Master of Science in Plant Biology Postgraduate Programme By Washington State University |TopUniversities
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Starting Month

Jan-2000Starting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Study Level

Masters

Our plant biology students generally focus on research in the broad areas of plant physiology, ecology, evolution, systematic, and molecular biology. Our graduate students receive stipends through teaching or research assistantships with accompanying tuition waivers and health benefits. Endowments provide for generous student awards to facilitate student training, research, and professional travel. Modern, well-equipped research laboratories assigned to individual faculty investigators provide strong homes for graduate student training and research. Additionally, the School of Biological Sciences is home to a number of easily-accessible shared facilities, including the Frances chi Microscopy and Imaging Center, a stable isotope core laboratory, a vivarium, several greenhouses, plant growth chambers, the Marion Ownbey Herbarium, the Conner Museum of Natural History, and modern molecular facilities. Our graduate experience is highly collaborative and intellectually rich: graduate students have an active Biology Graduate Student Association (BGSA) and interact with each other and faculty in diverse settings that range from laboratory meetings and numerous reading groups to weekly seminars and inter-university events. Our graduates have been highly successful. M.S. degree students publish, on average, one peer-reviewed article from their work at WSU, and Ph.D. students publish an average of three articles. M.S. students often continue on to pursue doctoral degrees.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Study Level

Masters

Our plant biology students generally focus on research in the broad areas of plant physiology, ecology, evolution, systematic, and molecular biology. Our graduate students receive stipends through teaching or research assistantships with accompanying tuition waivers and health benefits. Endowments provide for generous student awards to facilitate student training, research, and professional travel. Modern, well-equipped research laboratories assigned to individual faculty investigators provide strong homes for graduate student training and research. Additionally, the School of Biological Sciences is home to a number of easily-accessible shared facilities, including the Frances chi Microscopy and Imaging Center, a stable isotope core laboratory, a vivarium, several greenhouses, plant growth chambers, the Marion Ownbey Herbarium, the Conner Museum of Natural History, and modern molecular facilities. Our graduate experience is highly collaborative and intellectually rich: graduate students have an active Biology Graduate Student Association (BGSA) and interact with each other and faculty in diverse settings that range from laboratory meetings and numerous reading groups to weekly seminars and inter-university events. Our graduates have been highly successful. M.S. degree students publish, on average, one peer-reviewed article from their work at WSU, and Ph.D. students publish an average of three articles. M.S. students often continue on to pursue doctoral degrees.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
105+
75+
56+
Prospective international students must have the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree from an approved institution. Usually this is a minimum of four years of study beyond grade 12. A grade point average equivalent to a U.S. grade of “B” or better is required. Other English Language Requirements: 550 paper-based (PBT) TOEFL, 213 computer-based (CBT) TOEFL, MELAB score of 77.

Jan-2000

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