Plant and Environmental Soil Science provide students the opportunity to develop and utilize basic scientific knowledge to understand the most fundamental resources—plants, soils, and water—and the interaction of these resources in different environmental settings. Our graduates are poised to play a pivotal role in addressing global food security and sustainability challenges through a wide range of exciting career opportunities.
The crops emphasis focuses on the principles of production, management, marketing and use of fiber, forage, grain, biofuel and oilseed crops. Career options for our graduates include: education such as consulting, extension, or public relations, or in production agriculture such as biofuel or seed production, farming, or farm management.
Students in the Soil and Water emphasis will study the nature, properties, management, conservation, and use of soils and water. Career options for our graduates include: soil and water resource management such as soil surveying, land appraisal, land use planning, conservation and pollution abatement, or watershed management, or in environmental areas such as pollution control and environmental protection as affected by plant-soil-water interactions.
Career Options in Plant and Environmental Soil Science Major
- Natural Resource Manager
- Crop Protection Specialist
- Agronomy Sales and Service Representative
- Mine Reclamation Consultant
- Plant Geneticist
- Environmental Consultant
- Soil and Water Analyst
