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 | Quantitative Methods for Ecology & Conservation (1 unit) |
| Electives (5 units) | |
| One elective from Ecology and Evolution/Genetics is recommended: | |
| Ecology | |
| Plant 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) | |
| Independent Study (PBC 499-0) (2 units) | |
| 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 | Quantitative Methods for Ecology & Conservation (1 unit) |
| PBC 402-0 | Plant Community Ecology (1 unit) |
| Total core: 5 units | |
| Electives | |
| Total electives: 4 units | |
| Capstone | |
| Internship/Project | |
| Duration | |
| 1 year | |