Horticultural Sciences

Graduate Course List with Syllabi

As a STEM-designated degree, the Horticultural Sciences graduate program gives you the opportunity to dive deep into advanced plant research while building skills for a wide range of careers. Graduate students explore topics like crop production, plant genetics and biotechnology, controlled environment agriculture, and postharvest biology. Whether your goal is academia, industry, or government, you’ll gain the training and research experience to tackle global challenges in food, health, and the environment. Take a look at the course catalog to explore your options.

Summer Semester

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Course / Credits	Title	Instructor	Semester
HOS5555 (3 credits)	Tropical Fruit Production and Research	Dr. Crane	Summer *Even years*
HOS5711 (3 credits)	Phytochemicals in Food and Health	Dr. Rathinasabapathi	Summer *Even years*
HOS6905 (1-8 credits)	Problems in Horticultural Science	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6910 (1-5 credits) S/U	Supervised Research	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6932 (1-8 credits)	Topics	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6940 (1-5 credits)	Supervised Teaching	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6941 (2-8 credits)	Practicum in Horticultural Science	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6971 (1-15 credits) S/U	Research for Master's Thesis	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS7979 (1-12 credits)	Advanced Research	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS7980 (1-15 credits) S/U	Research for Doctoral Dissertation	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*

Fall Semester

Course	Title	Instructor	Semester
HOS5085C (3 credits)	Principles of Postharvest Horticulture	Dr. Ritenour	Fall *Even years*
HOS5117C (3 credits)	Horticultural Plant Morphology and Identification	STAFF	Fall
HOS5515C (3 credits)	Greenhouse and Nursery Operations	Dr. Moore	Fall
HOS6201 (3 credits)	Breeding Perennial Cultivars	Dr. Chaparro	Fall *Odd years*
HOS6236 (3 credits)	Molecular Marker Assisted Plant Breeding	Dr. Resende Dr. Ferrao	Fall *Odd years*
HOS6307 (3 credits)	Horticultural Physiology	Dr. Nunez	Fall *Annual*
HOS6345 (4 credits)	Environmental Physiology of Plants	Dr. Koch	Fall *Even years*
HOS6545 (3 credits)	Advanced Citriculture I	Dr. Vincent	Fall *Odd years*
HOS6905 (1-8 credits)	Problems in Horticultural Science	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6910 (1-5 credits) S/U	Supervised Research	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6932 (1 credits)	Concepts of Artificial Intelligence for Plant Scientists	Dr. Messina	Fall *Annual*
HOS6932 (3 credits)	Commercial Vegetable Production	Dr. Rathinasabapathi	Fall *Annual*
HOS6932 (3 credits)	Advances in Plant Synthetic Biology	Dr. Voiniciuc (Coordinator) Dr. Hanson Dr. Edmar	Fall *Annual*
HOS6932 (3 credits)	Crop Improvement via Biotech	Dr. Huo, Dr. Novitasari	Fall
HOS6932 (1 credit)	Proposal Preparation	Dr. Vallejos	Fall *Annual*
HOS6932 (1 credit)	Professional Development for Plant Breeders	Dr. Munoz	Fall *Annual*
HOS6932 (1 credit)	Phenotyping Tree Crops	Dr. Chater	Fall
HOS6932 (1-8 credits)	Special Topics	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6932	Residential Landscape Design	Dr. Hansen	Fall
HOS6932	Plant Propagation Lecture	Dr. Wilson	Fall
HOS6934 (1 credit)	Professional Seminar Preparation	Dr. Huo (Instructor) Dr. Munoz (Instructor) Anisa Khalid (Assistant) Gonzalo Prieto (Assistant)	Fall *Annual*
HOS6940 (1-5 credits)	Supervised Teaching	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6941 (2-8 credits)	Practicum in Horticultural Science	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6971 (1-15 credits) S/U	Research for Master's Thesis	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS7979 (1-12 credits)	Advanced Research	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS7980 (1-15 credits) S/U	Research for Doctoral Dissertation	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
PCB5530	Plant Molecular Biology and Genomics	Dr. Peter, Dr. Balmant, Dr. Kim	Fall
PLS5222C	Propagation of Horticultural Crops	Dr. Wilson	Fall
PCB5065 (3 credits)	Advanced Genetics	Dr. Hannah (Coordinator) Dr. Gabriel (Plant Path.) Dr. Kirst (SFRC) Dr. McCarty Dr. Resende	Fall *Annual*
PCB6971	Research for Master's Thesis	Staff	Fall
PCB7979	Advanced Research	Staff	Fall
PCB7980	Research for Doctoral Dissertation	Staff	Fall
PLS5222C	Propagation of Horticultural Crops	Dr. Wilson	Fall
PLS5241C	Advanced Propagation	Dr. Vendrame	Fall
PLS6920	Plant Breeding Journal Colloquium: Phenotyping Tree Crops	Dr. Charter	Fall
PLS7979	Advanced Research	Staff	Fall
PLS7980	Research for Doctoral Dissertation	Staff	Fall

Spring Semester

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Course / Credits	Title	Instructor	Semester
HOS5242 (3 credits)	Genetics and Breeding of Vegetable Crops	Dr. Rathinasabapathi	Spring Annual
HOS5330 (2 credits)	Postharvest Technologies for Horticultural Crops	Dr. Sargent Dr. Ritenour	Spring *Annual*
HOS5505 (3 credits)	Getting Published in Horticulture	Dr. Moore	Spring Annual
HOS6331 (3 credits)	Postharvest Biology	Dr. T. Liu Dr. Brecht Dr. Ritenour Dr. Sargent	Spring *Odd years*
HOS6412 (3 credits)	Nutrition of Horticultural Crops	Dr. Nunez	Spring *Annual*
HOS6905 (1-8 credits)	Problems in Horticultural Science	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6905 (1-8 credits)	Problems in Horticultural Science: Concepts AI for Plant Sci	Dr. Messina	Spring Annual
HOS6910 (1-5 credits) S/U	Supervised Research	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6931 (1 credit)	Horticultural Science Seminar	Dr. Leyton	Spring *Annual*
HOS6931 (1 credit)	Horticultural Science Seminar	Dr. Chase	Spring *Annual*
HOS6932 (4 credits)	Plant Biochemistry	Dr. Koch (Coordinator) Dr. McCarty Dr. Rathinasabapathi	Spring *Annual*
HOS6932 (3 credits)	Advanced Horticultural Physiology	Dr. Folta	Spring *Annual*
HOS6932 (3 credits)	Greenhouse and Protected Agriculture	Dr. Merchant	Spring *Even years*
HOS6932 (3 credits)	Survey of Breeding Tools and Methods	Dr. Munoz (Coordinator) Dr. Ferrao (Coordinator)	Spring *Annual*
HOS6932 (1-8 credits)	Special Topics	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6932 (1 credit)	Special Topics: Decision Making Plant Breeding	Dr. Chaparro	Spring *Annual*
HOS6932 (1-8 credits)	Special Topics: Case Studies in Plant Breeding	Dr. Chaparro	Spring *Annual*
HOS6932 (2 credits)	AI Concepts for Plant Science	Dr. Messina	Spring *Annual*
HOS6932 (1-8 credits)	Special Topics: Case Studies in Plant Breeding	Dr. Chaparro	Spring *Annual*
HOS6940 (1-5 credits)	Supervised Teaching	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6941 (2-8 credits)	Practicum in Horticultural Science	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS6971 (1-15 credits) S/U	Research for Master's Thesis	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS7979 (1-12 credits)	Advanced Research	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
HOS7980 (1-15 credits) S/U	Research for Doctoral Dissertation	Staff	Fall, Spring, Summer *Annual*
PCB6528 (3 credits)	Plant Cell and Developmental Biology	Dr. Basset	Spring *Annual*
PCB7922 (1 credit)	Journal Colloquy in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology	Dr. Pereira	Spring *Annual*
PCB7922 (1 credit)	Journal Colloquium: Single-Cell Genomics, Beyond Transcriptomics	Dr. Pereira	Spring *Annual*
PCB7922 (1 credit)	Journal Colloquy in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology	Dr. Song	Spring Annual
PCB7922 (1 credit)	Journal Colloquy in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology: Plant Immune System	Dr. Song	Spring Annual
PCB7922 (1 credit)	Journal Colloquy in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology: Case Studies in Plant Breeding	Dr. Chaparro	Spring Annual
PCB7922 (1 credit)	Journal Colloquy in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology: Growth and Development	Dr. Kim	Spring Annual
PCB7922 (1 credit)	Journal Colloquy in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology	Dr. Kim	Spring Annual
PCB7979 (1-8 credits)	Advanced Research	Staff	Spring Annual
PCB7980 (1-8 credits)	Research for Doctoral Dissertation	Staff	Spring Annual
PLS6635 (3 credits)	Weed Management for Organic and Sustainable Cropping Systems	Dr. Chase	Spring Annual
PLS7979 (1-8 credits)	Advanced Research	Staff	Spring Annual
PLS7980 (1-8 credits)	Research for Doctoral Dissertation	Staff	Spring Annual