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Graduate Degree Programs

 Course Number and Descriptive Title Units
 Core Courses -  6 units  
 AGRO212 - Field Crop Production and Management 3
 AGRO214 - Physiological Aspects of Crop Production 3
   
Major Courses - 12 units Minimum  
AGRO213 - Nutrient Management of Field Crops 3
AGRO215 - Applied Field Crop Physiology 3
AGRO216 - Advances in Root and Tuber Crop Production and Utilization 3
AGRO241 - Advances in Cropping Systems 3
AGRO242 - Advances in Legume Production 3
AGRO243 - Advances in Forage and Pasture Management and Utilization 3
AGRO244 - Advances in Cereal Production 3
AGRO291 - Special Topics 3
AGRO299 - Graduate Seminar 1
AGRO300 - Master's Thesis 6
   
Minor/Cognate - 6 units (Courses from other field of specialization)  
   
SUMMARY  
Core Course 6
Major  12
Minor/Cognate 6
Graduate Seminar  1
Master's Thesis 6
Total No. of Units Required 31

 

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.

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                       Units

Core Course – 6 units

ADED222 – Social Science Research                                                                     3

STAST221– Social Science Statistics                                                                     3

Major Courses – 15 units (minimum)

AGEX215 – Rural Social Systems                                                                         3

AGEX216 – Farmer Education Programs in Agriculture                                           3

AGEX217 – Teaching Farmers Classes in Agriculture                                              3

AGEX218 – Extension Strategies for Rural Development                                        3

AGEX233 – Communication in Extension Education                                                3

AGEX234 – Para-Professionals in Adult Education                                                  3

AGEX244 – Evaluation in Adult Education                                                              3

AGEX246 – Leadership and Organization                                                              3

AGEX247 – Planning and Administration of Extension Programs                              3

AGEX291– Special Topics                                                                                  1-3

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

AGEX299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                            1

AGEX300 –Master’s thesis                                                                                  6

SUMMARY

Core Courses                 ___ 6

Major                            ___ 15

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.

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                          Units

 

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

Required:

AGEC211 – Statistical Methods                                                                                       3

AGEC213 – Price and Allocation Theory                                                                        3

ECON214 – National Income and employment                                                             3

ECON215 – Econometrics                                                                                                 3

AGEC222 – Agricultural Production Economics                                                           3

AGEC235 – Agricultural Resource Economics                                                             3

AGEC248 – Research in Agricultural Economics                                                         3

 

Other Options:

AGEC210 – Resource Utilization and Farm Business Analysis                                 3

AGEC221 – Advanced Farm Management                                                                    3

AGEC231 – Project Feasibility Studies                                                                         3

AGEC241 – Agricultural Prices                                                                                       3

AGEC244 – Economics of Agricultural Marketing                                                      3

AGEC291 – Special Topics                                                                                            1-3

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

AGEC299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                        1

AGEC300 – 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.

Course Number and Descriptive Title (15 units Minimum)                                      Units

 APEC251 - Advanced Microeconomics                                                                                            3

APEC252 - Advanced Macroeconomics                                                                                            3

APEC253 - Statistical Methods for Economics                                                                                    3

APEC254 - Research Methods in Applied Economics                                                                          3

APEC255 - Applied Economics                                                                                                         3

Elective Courses – 6 units (minimum)

APEC256 - Environmental and Development Economics                                             3

APEC257 – International Economics and Finance                                                        3

APEC258 – Welfare Economics and Policy Analysis                                                    3

APEC291 – Special Topics                                                                                                 3

ECON215 – Econometrics                                                                                                 3

AGEC231 – Project Feasibility Studies                                                                            3

AGEC235 – Agricultural Resource Economics                                                               3

AGEC244 – Economics of Agricultural Marketing                                                         3

 

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

 

APEC299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                        1

APEC300 – Master’s Thesis                                                                                            6

 

SUMMARY

Core/Elective                       ___ 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.

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                               Units    

Core Course – 12 units   

MGMT201 – Organization and Management                                                                      3   
MGMT202 – Management Accounting and Control                                                          3   
MGMT203 – Management Science                                                                                      3   
MGMT204 – Managerial Economics                                                                                    3  

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

a. Required Courses  

BMGT205 – Human Behavior in Organization                                                                   3  
BMGT206 – Financial Management                                                                                    3  
BMGT207 – Production and Operations Management                                                    3  
MGMT208 – Marketing Management                                                                                 3  
MGMT217 – Strategic Management                                                                                   3  
MGMT211 – Management Research and Analysis                                                          3  
MGMT213 – Project Management and Evaluation                                                          3     

b. Elective Courses (6 units)  

MGMT214 – Entrepreneurship                                                                                            3  
MGMT215 – Human Resource Management                                                                   3  
MGMT216*– Management Information Systems                                                           3  
MGMT218 – International Marketing                                                                                3  
MGMT291 – Special Topics in Business Management                                                  3  
AGEC210 – Resource Utilization and Farm Business Analysis                                    3  
AGEC211 – Statistical Methods                                                                                         3  
ECON214 – National Income and Employment                                                               3  
DEVC214 – Organizational Communication                                                                    3  

BMGT299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                          1
BMGT290 – Special Problem                                                                                              2  



SUMMARY  

Core Courses                             ___ 12     
Major Courses (Required)       ___ 21      
             Elective                          ___   6    
Graduate Seminar                    ___   1    
Special Problem                       ___   2         
                                                            ----
Total No. of Units Required             42  

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

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

WDSC241 – Systematics and Ecology of Weeds                                                            3

WDSC252 – Weed Allelopathy                                                                                           3

WDSC255 – Weed-Insect-Pathogen Interaction                                                            3

WDSC264 – Physiology and Herbicidal Action                                                               3

WDSC264a– Laboratory on the Physiology of Herbicidal Action                                3

WDSC271 – Weed Control                                                                                                  3

WDSC290 – Special Topics                                                                                              1-3

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

WDSC299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                         1

WDSC300 – 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.

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                                           Units

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

TREC205-Biological Diversity of Tropical Ecosystems                                                     3

TREC206- Sociological Systems                                                                                           3

TREC207- Tropical Geomorphology and Geo-ecology                                                      3

TREC208 -Ecosystems Analysis                                                                                            3

TREC209- Natural Resource Management and Conservation.                           3

FORY224 – Environmental Impact Assessment                                                                 3

STAT210 – Statistics for Biological Sciences                                                                     3

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

TREC299 - Graduate Seminar                                                                                                 1

TREC300- 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.

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                            Units    

Core Course – 12 units   

MGMT201 – Organization and Management                                                                    3
MGMT202 – Management Accounting and Control                                                        3   
MGMT203 – Management Science                                                                                    3   
MGMT204 – Managerial Economics                                                                                  3

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)   

a. Required Courses  

MGMT206 – Financial Management                                                                                 3   
MGMT208 – Marketing Management                                                                               3    
AMGT209 – Agricultural Production Management                                                        3   
MGMT217 – Strategic Management                                                                                 3   
MGMT211 – Management Research and Analysis                                                        3   
AMGT212 – Agribusiness Management                                                                          3   
MGMT213 – Project Management and Evaluation                                                        3     

b. Elective Courses (6 units)  

MGMT214 – Entrepreneurship                                                                                          3  
MGMT218 – International Marketing                                                                               3  
MGMT291 – Special Topics in Agribusiness Management                                         3  
ECON210 – Resource Utilization and Farm Business Analysis                                  3  
AGEC211 – Statistical Methods                                                                                       3  
FTEC251 –  Meat and Poultry Processing                                                                      3  
FTEC252 – Advanced Fruit and Vegetable Processing                                               3  
FTEC253 – Processing of Dairy Products                                                                      3  
FTEC255 – Marine and Freshwater Product Process Tech.                                       3
FTEC257 – Food Product and Process Development                                                 3
AGEC221 – Advanced Farm Management                                                                    3
DSOC247 – Social Program Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation                           3  

AMGT299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                       1
AMGT290 – Special Problem                                                                                          2  

   

SUMMARY  

Core Courses                             ___       12     
Major Courses (Required)      ___        21     
             Elective                          ___        6    
Graduate Seminar                    ___        1    
Special Problem                       ___        2         
                                                               ----
Total No. of Units Required                 42  

 

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

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                                Units

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

SOIL211 – Advanced Soil Fertility                                                                                         3

SOIL212 – Genesis, Morphology and Classification of Soils                                           3

SOIL213 – Advanced Soil Microbiology                                                                               3

SOIL215 – Advanced Soil Chemistry                                                                                    3

SOIL216 – Advanced Soil Physics                                                                                        3

SOIL217 – Land Resource Evaluation                                                                                  3

SOIL 219 – Soil Organic Matter                                                                                             3

 

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

SOIL299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                                1

SOIL300 – 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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