Plant and Soil Sciences Graduate Program
One graduate program. Two concentrations. Three degree options.
Plant Science involves course work in plant molecular biology, plant breeding, plant pathology, plant tissue culture, horticulture, crop science, plant anatomy and/or plant physiology with thesis research in one of those areas.
Soil Science involves course work and thesis research in soil chemistry, soil fertility and management, soil physics, soil microbiology and biochemistry, environmental microbiology, soil and water quality and soil formation and biogeochemistry.
Degree options:
- Ph.D. dissertation degree
- M.S. thesis degree
- M.S. non-thesis degree (full- or part-time)
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Horticulture Homage
March 18, 2024 | Written by Nya Wynn (UDaily)At the Philadelphia Flower Show, UD students partner with community organization for inspiration. -
Making an Impact
March 12, 2024 | Written by Brenda Lange (UDaily)When University of Delaware senior Derek Wu was a child, he and his family visited the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore every year, where he would sit and watch the elephants for a long time. He wanted to protect them after learning about their threatened extinction. But then Wu entered UD, and the introduction to microbiology course caught his eye. Today, he examines how tiny organisms change the world. -
Exploring Brazil's Plants and Landscapes
February 27, 2024 | Written by Katie PeikesSome UD students spent January in Brazil studying human interactions with plants and learning how to capture landscape details. They explored locations such as Rio de Janeiro and the Amazon, where they immersed themselves in Brazil's rich history and ecology.
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Application process update: Due to coronavirus (COVID-19), the program of PLSC is waiving the GRE requirement for our graduate program. If you wish to apply without a GRE score, please enter a future GRE exam date into the application. It need not be a legitimate exam date. Entering a future exam date causes the system to finish your application and send it on to our review committee where it will receive full consideration.