The Vision of Department of Soil is to become the excellent department that has capability to produce high quality human resources that also has the ability to solve soil management problems with environmentally conception in preserving natural resources by improving science and technology. The Department of Soil is managed to be a soil science institution of higher education based on research that to be oriented on interest of the nation and welfare of society based on Pancasila.
The missions of Department of Soil are:
1) organize education (under graduate, master, and doctor program) in the field of soil science based on research which is able to identify problems, and be able to look for method to accomplishes it based on principles of soil management and land sustainability;
2) create sustainable strategic research based on region potential to solve the problems of agriculture sector with development science and technology;
(3) implement service and dedication to society with structured and integrated program for society empowerment; and
4) develope the perceptive institution towards development of science and technology, government regulation, and society necessary.