Graduate Degree Programs

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

                        ----

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.

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

                                                 ----

Total No. of Units Required 42

 

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) 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

---

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:

        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

                   ----

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

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)
Core/Required:
FORY205 – Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics                                               3
FORY206 – Systems Analysis in Forestry                                                           3

Major Courses
FORY211 – Vegetation Dynamics                                                                         3
FORY223 – Advances in Forest Health and Protection                                     3
FORY225 – Institution and the Environment                                                       3
FORY227 – Landscape Ecology                                                                            3
FORY229 – Forest Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation                      3
FORY231 – Forest Seed Technology                                                                    3
FORY233 – Forest Research Methods                                                                 3

FORY222  Phytosociology                                                                                    3
FORY224 – Advanced Environmental Impact Assesment                                3
FORY232  Forest Tree Nutrition                                                                          3
FORY228 – Current Trends in Forestry Extension                                              3
FORY234 – Forest Nursery Management                                                            3
FORY236 – Project Development 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

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

FORY299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                              1
FORY300 –Master’s thesis                                                                                    6

SUMMARY

Core                            ___         6
Major                          ___       15

Minor/Cognate         ___         9
Graduate Seminar    ___         1
Master’s Thesis        ___         6

---

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:

        HORT217 – Methods in Crop Science Research                                                       3

Other Options:

HORT209 – Crop Seed Physiology                                                                               3

HORT211 – 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                                                               3

HORT292a – Elective Course                                                                                        3

HORT292b – Elective Course                                                                                        3

HORT291 – Special Topics                                                                                            3

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

HORT299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                      1

HORT300 – Master’s Thesis                                                                                          6

SUMMARY

Core/Major                           ___        18

Minor/Cognate                    ___        6

Graduate Seminar               ___        1

Master’s Thesis                   ___        6

                   ----

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 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)

AGED212 – Curriculum Planning and Development                                                                            3

AGED214 – College Teaching                                                                                                                  3

AGED231 – Agricultural Education for Rural Development                                                               3

AGED232 – Social Change and Educational Development                                                               3

AGED241 – Non-Formal Education in Agriculture                                                                              3

AGED242 – Advanced Administration and Supervision                                                                    3

AGED243 – Personnel Administration                                                                                                 3

AGED245 – Current Problems and Issues in Educ’l. Administration                                              3

AGED291 – Special Topics                                                                                                                     1-3

ADED211 – Advanced Educational Psychology                                                                                 3

ADED213 – Modern Theories and Principles of Education                                                              3

ADED244 – Economics of Education                                                                                                    3

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

AGED299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                                               1

AGED290 – Special Problem                                                                                                                  2

 

SUMMARY

Core Courses                ___ 6

Major                             ___ 24

Minor/Cognate             ___ 9

Graduate Seminar       ___ 1

Special Problem          ___ 2

                                             ----

Total No. of Units Required 42

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) 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 Courses – 9 units (Minimum)

        PBRE211 – Advanced Plant Breeding                                                                         3

PBRE212 – Design of Plant Breeding Programs                                                        3

PBRE221 – Advanced Plant Genetics                                                                          3

Elective Courses - 6 units (Minimum)

PBRE213 – Quantitative Genetics in Plant Breeding                                                 3

PBRE214 – Molecular Plant Breeding                                                                          3

PBRE215 – Application of Cell and Tissue Culture in Plant Breeding                    3

PBRE231 – Assessment of Genetic Diversity in Plants                                            3

PBRE291 – Special Topics                                                                                             3

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

 

PBRE299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                      1

PBRE300 – Master’s Thesis                                                                                          6

SUMMARY

Core/Major                           ___        9

Elective Courses                  ___        6

Minor/Cognate Courses     ___        9

Graduate Seminar               ___        1

Master’s Thesis                   ___        6

                   ----

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 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 – 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.