Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences Major (PhD)
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Date Posted: Jan. 12, 2019
Submitted by: Claire Pope
Sustainability Topic:
Curriculum
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Disciplines:
Agriculture,
Environmental Studies & Sciences
Tags:
environmental science,
soils
Program Type: Doctoral Degree
Description
A doctorate with a major in plant, soil, and environmental sciences and a concentration in environmental and soil sciences is offered under a multi-departmental doctoral program. Two departments participate – Plant Sciences and the soils faculty in Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science. Other concentrations within the plant, soil, and environmental sciences doctoral program include crop sciences, horticulture, plant breeding, plant molecular genetics, and weed science. Focus areas in the environmental and soil sciences concentration include soil and water chemistry; nutrient management; penology, genesis and classification; environmental climatology; soil biology and biochemistry; and soil physical processes.