Graduate Courses

Graduate

Coursework is offered in plant pathology that enables students to acquire specialized skills and core plant pathology-specific knowledge. Specific skills of plant pathologists include disease diagnosis, plant pathogen isolation and culturing, and identification of plant pathogenic organisms. Core plant pathology-specific knowledge areas include the biology and ecology of plant pathogenic organisms; plant disease epidemiology; evolution, phylogentics, and systematics of plant pathogens; molecular, cellular and genetic interactions between plant pathogens and plants; and plant disease management strategies.

Graduate student Lauren Segal holding a small tube up to the light in the lab while holding a pipettor in the other hand

Graduate Course Requirements

 

M.S. Students (Option A & B)

Ph.D. Students

Coursework (12-13 cr Option A, 15 cr Option B):
PLPT 801 Biology of Plant Pathogens, 3 cr
PLPT 802 Ecology & Management of Plant Pathogens, 3 cr
PLPT 891 Plant Diseases Across Nebraska
PLPT 968 Plant Pathology Seminar, 2** cr
One course from the following:
PLPT 866 Plant Pathogenic Nematodes, 3cr
PLPT 867 Plant Associated Microbes, 4 cr
PLPT 963 Genetics of Host-Parasite Interaction, 3 cr
PLPT 965 Plant Virology, 3 cr
Coursework (16-17 cr):
PLPT 801 Biology of Plant Pathogens, 3 cr
PLPT 802 Ecology & Management of Plant Pathogens, 3 cr
PLPT 891 Plant Diseases Across Nebraska
PLPT 968 Plant Pathology Seminar, 3** cr
Two courses from the following:
PLPT 866 Plant Pathogenic Nematodes, 3cr
PLPT 867 Plant Associated Microbes, 4 cr
PLPT 963 Genetics of Host-Parasite Interaction, 3 cr
PLPT 965 Plant Virology, 3 cr
Minor: Both Option A and B may include a minor or at least 9 credit hours selected from and approved by the minor departmentMinor: No minor is required for the Ph.D.
Remaining credit hours to meet total: Other courses as designated on Memorandum of Courses and/or PLPT 899 Masters Thesis, up to 10 cr per semester and maximum of 10 cr totalRemaining credit hours to meet total: Other courses as designated on Program of Studies and/or PLPT 999 Doctoral Dissertation, up to 10 cr per semester and maximum of 99 cr total
Course credit hours in PLPT: 12 for Option A, 15 for Option B*
Total credits required for Masters Option A: 30
Total credits required for Masters Option B: 30
Course credit hours in PLPT: 16-17*
Total credits required for doctorate: 90
*In addition to completion of these required courses, M.S. (Option A and B) and Ph.D. students must also meet other credit hour requirements as specified by UNL Graduate Studies
**PLPT 968 is a 1 credit hour course that must be taken multiple times to satisfy the total number of credits specified above
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