Department of Plant Science
M.Sc. Graduate Program
The Department of Plant Science offers a Masters degree program which provides students
with an excellent opportunity to further their studies in broad areas of plant science
including agronomy, soil-water relations, plant physiology, ornamental horticulture,
entomology, pathology, and weed management. The program consists of 30 units of coursework
which includes required courses in plant physiology, laboratory techniques, experimental
design, technical writing and formal presentation of research reports along with electives
and a thesis project. Students work closely with their faculty advisors to formulate
and conduct an original research project in their area of interest.
Our graduate faculty have diverse areas of expertise and solid research backgrounds.
They maintain active research programs involving industry and public stakeholders
in agriculture. Many research projects in the department involve cooperation with
other state and federal agencies such as the University of California or the USDA.
Our graduate students are also diverse in their backgrounds and interests. We encourage
interaction and cooperation between graduate students to promote a sense of community
and to increase the breadth of experiences to which they are exposed. Classes are
small and provide students an excellent opportunity to receive individual attention
from instructors.
Competitive fellowships are available to highly qualified applicants: