Plant Biology and Conservation MS
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
Master's
Overview of MS Tracks in Plant Biology and Conservation
Thesis MS
Total Units Required: 11
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Core Courses (4 units) | |
| Field and Laboratory Methods in Plant Biology and Conservation (2 units) | |
| Critical Topics in Ecology and Conservation (1 unit) | |
A Data Science or Statistics course (1 unit). Options include but are not limited to: PBC 435 Biostatistics, PBC 470 R Data Science, PBC 470 Data Analysis & Visualization, or see PBC Handbook for further options | |
| Electives (5 units) | |
Five elective courses for graduate credit at the 300- or 400- level chosen from PBC and other departmental courses such as EARTH or BIOL_SCI | |
| Special Topics in Plant Biology and Conservation | |
Ecology | |
| Plant Population and Community Ecology (1 unit) | |
| Plant-Animal Interactions (1 unit) | |
| Soils and the Environment: The Earth's Critical Zone (1 unit) | |
| Agroecosystems: The Ecology of Food Production (1 unit) | |
Evolution/Genetics | |
| Plant Evolution & Diversity Lab (1 unit) | |
| Spring Flora (1 unit) | |
| Conservation Genetics (1 unit) | |
| Population Genetics (1 unit) | |
| Functional Genomics (1 unit) | |
| PBC 499-0 Independent Study (2 Units) | |
| Capstone | |
| Research/Thesis | |
Non-thesis MS
Total Units Required: 9
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Core Courses | |
| Field and Laboratory Methods in Plant Biology and Conservation (2 units) | |
| Critical Topics in Ecology and Conservation (1 unit) | |
A Data Science or Statistics course (1 unit). Options include but are not limited to:-PBC 435 Biostatistics, or see PBC Handbook for further options | |
Total core: 4 units | |
| Electives | |
Five elective courses for graduate credit at the 300- or 400- level chosen from PBC and other departmental courses | |
Total electives: 5 units | |
| PBC 401-0 | Plant Evolution & Diversity Lab (1 unit) |
| PBC 402-0 | Plant Population and Community Ecology (1 unit) |
| PBC 410-0 | Plant-Animal Interactions (1 unit) |
| PBC 415-0 | Spring Flora (1 unit) |
| PBC 440-0 | Agroecosystems: The Ecology of Food Production (1 unit) |
| PBC 470-0 | Special Topics in Plant Biology and Conservation (1 unit) |
| PBC 499-0 | Independent Study (1-3 Units) |
| Capstone | |
Internship/Project | |
| Duration | |
1 year | |