The aim of this course is to impart knowledge and skills regarding soil formation and the factors contributing to it, identification of soil characteristics, physical, chemical, and morphological attributes of soils in the field, completion of profile description cards in the field, basic principles of soil classification, and classification systems.

The purpose of this course is to teach the utilization of various soil formation events such as different parent materials, horizons, accumulation, leaching events, etc., in the classification of soils.