MS Plant Sciences at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The MS in Plant Sciences offers thesis and project options across crop commodities including fruits, vegetables, weeds, cereals, grains, turfgrass, ornamental plants and public horticulture. Students select a concentration in Crop Sciences, Horticulture, Plant Breeding, Plant Molecular Genetics or Weed Science.

Faculty: Herbert College of Agriculture | Department: Department of Plant Sciences | Duration: Minimum 30 graduate credit hours (thesis); minimum 34 (project) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Thesis students complete PLSC 500 Thesis (6 hours) and PLSC 504 Seminar; project students complete PLSC 503 Non-Thesis Project. All students take 12 hours of graded graduate coursework in the major, with options in biochemistry and molecular biology, ecology, soil science and statistics, plus electives and research ethics training. The thesis option ends with a written thesis and oral defense; the project option ends with a written report, oral defense and written and oral examinations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and are expected to have at least a 3.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale. Prerequisite courses may be required. The online application requires an application fee, official transcripts, GRE general scores and TOEFL or IELTS where applicable, a resume or CV, a short statement of professional goals, a professional biosketch self-assessment and three evaluators for letters of reference. Final admission depends on a graduate research faculty member agreeing to serve as major professor.

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer. Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks before the start of the desired term unless the programme sets an earlier deadline.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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