Dr. Robert Hill- Courses

ENST413: Soil and Water Conservation (3 credits)
Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.Prerequisite: ENST200 (formerly NRSC200). Credit will be granted foronly one of the following: NRSC413 or ENST413. Formerly NRSC413.Importance and causes of soil erosion and methods of soil erosioncontrol. Effects of conservation practices on soil physical propertiesand the plant root environment. Irrigation and drainage as related towater use and conservation.

ENST417: Soil Hydrology and Physics (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week.Prerequisites: ENST200 (formerly NRSC200) and a course in physics; orpermission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of thefollowing: NRSC417 or ENST417. Formerly NRSC417. A study of soil waterinteractions: the hydrologic cycle; the unique properties of water andsoil; the soil components and their interactions; the field watercycle; transport processes involving water, heat and solutes; humaneffects on soil and groundwater; as well as the measurement,prediction, and control of the physical processes taking place in andthrough the soil.

ENST832: Advanced Soil Physics (3 credits)
Prerequisites: NRSC 417; and permission of both department and instructor. An advanced study of physical properties of soils.

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Last updated: 08/19/2009