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PLSMS - Plant Science

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Plant Sciences, SchGraduate Degree SeekingMS - Master of Science

Overview

Program Requirements

Completion requirement

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Completion requirement

The following courses are required for the Plant Science MS (20 units):

  • PLS 560,  Advanced Plant Biology, 4 units, minimum grade expected B

  • PLP 550, Principles of Plant Microbiology, 4 units, minimum grade expected B

  • PLS 592, Directed Research,  2 units (1 unit each for two 7.5-week laboratory rotations), minimum grade expected B

  • PLS 596A, School of Plant Sciences Seminar, 2 units (1 unit each for two semesters)

  • PLS 695A, School of Plant Sciences Journal Club, 2 units (1 unit each for two semesters)

  • PLS 910, Thesis, 6 units

Completion requirement

Elective credits (minimum 10 units) may be selected from the following courses. Substitutions may be considered at the discretion of the Director of Graduate Studies. The minimum expected grade is B but exceptions may be made as long as the cumulative GPA is maintained at 3.2 (see “Satisfactory Progress” in our handbook). Research units do not contribute to the GPA.

  • BE 513 Applied Biostatistics (4units)

  • BE 587 Metagenomics (3 units)

  • BIOC 565 Proteins and Enzymes (3 units)

  • BIOC 585 Biological Structure I (4 units)

  • ECOL 553 Functional and Evolutionary Genomics (4 units)

  • ECOL 575 Freshwater and Marine Algae (4 units)

  • EVNS 502 Nutrient Dynamics in Soil (3 units)

  • MCB 546 Genetic and Molecular Networks (4 units)

  • MCB 573 Recombinant DNA Methods and Applications  (4 units)

  • MCB 580 Introduction to Systems Biology (3 units)

  • MCB 572A Cell Systems (4 units)

  • MCB 577 Principles of Cell Biology (3 units)

  • PLS 583 Controlled Environment Systems  (3 units)

  • PLS 572 Plant Systematics (4 units)

  • PLS 524R Plant Biotechnology (3 units)

  • PLS 529 Applied Cyberinfrastructure Concepts (3 units)

  • PLS 539 Methods in Cell Biology and Genomics (3 units)

  • PLS 540 Mechanisms in Plant Development (3 units)

  • PLS 548A Plant Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering (3 units)

  • PLS 549A Plant Genetics and Genomics (3 units)

  • PLS 575A Physiology of Plant Production under Controlled Environment (3 units)

  • PLS 579 Applied Instrumentation for Controlled Environment Agriculture (3 units)

  • PLS 580 Medicinal Plants (3 units)

  • STAT 571B Design of Experiments (3 units)

  • PLS 900 Research (variable units)

Completion requirement

  • Teaching: One semester of service as a Teaching Assistant is required.

  • Research presentations: One oral presentation of student work is required, in addition to the public presentation associated with the thesis defense.

  • Thesis: As a research-intense program, it is expected that each MS student will complete a Thesis, summarizing a novel research project and in preparation for a scientific publication.

Completion requirement