Our M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs are research-based and focus on problems relating to applied and theoretical aspects of crop improvement and plant biology in a wide range of plant species. The subject areas covered are:
- Bioinformatics
- Conservation and evolutionary biology
- Crop and vegetable production
- Crop physiology
- Environmetrics
- Genomics
- Horticulture
- Molecular plant pathology
- Phenomics
- Plant biochemistry
- Plant breeding
- Plant-insect/pathogen interactions
- Tissue culture
- Weed biology and control
Requirements for the M.Sc. Degree
Students must complete a 45-credit course and research program established by their supervisor and advisory committee. The program will consist of:
- MSc Letter of Understanding, to be completed with your supervisor and uploaded to myProgress as a “Milestone”, by the end of your first semester
- Two 3-credit graduate level courses (6 credits total)
- PLNT 664 - M.Sc. Thesis 1
- PLNT 665 - M.Sc. Thesis 2
- PLNT 666 - M.Sc. Thesis 3
- Presentation of thesis research project progress/results at “Research Horizons” (weekly graduate student and invitational seminar) PLNT 690 - Research Horizons: Plant Sci 1
- Weekly attendance at invitational seminar “Research Horizons”
- Submission of research thesis
Additional courses may be required at the discretion of the student's supervisor and advisory committee. Plant Science research programs at the Master’s level normally require two years for completion.
Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree
Students will follow the program of study established by their supervisor and advisory committee. This program will consist of:
- PhD Letter of Understanding, to be completed with your supervisor and uploaded to myProgress as a “Milestone”, by the end of your first semester
- PhD comprehensive examination PLNT 701 - Doctoral Comprehensive Exam , which must be taken within 15 months of first registering in the program
- Presentation of thesis research project progress/results at “Research Horizons” (weekly graduate student and invitational seminar) PLNT 691 - Research Horizons: Plant Sci 2
- Weekly attendance at invitational seminar “Research Horizons”
- Submission and oral defense of research thesis.
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