Undergraduate Courses
There are a select number of courses offered in plant pathology at the undergraduate level, as well as an option to complete a plant pathology minor with select major programs. Further training in plant pathology is typically offered as an advanced degree at the graduate level. Interested students are encouraged to take these courses in plant pathology and also gain independent research with faculty of the Department of Plant Pathology, either through course credit or supported through a UCARE and/or IANR Undergraduate Research Award.
Plant Pathology Minor
Required Courses for the Minor
CORE REQUIREMENTS | |
| PLPT 210 Plant Pathogens and Disease | 2 |
| PLPT 270/AGRO 270/HORT 270/NRES 270 Biological Invaders | 3 |
| PLPT 369L Introductory Plant Pathology Lab | 1 |
| PLPT 418 Microbial Genetics & Genomics | 3 |
| Three credit hours for the below independent study and/or independent research | |
| PLPT 496 Independent Study | may be taken P/NP |
| PLPT 498 Independent Research | may be taken P/NP |
| Credit hours subtotal | 12 |
ELECTIVES (must select one course from each of the two groups) | |
| Plant Systems Related | |
| PLPT 369/BIOS 369 Introductory Plant Pathology | 3 |
| AGRO 325 Introductory Plant Physiology | 3 |
| BIOC 434/BIOS 434/AGRO 434/CHEM 434 Plant Biochemistry | 3 |
| AGRO 435/HORT 435/NRES 435 Agroecology | 3 |
| AGRO 440/RNGE 440/NRES 440/GRAS 440 Great Plains Ecosystem | 3 |
| Microbiology related | |
| AGRO 460/BIOS 460/NRES 460/SOIL 460 Soil Microbial Ecology | 3 |
| BIOS 312 Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOS 326 Biology of Viruses | 3 |
| BIOS 421/MBIO 421 Microbial Diversity | 3 |
| Credit hours subtotal | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |