Curriculum Guide: MS in Home Economics
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.
Curriculum Guide: Master of Science in Plant Protection
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.
Curriculum Guide: MAgDev major in Development Communication
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.
Curriculum Guide: Master of Science in Plant Pathology
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.
Curriculum Guide: Master of Agricultural Development major in Animal Production
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.
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