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Doctorate in Plant Pathology requires graded course work and completion of dissertation research. The degree involves study in mycology, bacteriology, nematology, virology, disease physiology and biochemistry, molecular biology of host-parasite relationships, etiology, ecology and epidemiology of plant diseases, disease resistance, and integrated disease management by developing and deploying cultural, chemical, biological, and biotechnological approaches.

Student Learning Outcomes:

All graduates will be able to:

To enable students earning the M.S. and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology to understand and apply the scientific method to plant pathological problems, to develop critical thinking and professional skills needed for successful careers in public and private sectors, the program provides training and coursework to help students develop the following skills:

Understanding, interpretation and synthesis of scientific literature pertaining to plant pathology and related disciplines.
Formulating hypotheses; developing experimental designs to test these hypotheses; establishing and maintaining experiments.
Collecting data in an objective way and conducting appropriate statistical analyses.
Interpretation and presentation of research results in oral and written formats.
Presentation of research at professional meetings and local commodity meetings.
Publication of research in peer-reviewed scientific journals and other discipline-appropriate outlets such as commodity newsletters.

To maintain a leadership role in plant pathology and related disciplines at the state, national and international levels, the program aims to:

Attract, retain and train high quality graduate students.
Place students earning the M.S. into positions including extension agents, state and federal plant pathologists, instructors at the community college level, support scientists in public or private sector research programs, and Ph.D. programs.
Place students earning the Ph.D. as leaders of scientific research programs in the public or private sector including industry, and faculty positions at the University level.