REN R 360 - Soil and Water Conservation

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Global soil and water resources and their current rates of degradation. The main processes of degradation (erosion, loss of organic matter, salinization, pollution) and their causes. Consequences of degradation and conservation of resources through improved land use practices. Prerequisite: REN R 210.

REN R 605 - Advanced Research Skills

★ 1 (fi 2)(SECOND, 1.5-0-0)

Prepares PhD students to function in a research environment. Focuses on research management, best practices in scientific research, and ethics and philosophy of science. The grade is credit/no credit.

REN R 750 - Soil and Water Conservation

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Global soil and water resources and their current rates of degradation. The main processes of degradation (erosion, loss of organic matter, salinization, pollution) and their causes. Consequences of degradation and conservation of resources through improved land use practices. Not to be taken if credit received for REN R 360.

REN R 418 - Trace Elements in the Environment

★ 3 (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-3)

Abundance, distribution, behaviour, and geochemical cycling of trace elements in the environment, including micronutrients essential to plants and animals, and potentially toxic heavy metals; geochemical behaviour of trace elements in the hydrosphere-biosphere-atmosphere system and the relative importance of natural and anthropogenic contributions to the cycling of these elements.

REN R 518 - Trace Elements in the Environment

★ 3 (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-3)

Abundance, distribution, behaviour, and geochemical cycling of trace elements in the environment, including micronutrients essential to plants and animals, and potentially toxic heavy metals; geochemical behaviour of trace elements in the hydrosphere-biosphere-atmosphere system and the relative importance of natural and anthropogenic contributions to the cycling of these elements. Not to be taken if credit received for REN R 418.

REN R 360 - Soil and Water Conservation

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Global soil and water resources and their current rates of degradation. The main processes of degradation (erosion, loss of organic matter, salinization, pollution) and their causes. Consequences of degradation and conservation of resources through improved land use practices. Prerequisite: REN R 210.

REN R 750 - Soil and Water Conservation

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Global soil and water resources and their current rates of degradation. The main processes of degradation (erosion, loss of organic matter, salinization, pollution) and their causes. Consequences of degradation and conservation of resources through improved land use practices. Not to be taken if credit received for REN R 360.