Graduate level courses across multiple disciplines, extensive internships and a research project make up requirements for the Doctor of Plant Health (DPH) degree.
Internships can be internal or external to the university, such as with the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and state or federal government.
Research projects may be with university personnel or off-campus collaborators. Research projects and comprehensive exams are to be determined by the student's advisory committee.
Students with an appropriate background should expect to complete this program within four years.
Total Program Credit Hours: 100
* All classroom courses unless noted with a 'd' for distance or 'd/c' when offered via both distance and classroom
Plant Pathology Foundation (Core, 16 credits)
Course # | Title | Credit Hours | d/c* |
PLPT 801 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
PLPT 802 | Ecology and Management of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
PLPT 866 | Phytopathogenic Nematodes | 3 | |
PLPT 867 | Plant Associated Microbes | 4 | |
PLPT 965 | Plant Virology | 3 |
Entomology Foundation (Core, 16-17 credits)
Course # | Title | Credit Hours | d/c* |
ENTO 800 | Insect Biodiversity | 4 | |
ENTO 806 | Insect Ecology | 3 | d/c |
ENTO 813 | Biological Control of Pests | 3 | d |
ENTO 817 | Pest Management Systems | 3 | d/c |
ENTO 801 | Insect Physiology (take this course or ENTO 820) | 4 | d/c |
ENTO 820 | Insecticide Toxicology (take this course or ENTO 801) | 3 | d/c |
Weed Science Foundation (Core, 7 credits)
Course # | Title | Credit Hours | d/c* |
AGRO 826 | Invasive Plants (required only if equivalent Weed Science coursenot taken as undergraduate. If taken, credited as elective only) | (3) | |
AGRO 896 | Interplant Competition | 3 | |
(plus 4 credits from the following or other weed related courses, with permission) | |||
AGRO 812 | Crop & Weed Genetics | 1 | d |
AGRO 822 | Integrated Weed Management | 1 | d |
AGRO 823 | Herbicide Action in Plants | 1 | |
AGRO 896 | Regional Weed Science Contest | 1-2 | |
AGRO 896 | Pest Resistance Management | 2 | d |
Plant Science Foundation (Core, 9 credits)
Course # | Title | Credit Hours | d/c* |
AGRO 806 | Plant Ecophysiology: Theory and Practice | 4 | |
AGRO 807 | Plant-Water Relations | 3 | |
AGRO 811 | Crop Genetic Engineering | 2 | d |
AGRO 835 | Agroecology | 3 |
Soil Science Foundation (Core, 9 credits)
Course # | Title | Credit Hours | d/c* |
AGRO 824 | Plant Nutrition & Nutrient Management | 3 | d |
AGRO 855 | Soil Chemistry & Mineralogy | 3 | |
AGRO 860 | Soil Microbiology | 3 |
Quantitative Tools (take a minimum of 8 credits from the following)
Course # | Title | Credit Hours | d/c* |
NRES 815 | Applications of Remote Sensing in Agriculture | 4 | |
NRES 818 | Introduction to Remote Sensing | 4 | |
STAT 801 | Statistical Methods in Research | 4 | |
STAT 802 | Design & Analysis of Research Studies | 4 |
Policy & Leadership (take a minimum of 3 credits from the following)
Course # | Title | Credit Hours | d/c* |
AECN 856 | Environmental Law | 3 | d |
AECN 857 | Water Law | 3 | d |
NRES 813 | Environmental Leadership | 3 | d |
ALEC 800 | Overview to Program Planning | 3 | d/c |
Internships
Course # | Title | Credit Hours | d/c* |
DPLH 695 | Plant Health Internship (2 or more experiential learning opportunities) | 0 |
Other Requirements (17 credits)
Course # | Title | Credit Hours | d/c* |
Practicum in Research Methods (research project) | 4 | ||
Plant Health Diagnosis (7 credits, to include the following): | |||
AGRO 896 | Integrated Plant Health Diagnostics | 3 | |
PLPT 892 | Plant Pathology Diagnosis | 1 | |
ENTO 896 | Arthropod Diagnosis | 1 | |
Two additional diagnostics credits required | 2 | ||
DPLH 691 | Colloquium (1 credit/year; 2 years) | 2 | |
ENTO 896 | Integrated Plant Health Management (DPH Capstone) | 4 |