MS Plant Pathology at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

The MS in Plant Pathology is a thesis-based degree of 30 semester hours (24 coursework, 6 thesis) with a comprehensive oral examination and thesis defense.

Department: Entomology and Plant Pathology | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

The 5-hour core includes ENPL 50001, ENPL 60701 and a graduate statistics course, with 13 hours of concentration and 6 hours of electives. Sample courses include Plant Disease Control, Advanced Plant Pathology: Host-Pathogen Interactions, Ecology and Epidemiology, and Diseases of Economic Crops.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants need no specific course prerequisites; a strong undergraduate background in an agricultural, biological or physical science is highly desirable, and an introductory course in entomology or plant pathology (or equivalent) is expected, otherwise at least two hours of a graduate special problems course must be taken. Entomology and Plant Pathology share these requirements.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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