MS Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics at University of Georgia

Programme overview

Faculty at the Institute for Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics train students in modern plant breeding methods and conduct basic research on the genetics of crop traits important to agriculture and humankind. An overall core curriculum for each degree ensures broad training, while providing the flexibility to emphasize topical areas of greatest interest to individual students.

Faculty: College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences | Duration: 31 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Athens, GA, United States

What you will study

31 credit hours total. Required courses include PBGG 7000 (6 hours) Master's Research; PBGG 7300 (3 hours) Master's Thesis; FANR 6750-6750D Experimental Methods in Forestry and Natural Resources Research; STAT 6315 Statistical Methods for Researchers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Meeting the admission criteria Preferably have a GPA of at least 3.0 for a Master’s degree. Foreign applicants have to take the TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language); minimum scores for this test are 80 for the internet-based test (with minimum of 20 on the speaking and 20 on the writing portion), 213 for the computer-based test and 530 for the paper-based test The availability of a faculty member able to serve as Major Professor and the availability of assistantship funds

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.

Duration: 31 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uga.edu/

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