Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                                Units

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

SOIL211 – Advanced Soil Fertility                                                                                         3

SOIL212 – Genesis, Morphology and Classification of Soils                                           3

SOIL213 – Advanced Soil Microbiology                                                                               3

SOIL215 – Advanced Soil Chemistry                                                                                    3

SOIL216 – Advanced Soil Physics                                                                                        3

SOIL217 – Land Resource Evaluation                                                                                  3

SOIL 219 – Soil Organic Matter                                                                                             3

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

SOIL299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                                1

SOIL300 – 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    

Core Course – 12 units   

MGMT201 – Organization and Management                                                                    3
MGMT202 – Management Accounting and Control                                                        3   
MGMT203 – Management Science                                                                                    3   
MGMT204 – Managerial Economics                                                                                  3

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)   

a. Required Courses  

MGMT206 – Financial Management                                                                                 3   
MGMT208 – Marketing Management                                                                               3    
AMGT209 – Agricultural Production Management                                                        3   
MGMT217 – Strategic Management                                                                                 3   
MGMT211 – Management Research and Analysis                                                        3   
AMGT212 – Agribusiness Management                                                                          3   
MGMT213 – Project Management and Evaluation                                                        3     

b. Elective Courses (6 units)  

MGMT214 – Entrepreneurship                                                                                          3  
MGMT218 – International Marketing                                                                               3  
MGMT291 – Special Topics in Agribusiness Management                                         3  
ECON210 – Resource Utilization and Farm Business Analysis                                  3  
AGEC211 – Statistical Methods                                                                                       3  
FTEC251 –  Meat and Poultry Processing                                                                      3  
FTEC252 – Advanced Fruit and Vegetable Processing                                               3  
FTEC253 – Processing of Dairy Products                                                                      3  
FTEC255 – Marine and Freshwater Product Process Tech.                                       3
FTEC257 – Food Product and Process Development                                                 3
AGEC221 – Advanced Farm Management                                                                    3
DSOC247 – Social Program Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation                           3  

AMGT299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                       1
AMGT290 – Special Problem                                                                                          2  

SUMMARY  

Core Courses                             ___       12     
Major Courses (Required)      ___        21     
             Elective                          ___        6    
Graduate Seminar                    ___        1    
Special Problem                       ___        2         
                                                               ----
Total No. of Units Required                 42  

Note:    a) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester
                           of the school year, respectively.  
             b) 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 Soil Science New Curriculum

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                                Units

Core Courses – 6 units 

SOIL220 – Methods in Soil Science Research                                                                    3

SOIL212 – Genesis, Morphology and Classification of Soils                                            3

Major Courses – 12 units (minimum)

SOIL211 – Advanced Soil Fertility                                                                                         3

SOIL213 – Advanced Soil Microbiology                                                                               3

SOIL215 – Advanced Soil Chemistry                                                                                    3

SOIL216 – Advanced Soil Physics                                                                                        3

SOIL217 – Land Resource Evaluation                                                                                  3

SOIL 219 – Soil Organic Matter                                                                                             3

 SOIL 291 – Soil Organic Matter                                                                                             3

 TREC207* – Tropical Geomorphology and Geo-ecology                                                     3 

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

SOIL299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                                1

SOIL300 – 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 Graduate Education Office.

d) *TREC207 is offered by ITEEM but can be cross enrolled by the MS Soil Science Student as one of their major courses subject ot GAC Approval