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Degree Options
Thesis (Plan I) or comprehensive examination (Plan II) Master's degree options are available.
Plan I: Master's Degree by Thesis
The thesis option for a Master of Science in IPM (Plan I) provides the student with experience in  experimental design and data collection, interpretation, and analysis for integrated pest management. Required courses provide a broad exposure to pest management. Plan I requires completion of a research thesis and 36 units of upper division (100-level) and graduate (200-level) courses. At least 18 of these units must be earned via graduate units in the major field. A Research Guidance Committee consisting of a major professor and two other faculty will be appointed. The major professor is Chair of the Research Committee. The Chair and one of the committee members must be IPM faculty. The committee provides guidance for the thesis research and input on course selections. The committee must be appointed and meet during the first six months of student enrollment. A final exit seminar is required, wherein the student will present the thesis research to the IPM graduate group.
Plan II: Master's Degree by Comprehensive Examination
The Plan II option provides the student with an extensive course background in pest management, and incorporates internships during the summer term. The Plan II option requires 50 units of upper division (100-level) and graduate (200-level) courses. At least 18 of these units must have been earned in graduate courses in the major field, and not more than 9 of these units may be in 299 courses. The student must pass a final, comprehensive oral examination when the coursework is near completion.
Required Courses (for both Plan I and Plan II)
Introductory courses in pest management:
ENT 110 Arthropod Pest Management (5 units, Winter Quarter)
NEM 100 General Plant Nematology (4 units, Fall Quarter)
PLP 120 Introduction to Plant Pathology (4 units, Fall and Spring Quarter)
PLB 176 Introduction to Weed Science (3 units, Winter Quarter)
Graduate courses in integrated pest management:
IPM 201 Concepts and Systems of Plant Protection and Pest Management (4 units, Winter Quarter of odd-numbered years)
IPM 203 (formerly known as IPM 202B) Theory and Practice in California Pest Management (5 units, Spring Quarter of even-numbered years)
PLP 205 or PLP 206 Diseases of Vegetable, Field, Fruit, Nut, and Vine Crops (5 units, Spring Quarter)
Statistics: Take one of the following:
STA 106 Applied Statistical Methods: Analysis of Variance (4 units, Fall and Winter Quarters)
ASE 120 Applied Statistics in Agricultural Sciences (4 units, Fall Quarter)
AGR 205 Experimental Design and Analysis (4 units, Winter Quarter)
Entomology: Take one of the following:
ENT 135 Introduction to Biological Control (4 units, Spring Quarter)
ENT 230 Advanced Biological Control (4 units, Fall Quarter)
ENT 295 Seminar in Agricultural Entomology (2 units, Winter Quarter)
Seminar Requirements: Plan I (Thesis option): Students must complete one participatory graduate seminar course, which may be offered through the Graduate Group in IPM or another campus department or graduate group. In addition, all students participating in the Plan I M.S. program are required to present an exit seminar, describing the results of their thesis research.
Seminar Requirements: Plan II (Comprehensive examination option): Students must complete two participatory graduate seminar courses, which may be offered through the Graduate Group in IPM or another campus department or graduate group.
Additional Core Courses for Plan II (comprehensive examination) Option
Applied Biological Systems Technology:
ABT 233 Advanced Pest Control Practices (3 units, Winter Quarter)
Plant Biology:
PLB 148 Introductory Mycology (5 units, Fall Quarter)
Plant Pathology:
PLP 125 Diagnosis and Control of Plant Diseases (4 units, Spring Quarter)
Summer Field Experience: One of the following alternatives must be approved by the master advisor:
- Work-Learn Internship 192- In one of the four core fields of integrated pest management (ENT, NEM, PLP, PLB 192, 4 units), during Summer. Non-credit internship under pre-arranged supervision and reporting may also be approved.
- Research 299- In one of the four core fields of integrated pest management (ENT, NEM, PLP, PLB 192, 4 units), during Summer.
Electives
Many departments and graduate programs across the UC Davis campus offer upper-division undergraduate-level courses (100-level courses) and graduate-level coursework (200-level courses) that may be appropriate for students in the IPM Graduate Group, and that may be taken to fulfill the total graduate credit requirements (Plan I: 36 total units; Plan II: 50 total units, of which no more than 9 units can be from 299 courses). The listing below is only a small subset of potentially appropriate courses. Courses not found on this list can be taken with the approval of the IPM Graduate Advisor.
New Course Offered this Winter 2004!
PLP 222 (2 units). Experimental Approaches in Plant Pathology. Epstein. Winter-even years. Includes a plant pathology-specific discussion about research strategies, experimental designs, and data management, analysis and presentation. Emphasis on the following: data analysis of a range of plant pathology data sets including disease incidence and severity; situations in which ANOVA is inappropriate; and useful methods for hypothesis testing including linear regression, logistic regression and categorical data analysis. (Offered TR from 1:10-2 Winter 2004).
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