Curriculum Guide: Master of Science in Soil Science New Curriculum

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                                Units

Core Courses – 6 units 

SOIL220 – Methods in Soil Science Research                                                                    3

SOIL212 – Genesis, Morphology and Classification of Soils                                            3

Major Courses – 12 units (minimum)

SOIL211 – Advanced Soil Fertility                                                                                         3

SOIL213 – Advanced Soil Microbiology                                                                               3

SOIL215 – Advanced Soil Chemistry                                                                                    3

SOIL216 – Advanced Soil Physics                                                                                        3

SOIL217 – Land Resource Evaluation                                                                                  3

SOIL 219 – Soil Organic Matter                                                                                             3

 SOIL 291 – Soil Organic Matter                                                                                             3

 TREC207*  Tropical Geomorphology and Geo-ecology                                                     3 

  

Minor/Cognate Courses –9 units (courses from another field of specialization)

SOIL299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                                1

SOIL300 – Master’s Thesis                                                                                                    6

 

SUMMARY

Major                                         ___        21

Minor/Cognate                        ___          9

Graduate Seminar                   ___          1

Master’s Thesis                       ___          6

                          ----

Total No. of Units Required     37

Note:
a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Graduate Education Office.

d) *TREC207 is offered by ITEEM but can be cross enrolled by the MS Soil Science Student as one of their major courses subject ot GAC Approval

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                           Units

Core Course – 3 units
         ADED222 – Social Science Research                                                                       3

Major Courses – 18 units (minimum)

LTNG205 – Related Activities in Language Teaching                                            3

LNTG207 – Introductory Linguistics                                                                         3

LTNG209 – Second Language Teaching for Special Curricular Programs        3

LTNG211 – Teaching Literature                                                                                 3

LTNG212 – Teaching in Advanced Composition                                                    3

LTNG214 – Teaching Reading                                                                                   3

LTNG216 – Teaching Speech Communication                                                       3

LTNG218 – Sociolinguistics                                                                                       3         

LTNG221 – Language Testing                                                                                   3

LTNG223 – English for Specific Purposes                                                               3

LTNG225 – Psycholinguistics                                                                                    3

LTNG227 – Instructional Materials Dev’t. for Special Academic Needs            3

LTNG291 – Special Topics                                                                                       1-3

Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)

LTNG299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                   1

LTNG300 – Master’s Thesis                                                                                       6

SUMMARY

Major                                            ___        21

Minor/Cognate                           ___        9

Graduate Seminar                     ___        1

Master’s Thesis                         ___        6

                         ----

Total No. of Units Required                 37

Note:
a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their

Plan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                           Units

Core Course – 3 units

ADED222 – Social Science Research                                                                  3

Major Courses – 18 units (minimum)

LTNG205 – Related Activities in Language Teaching                                            3

LNTG207 – Introductory Linguistics                                                                         3

LTNG209 – Second Language Teaching for Special Curricular Programs        3

LTNG211 – Teaching Literature                                                                                 3

LTNG212 – Teaching in Advanced Composition                                                    3

LTNG214 – Teaching Reading                                                                                   3

LTNG216 – Teaching Speech Communication                                                       3

LTNG218 – Sociolinguistics                                                                                       3         

LTNG221 – Language Testing                                                                                   3

LTNG223 – English for Specific Purposes                                                               3

LTNG225 – Psycholinguistics                                                                                    3

LTNG227 – Instructional Materials Dev’t. for Special Academic Needs            3

LTNG291 – Special Topics                                                                                       1-3

Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)

LTNG299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                   1

LTNG300 – Master’s Thesis                                                                                       6

SUMMARY

Major                                            ___        21

Minor/Cognate                           ___        9

Graduate Seminar                     ___        1

Master’s Thesis                         ___        6

                         ----

Total No. of Units Required                 37

Note:
a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their

Plan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                          Units

Core Course – 3 units

ADED222 – Social Science Research                                                                  3

Major Courses – 18 units (minimum)

LTNG205 – Related Activities in Language Teaching                                            3

LNTG207 – Introductory Linguistics                                                                         3

LTNG209 – Second Language Teaching for Special Curricular Programs       3

LTNG211 – Teaching Literature                                                                                 3

LTNG212 – Teaching in Advanced Composition                                                    3

LTNG214 – Teaching Reading                                                                                   3

LTNG216 – Teaching Speech Communication                                                       3

LTNG218 – Sociolinguistics                                                                                       3         

LTNG221 – Language Testing                                                                                   3

LTNG223 – English for Specific Purposes                                                               3

LTNG225 – Psycholinguistics                                                                                    3

LTNG227 – Instructional Materials Dev’t. for Special Academic Needs            3

LTNG291 – Special Topics                                                                                       1-3

Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)

LTNG299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                   1

LTNG300 – Master’s Thesis                                                                                       6

SUMMARY

Major                                            ___        21

Minor/Cognate                           ___        9

Graduate Seminar                     ___        1

Master’s Thesis                         ___        6

                         ----

Total No. of Units Required                 37

Note:
a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their

Plan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                                         Units

Required Course – 21 units

LAMP211 – Land Administration and Management                                                          3

LAMP223 – Land Tenure, Law and Policy                                                                            3

LAMP225 –Land Economics and Valuation                                                                         3

LAMP229 –Technologies for Geodata Collection, Analysis & Interpretation                 3

LAMP231 – Land Conflict Management                                                                               3

LAMP234 – Urban and Rural Land Use Planning                                                                3

LAMP298 – Research Methods (for MLAM and MSLAM students only)                        3

Elective Courses – 6 units minimum

LAMP221/DSOC221 – Sociology of Agriculture                                                                 3

LAMP224/DSOC224–Demography                                                                                       3

LAMP227/DSOC227 – Political Economy                                                                            3

LAMP235/DSOC235 –Collective Behavior and Grassroots Organizing                         3

LAMP241/DSOC241– Gender, Work and Food in Rural Societies                                   3

LAMP244/DSOC244– Poverty, Peace and the Peasantry                                                 3

LAMP247/DSOC247– Social Programming Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation      3

LAMP252/DSOC252-Land Resources Management, Access and Benefit Sharing      3

Graduate Seminar

LAMP299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                      1

Master’s Thesis/Special Problem

LAMP300 –Master’s Thesis                                                                                                  6

LAMP300A – Special Project                                                                                                3

SUMMARY

Courses                                              Number of Units

DLAM              MLAM             MSLAM

Major/Required Courses                      18                    21                     21

Elective                                                    -                     12                      6

Graduate Seminar                                  1                      1                      1

Special Project                                       -                      3                       -

Master’s Thesis                                      -                       -                      6

Total No. of Units Required                19                     37                    34

Minimum no. of semester to

Finish the degree                                    2                      4                       4

Note: 
a) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
b) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.