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, 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 | |
Ecology | |
| Plant Population and Community Ecology (1 unit) | |
| Soils and the Environment: The Earth's Critical Zone (1 unit) | |
Evolution/Genetics | |
| Plant Evolution & Diversity Lab (1 unit) | |
| Conservation Genetics (1 unit) | |
| Population Genetics (1 unit) | |
| Functional Genomics (1 unit) | |
| PBC 499-0 Independent Study (2 Units) | |
| Capstone | |
| Research/Thesis | |
Land Management 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 499-0 | Independent Study |
| Capstone | |
Internship/Project | |
| Duration | |
1 year | |