ENVT2236 Soil Science (University of Western Australia): rated 4.2/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
ENVT2236 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Agriculture and Environment in Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 土壤学
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies
Faculty: Agriculture and Environment
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This is an introductory unit covering the fundamentals of soil science in the context of agriculture, environmental science and geography. In field, practical and lecture classes the unit covers soil description and morphology (pedology); soil formation (pedogenesis); detailed soil biological, chemical and physical processes and properties, including an introduction to the cycling of water and nutrients in soils; plus soil acidification and salinity.
ENVT2236 has 3 scored reviews: overall 4.2/5 · usefulness 4.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.5 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "Only decided to do med around end of last year so that definitely explains why I’ve done some… unconventional premed units bahaha, looking at you “Soil Science”. I just think most of them are fun. Definitely wouldn’t do biochem again if I wanted a high gpa, as I’m more math brai…"
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Q: Is ENVT2236 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 4.5/5, overall 4.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENVT2236, and when is it offered?
A: ENVT2236 is taught by the Agriculture and Environment. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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