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Land and Water Systems, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

LWS: Land and Water Systems


  1. LWS 501 (3) Advanced Soil Processes

    Integration of soil physics, chemistry, and biology in understanding essential soil processes. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Equivalency: SOIL 501.

  2. LWS 510 (3) Land and Water Seminar

    Current and emerging issues relevant within the general context of land and water systems, and the significance of professional credibility and exposure. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  3. LWS 515 (3) Watershed Science

    Watershed evaluation, key aspects of hydrology, water quality, land use impacts on water resources and integration of multiple land use activities and their cumulative impacts. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Equivalency: SOIL 515.

  4. LWS 516 (3) Urban Watershed Management

    Urbanization impacts on water resources with a focus on rainwater management, water quality, point and non-point sources of pollution, drinking water and waste water, riparian buffer zones, cumulative effects, and application of beneficial management practices. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Equivalency: SOIL 516.

  5. LWS 517 (3) Land and Water Resource Evaluation

    Topics in land and water system evaluations and assessing resource development options: monitoring and modelling environmental systems. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Equivalency: SOIL 517.

  6. LWS 520 (3) Agricultural Watershed Management

    Intensive and extensive agriculture with a focus on water needs, water use, and impacts on water resources. Non-point sources of pollution, nutrient modelling, soil and land degradation, protection, and rehabilitation of watersheds including buffer zones, wetlands, and best management practices. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Equivalency: SOIL 520.

  7. LWS 525 (3) Global Issues in Land and Water Systems

    Historical framework of importance of water basins, legacy between water basins and human evolution, effects of agriculture, forestry, industry and urbanization. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  8. LWS 530 (3-6) d Directed Studies in Land and Water Systems

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  9. LWS 548 (6) Major Project

    Professional paper on topics focusing on emerging issues in water and land resources. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  10. LWS 550 (3) Professional Communications Strategies

    Communication strategies for natural resource management professionals, with an emphasis on written, oral and digital media communications in a multi-stakeholder context. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.


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