Master of Science in Soil Science

Five (5) O’ level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and two other relevant subjects.
Bachelors degree B.Sc. (Agric.), B. (Agric.) of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto or any other recognized institution with a minimum of Second Class Honours Lower Division.
Bachelors degree in Agriculture with Third Class or related discipline with PGD at Upper Credit level.
HND Upper Credit in Agriculture or related discipline plus PGD at Upper credit level.
In addition to (i-iv) above, candidate must satisfy the matriculation requirements of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University.
Any other qualification acceptable to the Board of Postgraduate School and the Senate of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University.

CORE COURSES

Course Code	Title	Unit
SCI 801	ICT and Computer Applications in Soil Science	3 ( 2+ 1)
SCI 802	Management and EntrepreneurshipStudies	2 ( 1+ 1)
SOI 801	Research Methodology	3 ( 2 + 1)
SOI 802	Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition	3 ( 2 +1)
SOI 803	Soil Physics	2 ( 1 + 1)
SOI 804	Soil Chemistry	2 ( 1 + 1)
SOI 805	Advanced Pedology and Edapology	2 ( 1 + 1)
SOI 806	Soil Mineralogy	3( 2 + 1 )
SOI 848	Seminar	2 ( 2 + 0)
SOI 849	Dissertation	12(0+12)

ELECTIVES FOR SPECIALISED AREAS

Pedology / Soil Survey and Land Use Planning/Soil Mineralogy/Edapology

Course Code	Title	Unit
Course Code	Course Title	Units
SOI 807	Advanced Remote Sensing	2( 1 + 1 )
SOI 808	Advanced Analytical Techniques	2( 1 + 1 )
SOI 809	Soil Survey and Land Use Planning	2( 1 + 1 )
SOI 810	Soil Conservation and Management	2 ( 1 + 1)
SOI 811	Soilscape Ecology	2( 1 + 1 )

Soil Chemistry / Soil Fertility

Course Code	Title	Unit
Course Code	Course Title	Units
SOI 810	Soil Conservation and Management	2( 1 + 1)
SOI 812	Soil and Plant Analysis	2( 1 + 1 )
SOI 813	Soil–Water-Plant Relationships	2( 1 + 1 )
SOI 814	Fertilizer and Fertilizer Technology	2( 1 + 1 )
SOI 815	Soil Physical Chemistry	2( 1 + 1 )
SOI 816	Soil Hydrology	2( 1 + 1 )
SOI 819	Management of Problem Soils	3( 2 + 1 )

Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry

Course Code	Title	Unit
Course Code	Course Title	Units
SOI 811	Soilscape Ecology	2 ( 1 + 1)
SOI 812	Soil and Plant Analysis	2 ( 1 + 1)
SOI 813	Soil-Water-Plant Relationships	2 ( 1 + 1)
SOI 815	Soil Physical Chemistry	2 ( 1 + 1)
SOI 817	Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry	2 ( 1 + 1)

Soil Physics / Soil Conservation and Management

Course Code	Title	Unit
Course Code	Course Title	Units
Course Code	Course Title	Units
SOI 810	Soil Conservation and Management	2 ( 1 + 1)
SOI 813	Soil -Water -Plant Relationships	2 ( 1 + 1)
SOI 816	Soil Hydrology	2 ( 1 + 1)

Environmental Soil Science

Course Code	Title	Unit
Course Code	Course Title	Units
SOI 810	Soil Conservation and Management	2( 1 + 1)
SOI 811	Soilscape Ecology	2( 1 + 1)
SOI 815	Soil Physical Chemistry	2( 1 + 1)
SOI 818	Soil Environmental Chemistry	2( 1 + 1)