spring
PLSC865Seminar1Fall, Spring
PLSC868Research1 to 9 
PLSC869Master's Thesis1 to 6 
PLSC874Topics in Molecular Biology (C/L ANFS 874)1 
PLSC964Pre-Candidacy Study3 to 12 
PLSC969Doctoral Dissertation1 to 12 

 

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR PLANT SCIENCE (PLSC) COURSES