Curriculum Guide: Master of Science in Plant Pathology New Curriculum

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                   Units

Core Course – 6 units

PPRT206 – Integrated Pest Management                                                       3

PPRT207 – Plant Resistance to Pests                                                             3

Major Courses * – 12 units (minimum)

PPAT212 – Post Harvest Pathology                                                                 3

PPAT214 – Advanced Plant Virology                                                               3

PPAT215 – Advanced Phytobacteriology                                                       3

PPAT216 – Advanced Mycology                                                                      3

PPAT218 – Advanced Nematology                                                                  3

PPAT226 – Physiological Plant Pathology                                                     3

PPAT233 – Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions                                      3

PPAT251 – Epidemiology of Plant Diseases                                                 3

PPAT271 – Advances in Plant Disease Control                                            3

PPAT279 – Molecular Techniques in Plant Pathology                                 3

PPAT291 – Special Topics                                                                                3

PPRT251 – Ecology of Pests                                                                            3

PPRT253 – Environmental Plant Protection                                                  3

PPRT255 – Weed-Insect-Pathogen Interaction                                              3

PPRT264 – Practical Bioinformatics                                                               3

PPRT284 – Biological Transmission of Plant Pathogens                            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                             ___       12

Minor/Cognate            ___        6

Graduate Seminar       ___        1

Master’s Thesis           ___        6

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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.

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