 | | Course ID: | CRSS(WASR) 1020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Water Resources | Course
Description: | An introduction to the science and policy related to managing
fresh water resources. Fundamental hydrologic processes, how the
United States has managed water through history, and the
environmental impact of water resources management will be included. | | Athena Title: | Introduction Water Resources | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 1200. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Freshman and Transfer Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Students will be exposed to a multitude of scientific
disciplines, time management strategies, various learning styles,
university support services, employment opportunities, and social
clubs/organizations within the department of Crop and Soil
Sciences. | | Athena Title: | Freshman Transfer Student Sem | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 2010L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Crop Science Laboratory | Course
Description: | Crop species and world centers of production; origin of crops,
their uses and climatological requirements for growth,
classification, morphology, reproduction, growth, and
improvement. | | Athena Title: | Crop Science Laboratory | | Corequisite: | CRSS 2010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 2010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Crop Science | Course
Description: | Crop species and world centers of production; origin of crops, their uses and climatological requirements for growth, classification, morphology, reproduction, growth, and improvement. | | Athena Title: | Crop Science | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 3030. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Principles of Precision Agriculture | Course
Description: | Students who successfully complete this course will have a good
understanding of the principles of precision agriculture, the
ability to design and implement simple precision agriculture
management plans, and the experience to use key precision
agriculture tools and technologies. | | Athena Title: | PRIN PRECISION AGR | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in APTC 3030-3030L | | Prerequisite: | MATH 1113 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 3050. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Water Quality | Course
Description: | Provides basic information on the physical, chemical, biological,
and anthropogenic factors affecting water quality, fate, and
transport of contaminants in water, and approaches for water
quality assessment and management. | | Athena Title: | WATER QUALITY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in APTC 3050-3050L | | Prerequisite: | (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) and [(BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or BIOL 1107-1107L or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L)] | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(FANR) 3060L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Soils and Hydrology Laboratory | Course
Description: | Students will perform hands-on exercises to illustrate the
principles and techniques to describe soils, soil maps, water in
soils, and watersheds. | | Athena Title: | SOILS HYDROL LAB | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 3060-3060L | | Corequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(FANR) 3060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Soils and Hydrology | Course
Description: | Soil formation and morphology, physical and chemical properties, soil-water interactions, hydrologic processes and water balance in the landscape, and soil and water quality. Emphasis on landscape management of soil and water resources for both productivity and environmental quality. | | Athena Title: | SOILS AND HYDROLOGY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 3060-3060L | | Pre or Corequisite: | CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L | | Corequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 3270L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Turf Management Laboratory | Course
Description: | Laboratory to provide students with hands-on experience with
turfgrass management practices and systems. Species selection,
establishment, irrigation, mowing, fertilization, cultivation, as
well as weed, insect, and disease control. | | Athena Title: | TURF MGMT LAB | | Corequisite: | CRSS 3270 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 3270. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Turf Management | Course
Description: | Turfgrass management practices and systems. Species selection, establishment, irrigation, mowing, fertilization, cultivation, as well as weed, insect, and disease control. Discussions will include the benefits of turfgrasses to society and various environmental issues impacting the turfgrass industry. | | Athena Title: | Turf Management | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 1103H or BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1104H or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 1107H or PBIO 1210 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(ENTO)(PATH) 3500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Turfgrass Pest Management | Course
Description: | Identification and control of turfgrass weeds, insects, and diseases. Emphasis will be placed on management strategies that include both chemical and non-chemical approaches to the prevention and control of common turfgrass pests. | | Athena Title: | TURF PEST MGT | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 2830 or CRSS 3270 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 3510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geospatial Technologies in Agriculture and the Environment | Course
Description: | An overview of the role of integrated technology in modern
agricultural practices, with particular focus on concepts,
techniques, and applications involving digital imaging. | | Athena Title: | Geospatial Tech in Ag and Env | | Prerequisite: | (MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E) and (STAT 2000 or BIOS 2010-2010L or PHYS 1111-1111L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 3530. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Field Study in Turfgrass Management | Course
Description: | The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)
and Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) have yearly
education conferences. Students have an opportunity to attend
these conferences and compete against other turfgrass science
programs in the annual GCSAA Turf Bowl and STMA Student
Challenge. These competitions are designed to test students
knowledge of turfgrass management, while providing them with a
chance to interact with other students, university personnel,
and industry representatives. | | Athena Title: | Field Study in Turfgrass Mgmt | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 3270 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 3540. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Soil Morphology and Interpretation | Course
Description: | Field evaluation and description of soil morphological and landscape characteristics. Estimation of soil characteristics and use interpretation from field observable features. | | Athena Title: | Soil Morphology and Interpret | | Nontraditional Format: | All instruction will occur in a field setting during weekly 1-3
hour field trips. Students will have an opportunity to
participate in regional and national soils competitions. Credit
will depend on the level of participation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 3910. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Crop Science Internship | Course
Description: | Provides practical work experience in the various areas of crop science, including agribusiness, crop protection, forages, plant breeding and genetics, and row crops. | | Athena Title: | Crop Science Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | This course provides credit for internship experience. The credit hours available are variable contingent on the intensity of the internship experience. Students are supervised and will write a report and give a presentation, which is graded, regarding their internship. Additionally, faculty receive a report from the internship supervisors which also factors into the students final grade. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 3920. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Soil Science Internship | Course
Description: | Provides work experiences with private consultants, governmental agencies, and research laboratories working in the environmental soil science area. A report and presentation are required. | | Athena Title: | ESS INTERNSHIP | | Nontraditional Format: | This course provides students credit for internship experience. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 3930. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Turfgrass Management Internship | Course
Description: | Provides practical experience for students in the Turfgrass Management area. | | Athena Title: | Turfgrass Management Intern | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4010/6010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles of Sustainable Management | Course
Description: | Development of skills and techniques to administer and understand
sustainable concepts in the rural community. Appropriate
development and utilization of technology directed towards
sustainable practices will be discussed. | | Athena Title: | PRINC SUST MGMT | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L and BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4020S/6020S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Sustainability in Agricultural and Food Systems | Course
Description: | What is social sustainability? Why should we care? How can we
develop agricultural and food systems that are socially, as well
as environmentally and economically, sustainable? How can we
support food systems that are healthy and equitable for producers
and consumers? These questions are explored through coursework
and service-learning. | | Athena Title: | Social Sustainability in Ag | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component
for approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4030/6030-4030L/6030L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Sensors in Precision Agriculture | Course
Description: | An in-depth examination of sensing mechanisms for precision
agricultural practices. Classroom and lab exercises will
in general examine sensing technologies, commercial instruments
and applications, hands-on testing, and data collection in
real-world precision agricultural applications. | | Athena Title: | Sensors in Precision Agri | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 3030 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4050/6050. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Improving Nutrient and Energy Efficiency with Geographic Information Systems | Course
Description: | Students will apply GIS, GPS, and remote sensing principles in
agricultural applications; emphasizing hands-on experience
working with producers, vendors, and researchers collecting data,
developing spatial databases, analyzing data, and communicating
findings. Students will explore agriculture as a landscape
complex and evaluate regulatory requirements, conservation
opportunities, applied technologies, and market factors. | | Athena Title: | NUT ENERGY EFF GIS | | Pre or Corequisite: | APTC(CRSS) 3030-3030L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4060/6060-4060L/6060L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Precision Agriculture | Course
Description: | Concepts and analytical techniques used in precision agriculture
to make management decisions, such as geostatistics to analyze
georeferenced data, development of management zones, integration
of sensors with real-time control systems, and big data
analytics. Lab exercises will provide experiential learning of
topics covered during lectures. | | Athena Title: | Adv Topics in Precision Agri | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 3030 | | Pre or Corequisite: | CRSS 4050/6050 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4090. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Turfgrass Physiology and Ecology | Course
Description: | An in-depth study of the physiological response of turfgrass to
environmental and mechanical stress. The effect of turfgrass
management practices on plant and soil community dynamics,
competition, and the environment. | | Athena Title: | Turfgrass Physiology and Ecol | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 3270 or permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 4140/6140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Breeding | Course
Description: | Fundamental principles and theories utilized in the science of plant breeding and cultivar development and the role breeding plays in crop improvement. | | Athena Title: | Plant Breeding | | Prerequisite: | HORT 3650 or GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200E or GENE 3200H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4220/6220. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Topics in Crop and Soil Sciences | Course
Description: | Topics and methods in Crop and Soil Sciences with a different timely topic each semester, including new areas of inquiry in crop and soil sciences. | | Athena Title: | TOPICS IN CROP SOIL | | Nontraditional Format: | This course provides students with exposure to evolving areas
of crop and soil sciences. Credit hours are variable based upon
topic covered in a particular semester. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4250/6250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Pesticides and Transgenic Crops | Course
Description: | Practical management and utilization of pesticides in urban and agricultural environments. Subject areas include classification of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, etc., their general chemical and toxicological properties, deployment philosophy, hazards and environmental impact, formulation and application, safety and disposal, and management of pesticide resistance. | | Athena Title: | Pesticides and Transgenic Crop | | Nontraditional Format: | Offered in Athens, Tifton, and Griffin. | | Prerequisite: | CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4260/6260. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Forage Management and Utilization | Course
Description: | Characteristics of forage species; establishment, physiology, and morphology effects on management; forage quality and utilization by livestock; grazing management; hay and silage; forages for wildlife and conservation. | | Athena Title: | FORAGE MAN UTIL | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 2010-2010L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4310/6310-4310L/6310L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Seed Technology | Course
Description: | Discuss and/or demonstrate concepts, theories, principles, and
technologies involved in seed anatomy and structure,
development, handling, dissemination, and processing. The seed
development process, from breeder seed through foundation,
registered and certified will be discussed. Emphasis will be
placed on seed of genetically engineered and modified crops,
PVP and patented cultivars, and royalties associated with these
type seed. All aspects of seed storage and conditioning will
be explored. | | Athena Title: | SEED TECHNOL | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107-1107L | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4340L/6340L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Weed Science Laboratory | Course
Description: | Weed identification; symptomology of herbicide action; calibration of herbicide application equipment. | | Athena Title: | WEED SCI LAB | | Corequisite: | CRSS 4340/6340 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4340/6340. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Weed Science | Course
Description: | Fundamentals of weed biology; cultural and chemical weed control; properties and uses of herbicides and herbicide application equipment; and current systems for weed management in cropping programs. | | Athena Title: | Weed Science | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CRSS 4340E or CRSS 6340E | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1107 or [PBIO(BIOL) 1210 and PBIO(BIOL) 1210L] | | Graduate Prerequisite: | BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1107 or [PBIO(BIOL) 1210 and PBIO(BIOL) 1210L] | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4340E/6340E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Weed Science | Course
Description: | Fundamentals of weed biology, invasive plants, cultural and
chemical weed control, properties and uses of herbicides and
herbicide application equipment, and current systems for weed
management in cropping programs. Development and management of
herbicide-resistant crops and weeds will be discussed in detail. | | Athena Title: | Weed Science | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CRSS 4340 or CRSS 6340 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4350/6350. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Herbicide Technology | Course
Description: | Provides students with a detailed overview of herbicide
chemistry and application. Topics will include biological and
chemical properties of most commonly used herbicides, adjuvants
for herbicides, environmental fate of herbicides, and details
of the physiochemical factors affecting herbicide application. | | Athena Title: | Herbicide Technology | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | CRSS 4340/6340 or CRSS 4340E/6340E | | Graduate Prerequisite: | CRSS 4340/6340 or CRSS 4340E/6340E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT) 4400/6400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Agro-Ecology | Course
Description: | The scientific study of the interactions of organisms in an
agricultural ecosystem. Emphasis will be placed on how
understanding these interactions can promote agricultural
sustainability. | | Athena Title: | AGRO-ECOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107-1107L or CRSS 2010-2010L or permission of major | | Corequisite: | CRSS(HORT) 4400L/6400L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT) 4400L/6400L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Agro-Ecology Laboratory | Course
Description: | The scientific study of the interactions of organisms in an
agricultural ecosystem. Emphasis will be placed on how
understanding these interactions can promote agricultural
sustainability. | | Athena Title: | AGRO-ECOLOGY LAB | | Corequisite: | CRSS(HORT) 4400/6400 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(CRSS) 4430/6430. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Physiology | Course
Description: | Basic principles of plant physiology, including water
relations, solute transport and phloem transport,
photosynthesis and respiration, phytohormone biology, plant
genomes, regulation of plant gene expression, and plant growth
and development. | | Athena Title: | Plant Physiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 4430E, CRSS 4430E or HORT 6430E, CRSS 6430E | | Prerequisite: | (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) and [(BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1107-1107L or BIOL 1108-1108L or (PBIO(BIOL) 1210 and PBIO(BIOL) 1210L) or (PBIO(BIOL) 1220 and PBIO(BIOL) 1220L)] | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(CRSS) 4430E/6430E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Physiology | Course
Description: | Designed to enhance students’ knowledge of the basic principles
of plant physiology, including water relations, solute and
phloem transport, photosynthesis and respiration, plant genomes,
regulation of plant gene expression, phytohormone biology, and
plant growth and development. | | Athena Title: | Plant Physiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PBIO 3830, HORT 4430, CRSS 4430 or HORT 6430, CRSS 6430 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) and [(BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L) or (PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L)] | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(CRSS) 4440/6440-4440L/6440L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Environmental Physiology | Course
Description: | Effects of environmental factors on growth and physiology of horticultural plants and modification of the plant's environment to improve crop production. | | Athena Title: | ENV PHYSIOLOGY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in BTNY 3830-3830L or BTNY 8890-8890L, PBIO 8890-8890L or CRSS 3300 or PBIO 3830-3830L | | Prerequisite: | (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L and BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L and BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L) or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L and PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L) | | Pre or Corequisite: | HORT(CRSS) 4430/6430 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4450/6450. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Crop Physiology | Course
Description: | Plant function from the cellular level to the plant community
level (typical of crop production systems). Cultural and
environmental factors influencing physiological processes, crop
growth responses, and productivity are discussed. Distinctions
are made between crop species when fundamental differences in
plant processes exist (e.g., C3 versus C4 species). | | Athena Title: | CROP PHYSIOLOGY | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | BIOL 1103 or (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (PBIO(BIOL) 1210 and PBIO(BIOL) 1210L) or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | BIOL 1103 or (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (PBIO(BIOL) 1210 and PBIO(BIOL) 1210L) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(CRSS) 4500/6500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Gene Technology | Course
Description: | Methods and applications of molecular biology and gene
technology. These will include PCR, gene isolation strategies
and various host-plasmid systems, cDNA and genomic cloning,
bioinformatics and searching DNA database, genome projects,
recombinant protein and stem cell therapeutics, animal cloning
and engineering, microarray and medicine, plant biotechnologies
(bio-FUEL). Metabolomic and proteomic. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Gene Technology | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 1108 or BIOL 2107H or BIOL 2108H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(GEOL) 4540/6540-4540L/6540L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Pedology | Course
Description: | Soils as a natural component of the ecosystem, including morphology, landscape distribution, formation, identification of diagnostic horizons and features, and classification. | | Athena Title: | PEDOLOGY | | Nontraditional Format: | A one-day trip to North Georgia and a two-day trip to the Coastal Plain will be required at student's expense. | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4580/6580. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Soil Erosion and Conservation | Course
Description: | Mechanisms of soil erosion and sediment production; infiltration, runoff, and sediment transport in agricultural, forestry, and urban environments. Erosion and sediment control principles and practices. Impact of erosion and sediment on productivity and environmental quality. | | Athena Title: | EROSION AND CONSERV | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT) 4590L/6590L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Laboratory | Course
Description: | Methods of determining soil fertility and insufficiency of plant
nutrients in soils. | | Athena Title: | SOIL FERT NUT LAB | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L and CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L | | Corequisite: | CRSS(HORT) 4590/6590 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT)(ECOL) 4590/6590. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition | Course
Description: | Soil conditions affecting availability of plant nutrients; methods of determining soil fertility and insufficiency of plant nutrients in soils, and interpretation of chemical and biological measurements as related to fertility maintenance and good soil management. | | Athena Title: | SOIL FERT PLANT NUT | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L and CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4600/6600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Soil Physics | Course
Description: | Physical properties and process of soils. Water, heat, and solute movement in soils. | | Athena Title: | Soil Physics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CRSS 4600E or CRSS 6600E | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L and (MATH 2200 or MATH 2250) and (PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4600L/6600L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Soil Physics Laboratory | Course
Description: | Physical properties and processes of soils. Water, heat, and
solute movement in soils. | | Athena Title: | SOIL PHYSICS LAB | | Corequisite: | CRSS 4600/6600 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4600E/6600E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Soil Physics | Course
Description: | Physical properties and process of soils. Water, heat, and
solute movement in soils. | | Athena Title: | SOIL PHYSICS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CRSS 4600/6600 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L and (MATH 2200 or MATH 2250) and (PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(MIBO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610L. 3 hours. 1 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Soil Microbiology | Course
Description: | Microorganisms in soil and their effect on nutrient recycling, especially as it relates to environmental quality and crop production. | | Athena Title: | SOIL MICROBIOLOGY | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(WASR) 4660/6660. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Hydrogeochemical Characterization of Environmental Field Sites | Course
Description: | Analysis of soils, sediment, rocks, water for important organic and inorganic contaminants. Chromatography, atomic adsorption, and plasma emission spectroscopy, field sampling and measurements. Quality assurance/quality control, data reporting, computer use in analysis. | | Athena Title: | ENVIRON MEASUREMENT | | Prerequisite: | CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L and CRSS(FANR) 3060 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4670/6670. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Soil Chemistry | Course
Description: | Environmental soil chemistry applies and extends the concepts of chemistry and physics to the investigation of problems related to the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of soil and their importance in relation to the management of contaminants, pesticides, and production inputs. | | Athena Title: | Environmental Soil Chemistry | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 3050 or CRSS(FANR) 3060 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WASR(CRSS)(ECOL)(ENGR)(GEOG)(GEOL) 4700L/6700L. 3 hours. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Hydrology, Geology, and Soils of Georgia | Course
Description: | This field course focuses on the physical environment of Georgia by examining the diverse geology, soils, and surface and subsurface hydrologic processes within the state. We will travel to all of Georgia's physiographic areas, visiting mines, farms, forests, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and estuaries to explore the influence of human activities on the physical environment. | | Athena Title: | HYDROLOGY FIELD LAB | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS(ENGR)(CRSS)(GEOL)(GEOG)(ECOL) 4170L/6170L | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a Maymester field course, with lectures and laboratories scheduled during the entire session. Students are expected to travel throughout the state. Class will begin Period 1 on Day 1, and will end on the last day of the session. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4740/6740. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Integrated Pest Management | Course
Description: | The planning, communication, integration, and implementation of interventions for management of insects, pathogens, and weeds. The major methodologies for influencing pest populations are discussed individually and within the context of profitable production of selected commodities followed by discussion of pest management using an overarching philosophy of environmental responsibility. Offered on the Athens, Griffin, and Tifton campuses. | | Athena Title: | Integrated Pest Management | | Prerequisite: | (PBIO 1210 or BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E) and (PBIO 1220 or BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4750/6750. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Turfgrass Science | Course
Description: | Major environmental topics affecting the turfgrass industry
today (pesticide/nutrient fate, water quality/quantity,
pesticide resistance, etc.) and how they impact turf management. | | Athena Title: | Environ Turfgrass Science | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 2830 or CRSS 3270 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(CRSS) 4800/6800. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Agricultural Biotechnology | Course
Description: | Structure/manipulation of DNA and inheritance of genes, the current impact of biotechnology on crop production and animal agriculture. Regulatory, intellectual property, environmental, and market issues specific to transgenic crops. | | Athena Title: | AGRIC BIOTECH | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be offered only on the Tifton campus. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107-1107L and CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4930/6930. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Agroecology of Tropical America | Course
Description: | Crops and cropping systems in tropical America; influences of geography, climate, and socioeconomic factors, as well as the impact of agriculture, on the ecosystems of the region.
| | Athena Title: | AGROECOLOGY TROP AM | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4960. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research in Crop and Soil Sciences | Course
Description: | Laboratory or field research conducted under the supervision of
a faculty member in Crop and Soil Sciences. Arrangements must
be made in advance. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research in CRSS | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will provide undergraduate students an opportunity
to conduct research under the supervision of a faculty member.
Student will meet with faculty member on a regular basis. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence
to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry
into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the
4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or
capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and
apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research
project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback
from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS) 6000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Breeding Practicum | Course
Description: | Supervised practical application of previously studied theory
in the area of plant breeding. Students will directly interact
with scientists directing applied breeding programs on an array
of crops. | | Athena Title: | Plant Breeding Practicum | | Nontraditional Format: | Course consists of a series of field trips to visit and interact
with plant breeders on the Athens, Griffin, and Tifton campuses. | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(HORT) 4140/6140 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 6130. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Internship in Crop Protection and Pest Management | Course
Description: | Student will work with a public- or private-sector group on
pest management issues. Required for the Master of Plant
Protection Pest Management degree. | | Athena Title: | Intern Crop Protect Pest Mgmt | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PATH 6130, ENTO 6130 | | Nontraditional Format: | Working experience of approximately one semester in length with
public- or private-sector group on pest management issues. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 6360. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Experiential Weed Science Contest Preparation | Course
Description: | Four-day field trip to select parts of the Southeast to observe practical aspects of weed science in the field as related to weed identification, biology, and management. | | Athena Title: | Weed Science Field Trip | | Nontraditional Format: | A four-day field trip in Georgia allowing students to observe how the principles of weed science are applied to solve real world problems. | | Prerequisite: | (CRSS 4340/6340 or CRSS 4340E/6340E) and CRSS 4340L/6340L and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 6580E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Soil Erosion and Conservation | Course
Description: | Mechanisms of soil erosion and sediment production;
infiltration, runoff, and sediment transport in agricultural,
forestry, and urban environments. Erosion and sediment control
principles and practices. Impact of erosion and sediment on
productivity and environmental quality. | | Athena Title: | EROSION AND CONSERV | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (CRSS(FANR) 3060 and CRSS(FANR) 3060L) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 7000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 100 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a masters degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(PBIO)(HORT)(PATH) 7100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Metamorphosis: Life Skills for a Career in Plant Science Research | Course
Description: | Students will receive training and develop skills necessary to obtain and fulfill job expectations in a professional position in the plant science industry, academia, and non-profit institutions. Students will build custom job applications and research proposals as an active learning component. | | Athena Title: | Prof Dev Grad Students | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 7300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 7990. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Supervised Teaching Practicum in Crop and Soil Sciences | Course
Description: | University-level teaching, including the presentation of
lectures and/or laboratory sessions under faculty supervision,
at the master's level. | | Athena Title: | TEACH PRACTICUM | | Nontraditional Format: | Students lecture in classroom and/or laboratory setting and meet
with a faculty supervisor to discuss teaching technique. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 8000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Soil Physical Chemistry | Course
Description: | Physical and surface chemistry applied to soil-water systems. Topics include precipitation-dissolution, redox chemistry, complexation, structure of soil-water interface, adsorption mechanisms, use of computer models to simulate soil chemical reactions, and environmental applications. | | Athena Title: | SOIL PHYS CHEMISTRY | | Prerequisite: | [CHEM 3100 or (CHEM 2300 and CHEM 2300L)] and [CRSS(FORS) 3060-3060L or GEOL 1250-1250L] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(PBGG) 8010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Methods and Design for Crop Science | Course
Description: | Foundational methods to design and conduct effective field trials
for plant research. | | Athena Title: | Research Methods Crops | | Pre or Corequisite: | BIOS 7010 or STAT 6315 or FANR 6750 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 8050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Crop Production | Course
Description: | Effect of environment and heredity on crop production, including
light, temperature, water, fertility, and other factors affecting
plant growth and management. | | Athena Title: | ADV CROP PROD | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CRSS 7050 | | Prerequisite: | [CRSS 3300 and CRSS 4300] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 8100. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Crop and Soil Science Seminar | Course
Description: | Instruction and practice in oral scientific presentations. A literature search within a general topic area unrelated to degree research, and a formal seminar on the subject, are required. | | Athena Title: | Adv CRSS Seminar | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 8140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Plant Breeding | Course
Description: | An in-depth assessment of plant breeding methodologies and
their genetic basis. Emphasis on the integration of
traditional methodologies with modern genetic and genomic
technologies. | | Athena Title: | ADV PLANT BREEDING | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(HORT) 4140/6140 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 8150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Case Histories in Crop Physiology | Course
Description: | How crop physiological response to genotype, management, and environment influences productivity in nine major row crops that account for much of the world’s food, feed, and fiber. General production information, crop development, resource capture (radiation, water, and nutrients), and yield component responses are discussed for each species. | | Athena Title: | Case Hist in Crop Physiology | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 4450/6450 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 8210. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Problems in Crop and Soil Sciences | Course
Description: | Faculty-sponsored short-term research projects in the area of
crop and soil sciences other than thesis or dissertation.
Research may be conducted in laboratory, greenhouse, or field. | | Athena Title: | Sp Prob CRSS | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will provide graduate students credit for conducting a research problem under the direction of a faculty member in Crop and Soil Sciences. Credit is variable dependent upon the scope of the research project. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 8220. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Crop and Soil Sciences | Course
Description: | Advanced topics and methods in Crop and Soil Science, including tropical soil management, application of geographic information systems to crop production, DRIS analysis, advanced analytical methods, microclimatology, crop modeling, and other timely topics. | | Athena Title: | Adv Topics in CRSS | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 8300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Physiology of Herbicide Action | Course
Description: | Herbicide action in crops and weeds, including uptake through
roots, penetration through leaves, and translocation in the
plant; mechanism and mode of action of individual herbicides as
well as metabolism of xenobiotics in the plant. | | Athena Title: | Physiology of Herbicide Action | | Prerequisite: | [(CRSS 4340/6340 or CRSS 4340E/6340E) and CRSS 4340L/6340L] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 8410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Sustainable Agriculture Management | Course
Description: | Sustainable agriculture systems must ensure farm profitability,
income stability, and healthy food while simultaneously improving
soil health, water availability and quality, and reducing GHG
emissions with fewer farming inputs. We will identify sustainable
management practices, discover the value of their associated
ecosystem services, and explore methods in measuring their
sustainability. | | Athena Title: | Adv Topics Sustainable Ag Mgmt | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 4010/6010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 8520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Soil Fertility | Course
Description: | Physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil; plant mineral nutrient availability; theory and use of modern soil testing methods. Includes soil, environmental, and management factors that control crop use of applied chemical fertilizers and other sources of plant nutrients. | | Athena Title: | ADV SOIL FERT | | Prerequisite: | (CRSS 4590/6590-4590L/6590L and CHEM 2300 and CHEM 2300L) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(ECOL) 8650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nutrient Cycling Models | Course
Description: | Structure, function, and performance of current nutrient cycling models used to simulate carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur transformations in the soil. | | Athena Title: | NUTR CYCLING MODELS | | Prerequisite: | [CSCI 7010 and CRSS(MIBO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610L] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(CRSS) 8660-8660L. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Soil Biology and Ecology | Course
Description: | Organisms in the soil environment, with emphasis on macrobiota and their functional roles in food webs and ecosystem processes. | | Athena Title: | SOIL BIOL ECOL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECOL(CRSS) 6650-6650L | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or CRSS 4590/6590-4590L/6590L or CRSS(MIBO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(GEOL) 8710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Watershed-Scale Modeling | Course
Description: | The science, technology, and policy aspects of watershed-scale
modeling. There will be multiple assignments that will require
the use of the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model and a
project chosen by the student (including a term paper). A
midterm will cover science and policy readings. | | Athena Title: | Watershed-Scale Modeling | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060 or GEOL 3020-3020L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOL(CRSS) 8760. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Organic Contaminant Hydrogeology | Course
Description: | Physical and chemical processes controlling the mobility and fate of organic contaminants in soils, sediments, surface, and ground waters. Processes include biotic and abiotic (hydrolysis, volatilization, sorption, redox, and photochemical) reactions in the natural systems. Relationships between chemical structure and reactivity in the environment. | | Athena Title: | ORG CONT HYDROGEOL | | Prerequisite: | (CHEM 2100 and CHEM 2100L) or (CHEM 2212 and CHEM 2212L) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(PBIO)(CRSS)(FORS) 8850-8850L. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Terrestrial Biogeochemical Cycling | Course
Description: | Plant processes which mediate biogeochemical cycling on land. Includes survey of global element cycling, functions of essential elements, element acquisition, translocation and loss by plants, litter decomposition, and methods of estimating standing stocks of elements in and transfer rates of elements between ecosystem components. | | Athena Title: | Terrestrial Biogeochem Cycling | | Prerequisite: | ECOL 3500-3500L or STAT 4210 or STAT 4220 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 8860. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Plant Breeding Genetics and Genomics Communication Seminar | Course
Description: | Instruction and practice in oral scientific presentations as
they relate to the field of plant breeding, genetics, or
genomics, with emphasis on effective communications and
presentation techniques for general audiences. A literature
search and a formal seminar on the subject are required, along
with analyses of other seminars presented. | | Athena Title: | PBGG COMM SEMINAR | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 8870. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Translational Genomics | Course
Description: | Strategies and tools for the application of genomic information
to the development of crops with improved traits. | | Athena Title: | TRANSLATNL GENOMICS | | Prerequisite: | One graduate-level course in genetics or breeding or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS) 8880. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Quantitative Genetics and Molecular Breeding | Course
Description: | Quantitative and population plant genetics and their interrelationship with plant breeding. Genetic and environmental variation and how they relate to selection procedures and choice of type of variety. Predictive plant breeding. QTL discovery, molecular breeding, and genomic selection in an applied breeding program. | | Athena Title: | Plant Quant Gen and Molec Bre | | Prerequisite: | PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 4140/6140 and (STAT 6210 or STAT 6210E or STAT 6220) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS) 8890. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Cytogenetics: Behavior and Evolution of the Plant Genome | Course
Description: | Classical and molecular cytogenetics are integrated to explain the reproductive behavior of angiosperms, the applications of cytogenetics to plant improvement, the study of plant genetics, and the structure and evolution of the plant genome. | | Athena Title: | Plant Cytogenetics Genome | | Prerequisite: | PBIO 8100 or permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 4140/6140 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 8900. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Emerging Topics in Plant Breeding Genetics and Genomics | Course
Description: | Emerging topics and methods in Plant Breeding, Genetics and
genomics with an emphasis in the newest discoveries, as well as
new approaches to genome analysis or new technological
applications to plant breeding, and other timely topics. | | Athena Title: | PBGG EMERGING TOPIC | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 9000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 100 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | DOCTORAL RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 9300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | DOCT DISSERTATION | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS 9990. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Supervised Teaching Practicum in Crop and Soil Sciences | Course
Description: | University-level teaching, including the presentation of
lectures and/or laboratory sessions under faculty supervision,
at the doctoral level. | | Athena Title: | TEACH PRACTICUM | | Nontraditional Format: | Students lecture in a classroom setting and meet with a faculty
supervisor to discuss teaching technique. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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