The new Earth's Systems Science (ESS) undergraduate program integrates several disciplines across the UW campus, providing greater opportunities for students to learn about the importance of different components of the Earth. Soil Science is an integrating subject that unifies interactions among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. An ESS degree with a concentration in Soil Science enhances educational opportunities for students by offering unique learning experiences because of UW's location, resources and faculty.
Members of the Ecosystem Science & Management department that have teaching and research programs involving Earth Systems Science are:
ESS 1000 The Earth System (I, 2 cr. hrs)
CHEM 1020 or 1050 (4)
MATH 1450 (QA, 5)
BIOL 1010 (SB, 4)
TOTAL Credit Hours = 15
SOIL 2010 (4)
CHEM 1030 or 1060 (4)
BIOL 2XXX List (4)
ENGL 1010 (WA, 3)
PE (P, 1)
TOTAL Credit Hours = 16
ESS 2000 Foundations of geology (SE, 4)
SOIL 3130 (3)
MATH 2200 (QA, 4)
C and D course (3)
TOTAL Credit Hours = 14
MATH 2205 (QB, 4)
Elective from GEOL/GEOG (5)
Elective from BOT (3)
Elective from REWM (3)
TOTAL Credit Hours = 15
SOIL 4120 (4)
ESS 3480 Environmental Change (WB, G, 3)
PHYS 1310 (SP, 4)
Oral Comm (O, 3)
TOTAL Credit Hours = 14
ESS 4001 Modeling the Earth System (4)
SOIL 4100 (3)
SOIL 4140 (4)
Remote Sensing (BOT/GEOL/GEOG 4111) (3)
TOTAL Credit Hours = 14
ESS 4970 Internship (3)
SOIL 4535 (3)
SOIL 4430 (3)
GIS (GEOG 4200) (4)
C course (3)
C course (3)
TOTAL Credit Hours = 16
ESS 4950 Earth System Exploration (WC, 3)
SOIL 4130 (3)
SOIL 4150 or 4160 (3)
SOIL 4720 (1)
Constitution (V, 3)
TOTAL Credit Hours = 13
