Faculty of Soil Science

Soil Science studies the great variety of Earth soils, their forming, structure and properties. Soil Science fundamentals were first formed in Russia by Professor Vasyli V. Dokuchaev. Soil Science as a university discipline was formed in Moscow University in 1906.

The department of Soil Science was the first in the world organised at Moscow University in 1927. In 1973 Faculty of Soil Science became an independent educational subdivision of the University.

Faculty of Soil Science is one of the most prominent and large educational and scientific centres in the field of fundamental Soil Science. Now the Faculty is numbered by 300 employees. 20 professors and 125 researchers holding PhD Degree are among them.

Departments

General Soil Science
Soil Chemistry
Soil Biology
Soil Erosion
Soil Geography
Soil Physics and Melioration
Agrochemistry of General Agriculture and Environment
Laboratories

Radioecology
Electronic Microscopy
Soil Micromorphology
Laboratories of Soil Stationary
Bachelour Degree

4 years full time

Direction: Soil Science

General Courses

Mathematics
Computer Science
Geology
Physics
General, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry
Colloid and Physical Chemistry
Botany
Physiology and Biochemistry of Plants
Mineralogy and Petrography
Pedology
Soil Biology
Soil Chemistry
Soil Geography
Agricultural Chemistry
General Agriculture and Plant Husbandry
Soil Reclamation
Methods of Soil Analysis
Soil Mapping
Soil Erosion
Political Economy
Philosophy
Special courses

Department of General Soil Science

Biological Turnover of Elements
Soil Parent Material
Chemical Pollution of Soils and It's Influence on Soil Processes
Soil Informatics
Soils of The World
Department of Soil Chemistry

Chemistry of Humus Compounds
Clay Minerals in Soil
Chemical Pollution of Soils and Means of their Protection
Principles of Chemical Melioration of Soil
Modern Methods of Soils Study
Department of Soil Biology

Soil Mycology
Physiology of Soil Microorganisms
Biochemistry of Microorganisms
Ecology of Fungi
Microbial Transformation of Nitrogen in Soil
Soil Algae
Department of Soil Erosion

Principles of Hydrology, Hydraulics and Aerodynamics
Physico-Mechanics of Soils
Melioration of Moved Sands
Melioration of Eroded Soils
Deciperment of Washed Off Soils and Erodibility of Soil Cover
Methods of Erosion Process Study
Department of Soil Geography

Soil Mapping
Morphological and Analytical Diagnostics of Soil
Introduction into Geoinformative Systems
Monitoring and Degradation of Soils
Biological Diagnostics of Soil
Land Resources and Rational Land Use
Department of Agrochemistry

Computer Methods in Agrochemistry
Ecological Problems of Agrochemistry
Fertilization Management of Crops in Rotation
Physiology Biochemical Principles of Quality of Plant Production
Optimisation of Plant Nutrition in Greenhouses
Methods of Agrochemical Study
Department of Soil Physics and Melioration

Mathematical Simulation in Soil Physics and Melioration
Meliorative Soil Science
Principles of Mass Transfer in Soils
Hydrology and Hydrogeology
Principles of Soil Melioration
Department of Agriculture and Environment

Soil Tillage
Protection and Rational Use of Land
Ecological Stability of Soils
Reclamation of Soils
Chemical Weed Control
Training at the Faculty combines theoretical courses with practice in special laboratories and at the Soil-Ecological monitoring station near Moscow and during special soil excursion (4 weeks) along the Moscow meridian through the major climate and vegatation zones of Russia.

Master Degree

2 years full time

Programme: Soil Science and Agrochemistry

General Courses

Ecological Function of Soil
Biogeochemistry
Geochemical Functions of Microorganisms
Biogeophysics of Landscape
Soil Evolution
Geoinformatic Systems
Sociology
Special Courses

Department of General Soil Science

Clay Minerals
Micromorphology
Genetic Soil Science Problems
Department of Soil Chemistry

Potassium State of Soils
Alcalinity of Soils
Organic-Mineral Interactions in Soils
Department of Soil Biology

Soil Biology: Bacteria, Algae, Actinomycetes, Fungi, Yeasts
Department of Soil Erosion

Soil Monitoring
Potential Hasard of Soil Erosion
Melioration of Moved Sand
Department of Soil Geography

Morphogenetic Analysis of Soil
Forestry Soil Formation
Geoinformative Systems in Soil Science
Department of Soil Physics and Melioration

Physics of Gas Phase of Soil
Electophysics of Soil
Ecological Hydrophysics of Soils
Department of Agrochemistry

Agrochemistry and Biosphere
Modern Methods of Agrochemistry
Computer Data Analysis
Department of General Agriculture and Environment

Heterogenity of Soils
Methods of Analysis of Multidimension Data
Metrology of Field Experiment
PhD Degree

3 years full time

Specialities

Soil Science
Agrochemistry
Agrophysics
Microbiology
Biogeochemistry