Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                          Units

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

BOTN205 – Photophysiology                                                                                 3

BOTN211 – Bryology                                                                                               3

BOTN213 – Advanced Plant Physiology                                                              3

BOTN215 – Pteridology                                                                                          3  

BOTN217 – Stress Physiology of Plants                                                              3

BOTN219 – Wetland Ecology                                                                                 3

BOTN241 – Advanced Plant Systematics                                                           3

BOTN243 – Advanced Phycology                                                                         3

BOTN206 – Developmental Plant Anatomy                                                        3

BOTN212 – Ecology of Aquatic Fungi                                                                  3

BOTN214 – Systematics of Grasses and Legumes                                           3

BOTN216 – Plant-Water Relations                                                                        3

BOTN222 – Plant Communities and Ecosystems                                              3

BOTN242 – Advances in Plant Ecology                                                                3

BOTN292 – Cell Ultrastructure                                                                               3

BOTN294 – Methods in Plant Systematics                                                          3

 

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

BOTN299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                               1

BOTN300 – 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.

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 Development	3
Major Courses (25 units)
DEVC205	Communication Theory	3
DEVC297	Development Communication Research	3
DEVC210	Communication and Development	3
DEVC214	Organizational Communication and Communication Networks	3
DEVC235	Science Communication	3
DEVC218	Development Communication and Culture	3
DEVC245	Communication for Distance Education	3
DEVC290	Special Problem	2
DEVC291	Special Topic	1
DEVC299	Graduate Seminar in Development Communication	1
Elective Courses (6 units)
DEVC222	Development Broadcasting	3
DEVC212	Educational Communication	3
DEVC242	Knowledge Management	3
DEVC245	Communication for Distance Education	3

Cognate Courses (9 units)

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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 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 Coursework (PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Master of Education (MEd) in:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physical Education
• English