Soil Science Subject regulations
Soil Science involves understanding the distribution of different soil types, evaluating their characteristics, and developing methods to combat degradation and depletion of productive soils, and associated reduction in water quality - due to historical pressures and mismanagement.
Soil Science is available as a minor.
To complete a minor in Soil Science, students must complete 60 points, consisting of EARTH101, EARTH221, EARTH251, and EARTH322.
Soil Science papers
| Code and paper title | Points | |
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EARTH101
Introduction to Earth, Ocean, and Environmental Sciences - Ng膩 P奴taiao Whenua, Moana, me te Taiao
A lecture and laboratory paper that explores the interacting processes that affect the surface of the Earth, producing landforms and resources, with... |
15 | 26A (Hamilton) & 26A (Tauranga) |
| Code and paper title | Points | |
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EARTH221
Soil Science
An introduction to the nature, formation, and classification of soils, their physical, chemical, mineralogical, and biological properties, and issues... |
15 | 26B (Hamilton) |
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EARTH251
Applied Earth Sciences
A field-based paper involving data collection and spatial analysis across several Earth Science sub-disciplines to determine the processes operating... |
15 | 26A (Hamilton) |
| Code and paper title | Points | |
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EARTH322
Soil and Land Management
This paper integrates an understanding of land and soil processes that occur at paddock to catchment to national scales with an emphasis on how land... |
15 | 26A (Hamilton) |
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EARTH101 Introduction to Earth, Ocean, and Environmental Sciences - Ng膩 P奴taiao Whenua, Moana, me te Taiao
A lecture and laboratory paper that explores the interacting processes that affect the surface of the Earth, producing landforms and resources, with...
Points 15 -
EARTH221 Soil Science
An introduction to the nature, formation, and classification of soils, their physical, chemical, mineralogical, and biological properties, and issues...
Points 15A field-based paper involving data collection and spatial analysis across several Earth Science sub-disciplines to determine the processes operating...
Points 15 -
EARTH322 Soil and Land Management
This paper integrates an understanding of land and soil processes that occur at paddock to catchment to national scales with an emphasis on how land...
Points 15
2026 Subject regulation information current as at 6 May 2026 01:00am