The elective courses will be selected in consultation with the student’s Supervisor; bearing in mind his/her research interest. All courses are examinable at the end of the semester

The PhD. programme is by research. However, student may be required to attend or audit certain courses, depending on their academic background. The core course is ASS 999 (Thesis).

Research Areas:
Student’s research will be based on one of the following areas:

(a)    Pedology 
(b)    Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
(c)    Soil and Land Evaluation
(d)    Soil Chemistry
(e)    Soil Ecology
(f)    Soil and Water Conservation 
(g)    Management of Soil Resources
(h)    Soil Physics