Graduate Degree Programs
Master of Agricultural Development
Language Teaching
Core Courses – 6 units
AGDE 201 Rural Development Theories and Approaches
AGDE 202 Problems and Issues in Agricultural and Rural Development
MAJOR COURSES (minimum of 24 units)
LTNG 205 Related Activities in Language Teaching
LTNG 207 Introductory Linguistics
LTNG 209 Second Language Teaching Approaches and Methodologies
LTNG 211 Teaching Literature
LTNG 212 Techniques in Advanced Composition
LTNG 214 Teaching Reading
LTNG 216 Teaching Speech Communication
LTNG 218 Sociolinguistics
LTNG 221 Language Testing
LTNG 223 English for Specific Purposes
LTNG 225 Psycholinguistics
LTNG 227 Instructional Materials Development for Special Academic Needs
LTNG 291 Special Topics
Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)
LTNG 299 Graduate Seminar
LTNG 290 Special Problem
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 Dev’t. 3
Major Courses – 24 units (minimum)
Required:
HMEC201 – Family in an Ecosystem 3
Other Options:
HMEC211 – Current Issues in Food and Nutrition 3
HMEC212 – Nutrition Education 3
HMEC213 – National Assessment and Interventiom 3
HMEC221 – Advanced Textiles and Clothing 3
HMEC222 – Apparel Design 3
HMEC231 – Parenting and Child Development 3
HMEC232 – Curriculum Development in Early Childhood Education 3
HMEC233 – Gender and Development 3
HMEC241 – Craft Development 3
HMEC251 – Advanced Resource Management 3
HMEC261 – Problems and Issues in Home Economics 3
HMEC271 – Interior Design 3
HMEC291 – Special Topics 1-3
ADED222 – Social Science Research 3
Minor/Cognate Courses –9 units (courses from another field of specialization)
HMEC299 – Graduate Seminar 1
HMEC290 – Special Problem 2
SUMMARY
Core Course ___ 6
Major ___ 24
Minor/Cognate ___ 9
Graduate Seminar ___ 1
Special Problem ___ 2
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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 – 3 units
HMEC201 – Family in an Ecosystem 3
Major Courses – 18 units (minimum)
Required:
ADED222 – Social Science Research 3
Other Options:
HMEC211 – Current Issues in Food and Nutrition 3
HMEC212 – Nutrition Education 3
HMEC213 – National Assessment and Intervention 3
HMEC221 – Advanced Textiles and Clothing 3
HMEC222 – Apparel Design 3
HMEC231 – Parenting and Child Development 3
HMEC232 – Curriculum Development in Early Childhood Education 3
HMEC233 – Gender and Development 3
HMEC241 – Craft Development 3
HMEC251 – Advanced Resource Management 3
HMEC261 – Problems and Issues in Home Economics 3
HMEC271 – Interior Design 3
HMEC291 – Special Topics 1-3
Minor/Cognate Courses –9 units (courses from another field of specialization)
HMEC299 – Graduate Seminar 1
HMEC300 –Master’s thesis 6
SUMMARY
Core Course ___ 3
Major ___ 18
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.
Course Number and Descriptive Title Units
Core Course – 6 units
PPRT206 – Integrated Pest Management 3
PPRT207 – Plant Resistance to Pests 3
Major Courses *– 15 units (minimum)
PPRT251 – Ecology of Pests 3
PPRT253 – Environmental Plant Protection 3
PPRT255 – Weed-Insect-Pathogen Interaction 3
PPRT284 – Biological Transmission of Plant Pathogens 3
PPRT291 – Special Topics 1-3
Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)
PPRT299 – Graduate Seminar 1
PPRT300 – Master’s Thesis 6
SUMMARY
Core Courses ___ 6
Major ___ 15
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
Core Course – 6 units
PPRT206 – Integrated Pest Management 3
PPRT207 – Plant Resistance to Pests 3
Major Courses * – 15 units (minimum)
PPAT212 – Post Harvest Pathology 3
PPAT214 – Advanced Plant Virology 3
PPAT215 – Advanced Phytobacteriology 3
PPAT216 – Advanced Mycology 3
PPAT217 – Plant Pathogenic Fungi 3
PPAT218 – Advanced Nematology 3
PPAT219 – Soilborne Pathogens and Mycorrhiza 3
PPAT221 – Anatomy of Diseased Plants 3
PPAT226 – Physiological Plant Pathology 3
PPAT231 – Microbial Genetics 3
PPAT233 – Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions 3
PPAT248 – Taxonomy of Nematodes 3
PPAT251 – Epidemiology of Plant Diseases 3
PPAT271 – Advances in Plant Disease Control 3
PPAT291 – Special Topics 1-3
Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)
PPAT299 – Graduate Seminar 1
PPAT300 – Master’s Thesis 6
SUMMARY
Core Courses ___ 6
Major ___ 15
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.
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 Dev’t. 3
Major Courses – 24 units (minimum)
Required:
DEVC205 – Communication Science 3
Other Options:
DEVC211 – Communication and Rural Change 3
DEVC212 – Educational Communication Technology 3
DEVC213 – Communication and Development 3
DEVC214 – Organizational Communication 3
DEVC218 – Communication and Culture 3
DEVC224 – Communication Policies and Planning 3
DEVC231 – Communication and Development Intervention 3
DEVC232 – Evaluation of Communication Materials & Projects 3
DEVC234 – Educational Communication Systems Mgt. 3
DEVC235 – Communication of Scientific and Technical Information 3
DEVC242 – Knowledge Systems 3
DEVC251 – Advanced Audiovisual Communication 3
DEVC291 – Special Topics 1-3
DEVC295 – Statistics for Communication Research 3
DEVC298 – Communication Research 3
Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)
DEVC299 – Graduate Seminar 1
DEVC290 – Special Problem 2
SUMMARY
Major ___ 24
Minor/Cognate ___ 9
Graduate Seminar ___ 1
Special Problem ___ 2
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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.
Course Number and Descriptive Title Units
Core Course – 6 units
AGDE201 – Rural Development Theories and Approaches 3
AGDE202 – Problems and Issues in Agricultural and Rural Dev’t. 3
Major Courses – 24 units (minimum)
ANSC212 – Advanced Swine Production 3
ANSC221 – Advanced Poultry Production 3
ANSC231 – Advanced Ruminant Production 3
ANSC241 – Feed Formulation and Quality Control 3
ANSC242 – Non-Ruminant Nutrition 3
ANSC243 – Ruminant Nutrition 3
ANSC245 – Pasture and Forage Utilization 3
ANSC251 – Advanced Animal Breeding 3
ANSC252 – Reproductive Physiology of Farm Animals 3
ANSC253 – Endocrinology 3
ANSC254 – Artificial Insemination in Farm Animals 3
ANSC291 – Special Topics 1-3
ANSC298 – Statistical Methods in Animal Science Research 3
Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)
ANSC299 – Graduate Seminar 1
ANSC290 – Special Problem 2
SUMMARY
Major ___ 24
Minor/Cognate ___ 9
Graduate Seminar ___ 1
Special Problem ___ 2
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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.
Course Number and Descriptive Title Units
Core Course – 6 units
AGDE201 – Rural Development Theories and Approaches 3
AGDE202 – Problems and Issues in Agricultural and Rural Dev’t. 3
Major Courses – 24 units (minimum)
AGRO212 – Field Crop Production and Management 3
AGRO213 – Manuring of field Crops 3
AGRO214 – Physiological Aspects of Crop Production 3
AGRO215 – Applied Field Crop Physiology 3
AGRO220 – Root Crops 3
AGRO241 – Advanced Cropping Systems 3
AGRO242 – Advanced Legume Production 3
AGRO243 – Advanced Forage and Pasture Mgt. and Utilization 3
AGRO244 – Advanced Cereal Production 3
AGRO291 – Special Topics 1-3
Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)
AGRO299 – Graduate Seminar 1
AGRO290 – Special Problem 2
SUMMARY
Major ___ 24
Minor/Cognate ___ 9
Graduate Seminar ___ 1
Special Problem ___ 2
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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.
Course Number and Descriptive Title Units
Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)
Required:
HORT217 – Methods in Crop Science Research 3
Other Options:
HORT209 – Crop Seed Physiology 3
HORT212 – Advanced Postharvest Physiology of Perishable Crop 3
HORT214 – Advanced Plantation Crop Production and Mgt. 3
HORT216 – Applied Horticultural Crop Physiology 3
HORT221 – Advanced Plant Propagation and Nursery Mgt. 3
HORT222 – Advanced Ornamental Horticulture 3
HORT241 – Advanced Vegetable Crop Production and Mgt. 3
HORT243 – Advanced Fruit Crop Production and Mgt. 3
HORT252 – Postharvest Biochemistry of Horticultural Crops 3
HORT273 – Advanced Plant Tissue Culture 1-3
HORT291 – Special Topics 1-3
Minor/Cognate Courses –9 units (courses from another field of specialization)
HORT299 – Graduate Seminar 1
HORT300 – 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 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
AGDE201 – Rural Development Theories and Approaches 3
AGDE202 – Problems and Issues in Agricultural and Rural Dev’t. 3
Major Courses – 24 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
AGEX290 – Special Problem 2
SUMMARY
Core Courses ___ 6
Major ___ 24
Minor/Cognate ___ 9
Graduate Seminar ___ 1
Special Problem ___ 2
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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.
Course Number and Descriptive Title Units
Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)
Required:
FORY205 – Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics 3
FORY206 – Systems Analysis in Forestry 3
Other Options:
FORY211 – Vegetation Dynamics 3
FORY222 – Phytosociology 3
FORY224 – Environmental Impact Assessment 3
FORY225 – Institution and the Environment 3
FORY227 – Landscape Ecology 3
FORY229 – Forest Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation 3
FORY231 – Forest Seed Technology 3
FORY232 – Forest Tree Nutrition 3
FORY234 – Forest Nursery Management 3
FORY236 – Project Dev’t and Management in Agroforestry 3
FORY238 – Forest Micro-Economics 3
FORY269 – Forest Wildlife 3
FORY282 – Advanced Grassland Ecology 3
FORY283 – Advanced Silviculture 3
FORY 284 – Advanced Watershed Management 3
FORY285 – Advanced Forest Management 3
FORY291 – Special Topics 3
AGRO212 – Field Crop Production and Management 3
HORT210 – Plantation Crop Production and Management 3
PPRT206 – Integrated Pest Management 3
Minor/Cognate Courses –9 units (courses from another field of specialization)
FORY299 – Graduate Seminar 1
FORY300 –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.