Specialisation
About this specialisation
Soil Science and Hydrology furthers students expertise in soil, water and climate, and their links with functional, resilient and productive ecosystems.
Soil, water and climate define the physical constraints to ecosystems, and the interpreting of these along with their costs and benefits supports the development of policy and sustainable management strategies.
This knowledge will help secure our soil and water resources to maintain healthy, functional and productive ecosystems.
Graduate opportunities
Soil scientists are employed in a wide range of occupations in the public and private sector, working in basic and applied research in land and soil management.
Students who have graduated with a soil science major are employed in state departments of agriculture, the CSIRO, the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, Sydney Water, the Department of Planning, chemical companies, land care groups, and in the private sector in environmental consultancies.
Career pathways
Courses that offer this specialisation
Units of study in this specialisation
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