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) | |
| PBC 450-0 | Field and Laboratory Methods in Plant Biology and Conservation (2 units) |
| PBC 451-0 | Critical Topics in Ecology and Conservation (1 unit) |
| PBC 435-0 | Biostatistics (Biostatistics/Data science requirement-(1 unit)) |
| Or other options. See PBC Handbook for reference. | |
| Electives (5 units) | |
| One elective from Ecology and Evolution/Genetics is recommended: | |
| Ecology | |
| PBC 402-0 | Plant Community Ecology (1 unit) |
| PBC 418-0 | Soils and the Environment: The Earth's Critical Zone (1 unit) |
| Evolution/Genetics | |
| PBC 401-0 | Plant Evolution & Diversity Lab (1 unit) |
| PBC 430-0 | Conservation Genetics (1 unit) |
| BIOL_SCI 341-0 | Population Genetics (1 unit) |
| BIOL_SCI 378-0 | Functional Genomics (1 unit) |
| PBC 499-0 | Independent Study |
| Capstone | |
| Research/Thesis | |
Land Management non-thesis MS
Total Units Required: 9
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Core Courses | |
| PBC 450-0 | Field and Laboratory Methods in Plant Biology and Conservation (2 units) |
| PBC 451-0 | Critical Topics in Ecology and Conservation (1 unit) |
| PBC 435-0 | Biostatistics (Biostatistics/Data science requirement-(1 unit)) |
| Or other options. See PBC Handbook for reference. | |
| Total core: 5 units | |
| Electives | |
| Total electives: 4 units | |
| PBC 499-0 | Independent Study |
| Capstone | |
| Internship/Project | |
| Duration | |
| 1 year | |