Soil water processes in agroecosystems

About this programme

Knowledge equivalent to: • 150 ECTS first-cycle courses, including • 60 ECTS in a scientific subject such as Biology, Agricultural Science, Soil Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science or Technology, • 10 ECTS Chemistry, • 15 ECTS Soil Science, Earth Sciences or Biology and • a level of English equivalent to upper-seconday-school English (Engelska 6). The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest. Knowledge equivalent to: • 150 ECTS first-cycle courses, including • 60 ECTS in a scientific subject such as Biology, Agricultural Science, Soil Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science or Technology, • 10 ECTS Chemistry, • 15 ECTS Soil Science, Earth Sciences or Biology and • a level of English equivalent to upper-seconday-school English (Engelska 6). The overall objective of this course is to provide students with a deeper knowledge and understanding of the physical processes regulating water, energy and solute flows in the soil–plant–atmosphere system. A good understanding of these basic processes is critical for the development and implementation of soil and water management practices that promote sustainable agricultural production and environmental protection. The course places special emphasis on gaining an understanding of the temporal dynamics of these processes and the interactions between different components of the system through numerical modelling. On completion of the course students will be able to • describe the interactions between the p