The Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture offers two graduate degrees: Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). The M.S. and Ph.D. degrees may be awarded with a concentration in Agronomy, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Breeding, Plant Environment, Plant Health, and Soil Science.

Location

• Storrs Campus

Modality

• In Person

M.S. Requirements

In addition to the Graduate School requirements outlined in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog, students take one PLSC 5897 Seminar course for the M.S. and two PLSC 5897 Seminar courses for the Ph.D. One oral or poster presentation at a national or international professional meeting in your field of study may substitute for one PLSC 5897 Seminar course requirement for Ph.D. degrees. The M.S. degree requires the student to take an M.S. final examination. The Ph.D. in Plant Science does not have a related area or foreign language requirement.

The programs are offered by the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources.

Ph.D. Requirements

In addition to the Graduate School requirements outlined in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog, students take one PLSC 5897 Seminar course for the M.S. and two PLSC 5897 Seminar courses for the Ph.D. One oral or poster presentation at a national or international professional meeting in your field of study may substitute for one PLSC 5897 Seminar course requirement for Ph.D. degrees. The M.S. degree requires the student to take an M.S. final examination. The Ph.D. in Plant Science does not have a related area or foreign language requirement.

M.S. Learning Objectives

1. Knowledge: Demonstrate appropriate breadth and depth of disciplinary knowledge and comprehension of the major topics, theories, and issues of the discipline
2. Applied skills: Uses, disaggregates, reformulates and/or adapts principal ideas, techniques or methods of the field of study ethically, professionally, and based on best practices of the discipline
3. Communication: Communicate proficiently and effectively to a specialist or non-specialist audience, verbally and in writing, a coherent argument or explanation summarizing aspects of the discipline

Ph.D. Learning Objectives

1. Knowledge: Demonstrate appropriate breadth and depth of disciplinary knowledge and comprehension of the major topics, theories, and issues of the discipline, including demonstration of specialized knowledge of a sub-field sufficient to carry out substantive independent research or creative pursuits
2. Research/applied skills: Use disciplinary methods and techniques ethically and professionally to apply knowledge, critically analyze, and, as appropriate to the degree, create new knowledge or achieve advanced creative accomplishments
3. Communication: Communicate proficiently and effectively to a specialist or non-specialist audience, verbally and in writing, a structured, coherent academic presentation, representation, or argument that cogently summarizes their research or creative pursuit, relevant literature, and its significance at the level appropriate to discipline