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MS Course Requirements
Required Courses
NOTE: Starting in the Fall of 2009 the MS requirements will change to the following:
| COURSE | UNITS |
| PBC 450 Field and Lab Methods in Plant Biology and Conservation | 2 |
| PBC 451 Fundamentals of Plant Biology and Conservation | 1 |
| PBC 435 Quantitative Methods for Ecology and Conservation Biology | 1 |
| One course in ecology (suggested PBC 402 Plant Community Ecology) | 1 |
| One course in evolution (suggested PBC 401 Plant Evolution and Diversity) | 1 |
| PBC 499 Independent Study | 2 |
| 3 electives | 3 |
| Total | 11 |
Other MS Degree Requirements
- Master's Thesis: project report based on research
- Examinations: written and oral thesis proposal and defense of thesis
Example Schedule
| Fall I | Winter I | Spring I | Summer I | Fall II - Spring II | |
PBC 450 (2 units) |
PBC 451 (1 unit) |
PBC 401 (1 unit) |
Continue work on thesis research | Continue work on thesis research | |
Elective (1 unit) |
PBC 435 (1 unit) |
PBC 402 (1 unit) |
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Elective (1 unit) |
PBC499 (1 unit) |
PBC 499 (1 unit) |
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Elective (1 unit) |
Elective (1 unit) |
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| Do thesis proposal | Defend thesis | ||||
These were the requirements for students who began the program in the Fall 2008 or earlier:
| COURSE | UNITS |
| PBC 401 Plant Evolution and Diversity | 1 |
| Ecology Course (chosen from PBC 402 Plant Community Ecology, PBC 405 Ecosystem Ecology, PBC 440 Soil Ecology) | 1 |
| Genetics Course (chosen from PBC 430 Conservation Genetics or, BIO SCI 341 Population Genetics) | 1 |
| Methods Course (chosen from PBC 435 Quantitative Methods for Ecology and Conservation Biology, ANTHRO 362 Quantitative Methods) | 1 |
| PBC 499 Independent Study | 2 |
| 5 elective units | 5 |
| Total | 11 |
