Graduate Degree Programs

Course number and Description Title	Units
Core Course – 6 units
AGDE201 – Rural Development Theories and Approaches	3
AGDE202 – Problems and Issues in Agricultural and Rural Development	3
Major Courses – 24 units (minimum)
ENTO213 – Acarology	3
ENTO215 – Aquatic Entomology	3
ENTO216 – Stored Products Entomology	3
ENTO217 – Insect Pathology	3
ENTO221 – Insect Morphology	3
ENTO228 – Advanced Insect Physiology	3
ENTO229 – Insect Behavior	3
ENTO241 – Immature Insects	3
ENTO242 – Taxonomy of Parasitoids and Predators	3
ENTO252 – Insect Ecology	3
ENTO262 – Insecticide Toxicology	3
ENTO291 – Special Topics	1-3
Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)
ENTO299 – Graduate Seminar	1
ENTO290 – Special Problem	2

SUMMARY
Major	24
Minor/Cognate	9
Graduate Seminar	1
Special Problem	2

Total No. of Units Required	42

Note:

Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work (PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Title and Description of Courses	Units
Core Course – 6 units
AGDE201 – Rural Development Theories and Approaches	3
AGDE202 – Problems and Issues in Agricultural and Rural Development	3
Major Courses – 24 units (minimum)
ECON213* – Price and Allocation Theory	3
ECON214* – National Income and employment	3
AGEC210 – Resource Utilization and Farm Business	3
AGEC221 – Advanced Farm Management	3
AGEC222 – Agricultural Production Economics	3
AGEC231 – Project Feasibility Studies	3
AGEC235 – Agricultural Resource Economics	3
AGEC241 – Agricultural Prices	3
AGEC244 – Economics of Agricultural Marketing	3
AGEC291 - Special Topics	1-3
*Required Course
Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (minimum)
AGEC299 – Graduate Seminar	1
AGEC290 –Special Problem	2

SUMMARY
Core Courses		6
Major		24
Minor/Cognate		9
Graduate Seminar		1
Special Problem		2

Total No. of Units Required		42

Note:

Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work (PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Title and Description of Courses		Units
Core Courses (6 units)
AGDE201	Rural Development Theories and Approaches	3
AGDE202	Problems and Issues in Agricultural and Rural Development	3
Major Courses (25 units)
DEVC205	Communication Theory	3
DEVC297	Development Communication Research	3
DEVC210	Communication and Development	3
DEVC214	Organizational Communication and Communication Networks	3
DEVC235	Science Communication	3
DEVC218	Development Communication and Culture	3
DEVC245	Communication for Distance Education	3
DEVC290	Special Problem	2
DEVC291	Special Topic	1
DEVC299	Graduate Seminar in Development Communication	1
Elective Courses (6 units)
DEVC222	Development Broadcasting	3
DEVC212	Educational Communication	3
DEVC242	Knowledge Management	3
DEVC245	Communication for Distance Education	3

Cognate Courses (9 units)

Cognate courses may all be taken in any other program offered in the university/school in the
humanities, social sciences, natural science, or technical fields.

SUMMARY
Core Courses	6
Major Courses	18
Elective Courses	6
Cognate	9
Special Problem	2
Graduate Seminar	1
Others
Total No. of Units Required	42

Note:

Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
Odd, and even numbered courses are offered during the first and semester of the school year, respectively.
After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Coursework (PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Course Number and Descriptive Title Units

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

BOTN205 – Photophysiology 3

BOTN211 – Bryology 3

BOTN213 – Advanced Plant Physiology 3

BOTN215 – Pteridology 3

BOTN217 – Stress Physiology of Plants 3

BOTN219 – Wetland Ecology 3

BOTN241 – Advanced Plant Systematics 3

BOTN243 – Advanced Phycology 3

BOTN206 – Developmental Plant Anatomy 3

BOTN212 – Ecology of Aquatic Fungi 3

BOTN214 – Systematics of Grasses and Legumes 3

BOTN216 – Plant-Water Relations 3

BOTN222 – Plant Communities and Ecosystems 3

BOTN242 – Advances in Plant Ecology 3

BOTN292 – Cell Ultrastructure 3

BOTN294 – Methods in Plant Systematics 3

Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)

BOTN299 – Graduate Seminar 1

BOTN300 – Master’s Thesis 6

SUMMARY

Major ___ 21

Minor/Cognate ___ 9

Graduate Seminar ___ 1

Master’s Thesis ___ 6

Total No. of Units Required: 37

Note:

a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program

b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.

c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work (PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

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