The Soil Science Study Program curriculum is designed with the structure as shown in Figure 2. The subjects given at the Soil Science Study Program are grouped into 9 (nine) categories: Basic General, Basic Science, Basic Agriculture, Agriculture advance, Basic Soil Science, Advanced Soil Science, Electives , Supporting, Design and Report.
The curriculum applied in the Soil Science Study Program is based on student-centered learning. There is no block system in the Soil Science Study Program so that the students are hoped to control their learning time by themselves.
Teaching and learning activities were set into several types of teaching and learning methods. Cognitive knowledge is gained from lectures (internal or guess), assigned reading, self-study, literature review, and problem-based learning. Technical skills are acquired through hand-on practicum in laboratory, fieldwork, presentations, discussions, seminars, and research.
Students acquire the ability to integrate, transfer and apply knowledge through the interactive nature of lessons, using relevant up to date course materials, articles, real case studies, self-studying, assignments, and research. For attitude, students gain from on-class discussion, ethics and norms at class, direct feedback from instructor, and manuscript submission. In addition, we require students to participate and to lead soil student clubs.
