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Graduate Degree Programs

Title and Description of Courses                                                                 Units

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

Required:

AGEN205 – Instrumentation for Engineering Research                            3

STAT206 – Statistical Methods in Physical Sciences                               3

Other Options:

AGEN221 – Agricultural Machinery Systems and Management            3

AGEN223 – Agricultural Machinery Design and Evaluation                     3

AGEN224 – Engineering Similitude                                                              3

AGEN232 – Tillage and Soil Dynamics                                                        3

AGEN234 – Expert Systems in Agriculture                                                 3

AGEN291 – Special Topics                                                                            1-3

COSC211 – Computer Applications in Engineering                                  3

MATH211 – Numerical Methods in Engineering                                       3

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

AGEN299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                     1

AGEN300 –Master’s thesis                                                                           6

SUMMARY

Major                          ___       21

Minor/Cognate          ___       9

Graduate Seminar      ___       1

Master’s Thesis         ___       6

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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:

AGEN205 – Instrumentation for Engineering Research                                        3

STAT206 – Statistical Methods in Physical Sciences                                           3

Other Options:

AGEN221 – Agricultural Machinery Systems and Management                          3

AGEN223 – Agricultural Machinery Design and Evaluation                                  3

AGEN224 – Engineering Similitude                                                                           3

AGEN232 – Tillage and Soil Dynamics                                                                     3

AGEN234 – Expert Systems in Agriculture                                                              3

AGEN241 – Physical Properties of Agricultural Products                                    3

AGEN243 – Thermal Properties Agricultural Products                                         3

AGEN244 – Drying and Storage of Agricultural Products                                    3

AGEN246 – Postharvest Engineering for Agricultural Products                         3

AGEN251 – Renewal Energy                                                                                      3

AGEN252 – Renewable energy                                                                                  3

AGEN253 – Energy Economics and Systems Modelling                                      3

AGEN261 – Hydrology                                                                                                3

AGEN262 – Land and Water Resources and Development                                  3

AGEN263 – Channel Hydraulics                                                                               3

AGEN264 – Design of Irrigation Systems and Management                              3

AGEN265 – Land Drainage and Flood Control                                                       3

AGEN273 – Soil Engineering                                                                                     3

AGEN274 – Headworks and Water Control Structures                                         3

AGEN291 – Special Topics                                                                                      1-3

COSC211 – Computer Applications in Engineering                                               3

MATH211 – Numerical Methods in Engineering                                                    3                    

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

AGEN299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                 1

AGEN300 –Master’s thesis                                                                                       6

SUMMARY                                

Major                            ___       21

Minor/Cognate           ___       9

Graduate Seminar      ___       1

Master’s Thesis          ___       6

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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 – 20 units (minimum)
300 level courses:
PPAT372 – Biological Control of Plant Pathogens   3
PPAT381 – Biotechnology in Plant Pathology   3
PPAT390 – Special Problem   2
PPAT391 – Special Topics   1-3
200 level courses *    
Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization)
PPAT399 – Graduate Seminar   1
PPAT400 – Doctoral Dissertation   12

 

SUMMARY
Major   20
Minor/Cognate   12
Graduate Seminar   1
Doctoral Dissertation   12
Special Skills **   (6)
     
Total No. of Units Required   45

 

Note:

*Refer to Master of Science in Plant Pathology Curriculum Guide

**As prescribed by the Graduate Advisory Committee

  1. Cognate/minor courses are courses of 1 or 2 other field(s) of specialization
  2. Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
  3. After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) andPlan 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
HORT304 – Reproductive Crop Physiology   3
Major Courses
HORT306 – Physiology and Biochemistry of Plant Growth Regulators   3
HORT311 – Advanced Postharvest Physiology of Perishable Crops II   3
HORT373 – Advanced Plant Tissue Culture II   3
HORT391 – Special Topics   1-3
200 level courses *    
Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization)
HORT399 – Graduate Seminar   1
HORT400 – Doctoral Dissertation   12

 

SUMMARY
Major   20
Minor/Cognate   12
Graduate Seminar   1
Dissertation   12
Special Skills **   (6)
     
Total No. of Units Required   45

 

Note:

*Refer to Master of Science in Horticulture Curriculum Guide

**As prescribed by the Graduate Advisory Committee

  1. Cognate/minor courses are courses of 1 or 2 other field(s) of specialization
  2. Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
  3. After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) andPlan 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
Crop Production and Management    
  AGRO317 - Characteristics and Dynamics of Agroecosystems   3
  AGRO321 - Advanced Field Crop Seed Technology   3
Crop Physiology    
  AGRO318 - Stress Physiology of Field Crops   3
  AGRO320 - Feild Crop Seed Physiology   3
Ecological Agriculture    
  AGRO317 - Characteristics and Dynamics of Agroecosystems   3
  AGRO322 - Organic Field Crops Production   3
Seed Science and Technology    
  AGRO320 - Feild Crop Seed Physiology   3
  AGRO321 - Advanced Field Crop Seed Technology    
Forage and Pasture    
  AGRO323 - Pasture and Forage Physiology   3
  AGRO318 - Stress Physiology of Field Crops    
     
Major Courses 15 Units
 AGRO317 - Characteristics and Dynamics of Agroecosystems   3
 AGRO318 - Stress Physiology of Field Crops   3
 AGRO319 - Methods in Field Crop Research   3
 AGRO320 - Feild Crop Seed Physiology   3
 AGRO321 - Advanced Field Crop Seed Technology   3
 AGRO322 - Organic Field Crops Production   3
 AGRO323 - Pasture and Forage Physiology   3
 AGRO398 - Graduate Colloquium   1
 AGRO399A - Graduate Seminar   1
 AGRO399B - Graduate Seminar   1
 AGRO400 - Doctoral Dissertation   12
 SOIL211 - Advanced Soil Fertility   3
 AGRO212 - Field Crop Production and Management  
 AGRO213 - Nutrient Management of Field Crops   3
 AGRO214 - Physiological Aspects of Crop Production   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 Legumes Production   3
 AGRO243 - Advances in Forage and Pasture Management and Utilization   3
 AGRO244 - Advances in Cereal Production   3
     
Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization)

 

SUMMARY
Core Course   6
Major Course   15
Minor/Cognate   12
Graduate Seminar   2
Dissertation   12
   Colloquium    1
Total No. of Units Required   48

 

Note:

  1. Not more than  6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
  2. Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
  3. After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) andPlan 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 15 Units
Field of Specialization Courses (2 courses or 6 units minimum)    
Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition    
  SOIL311 - Advances in the Mineral Nutrition of Plants   3
  SOIL317 - Soil-Plant Interrelationships   3
Soil Ecology    
  SOIL313 - Applied Plant-Soil Microbe Interactions   3
  SOIL319 - Soil Ecology   3
Soil Conservation and Management    
  SOIL214 - Advances in Soil and Water Conservation   3
  SOIL218 - Geospatial Methods in Soil and Water Resources Management   3
Soil Chemistry    
  SOIL215 - Advanced Soil Chemistry   3
  SOIL315 - Soil Biogeochemistry    3 
Pedology    
  SOIL312 - Soils of the World   3
  SOIL318 - Advances in Pedology    3 
Soil Micobiology    
  SOIL213 - Advanced Soil Microbiology   3
  SOIL219 - Soil Organic Matter   3
SOIL PHYSICS    
  SOIL216 - Advanced Soil Physics   3
  SOIL316 - Environmental Applications of Soil Physics   3
     
Other Core Courses 15 Units
 SOIL211 - Advanced Soil Fertility   3
 SOIL212 - Genesis, Morphology and Classificaiton of Soils   3
 SOIL213 - Advanced Soil Microbiology   3
 SOIL215 - Advanced Soil Chemistry   3
 SOIL216 - Advanced Soil Physics   3
 SOIL217 - Land Resource Evaluation   3
 SOIL219 - Soil Organic Matter   3
 SOIL220 - Methods in Soil Science Research   3
 SOIL316 - Environmental Applications of Soil Physics   3
 SOIL390 - Special Topics   3
 SOIL400- Doctoral Dissertation   12
     
     
Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization)

 

SUMMARY
Core Course   6
Major Course   15
Minor/Cognate   12
Graduate Seminar   2
Dissertation   12
   Colloquium    1
Total No. of Units Required   48

 

Note:

  1. Not more than  6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
  2. Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
  3. After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) andPlan 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 – 20 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
ENTO390 – Special Problem   2
ENTO391 – Special Topics   1-3
200 level courses *    
Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization)
ENTO399 – Graduate Seminar   1
ENTO400 – Doctoral Dissertation   12

 

SUMMARY
Major   20
Minor/Cognate   12
Graduate Seminar   1
Dissertation   12
Special Skills **   (6)
     
Total No. of Units Required   45

 

Note:

*Refer to Master of Science in Entomology Curriculum Guide

**As prescribed by the Graduate Advisory Committee

  1. Cognate/minor courses are courses of 1 or 2 other field(s) of specialization
  2. Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
  3. After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) andPlan 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 – 20 units (minimum)
ANSC305 – Mammalian Physiology   3
ANSC306 – Physiology of Lactation   3
ANSC307 – Rumen Physiology   3
ANSC392 – Research Techniques in Animal Science   3
ANSC393 – Biotechnology in Animal Science   3
ANSC391 – Special Topics   1-3
200 level courses *    
Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from another field of specialization)
ANSC399 – Graduate Seminar   1
ANSC400 – Doctoral Dissertation   12

 

SUMMARY
Major   20
Minor/Cognate   12
Graduate Seminar   1
Doctoral Dissertation   12
Special Skills **   (6)
     
Total No. of Units Required   45

 

Note:

*Refer to Master of Science in Animal Science Curriculum Guide

**As prescribed by the Graduate Advisory Committee

  1. Cognate/minor courses are courses of 1 or 2 other field(s) of specialization
  2. Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year,respectively.
  3. After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and Plan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.
Course Number and DescriptiveTitle   Units
Major Courses – 33 units (minimum)
AGED303 -Theory Building in Development Education   3
AGED305 - Institutional Evaluation of Agro-technical schools   3
AGED306 - Advances in Teaching Vocational Agriculture   3
AGED311 - Education, Ethics and Public Policy   3
AGED312 - Sociology of Education   3
AGED313 - Information Management for Teaching and Learning   3
AGED314 - History of Agricultural Education   3
AGED316 - Policy and Program Development for Agric’l Education   3
AGED318 - Comparative Education in Agriculture   3
AGED321 - Philosophy and Science of Education   3
AGED322 - Educational Evaluation   3
AGED398 - Advanced Educational Research   3
AGED391 - Special Topics   1-3
AGED397 - Graduate Colloquium   1
200 level courses *    
Minor/Cognate Courses – 15 units (courses from another field of specialization)
AGED399 - Graduate Seminar   1-2
AGED400 - Doctoral Dissertation   12

 

SUMMARY
Major   33
200 level courses   (6 units)
300 level courses   (27 units)
Minor/Cognate   15
200 level courses   (3 units)
300 level courses   (12 units)
Dissertation   12
Special Skills **   (6)
     
Total No. of Units Required   60

 

Note:

*Refer to Master of Science in Ag. Education Curriculum Guide

**As prescribed by the Graduate Advisory Committee

  1. Cognate/minor courses are courses of 1 or 2 other field(s) of specialization
  2. Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
  3. After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) andPlan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

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