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
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| Course | Title | Instructor | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HOS5085C |
Principles of Postharvest Horticulture |
Dr. Brecht | Fall Even years |
| 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 |
| HOS6932 (3 credits) |
Commercial Vegetable Production
|
Dr. Rathinasabapathi |
Fall |
| HOS6932 (3 credits) |
Advances in Plant Synthetic Biology
|
Dr. Voiniciuc (Coordinator) |
Fall Annual |
| HOS6932 (1 credit) |
Proposal Preparation
|
Dr. Vallejos | Fall Annual |
| HOS6932 (1 credit) |
Professional Development for Plant Breeders | Dr. Munoz | Fall Annual |
| HOS6932 (1-8 credits) |
Special Topics |
Staff | Fall, Spring, Summer Annual |
| 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 |
| PCB5065 (3 credits) |
Advanced Genetics |
Dr. Hannah (Coordinator) Dr. Gabriel (Plant Path.) Dr. Kirst (SFRC) Dr. McCarty Dr. Resende |
Fall Annual |
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) |
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 |
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 |