This advanced soil science course led by Dr. Konstantin Dlusskiy focuses on:

• Common landforms and parent materials associated with soils in Prairies,
• Soil drainage classes and soil moisture regimes,
• Soils of the ten Soil Orders in the Canadian System of Soil Classification,
• Classification of human-modified soils,
• Classification of soils to the Subgroup level,
• Relation of soil forming processes and factors of soil formation to the genesis of corresponding soils.

This course includes a pre-class assignment and a post-class open-book exam. Extra time will be required for you to complete the assignments.

Prior knowledge of soil science at the introductory level is strongly recommended.