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The Department offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Horticultural Science (non-thesis), Master of Science (thesis) and Doctor of Philosophy (thesis) degrees. Completion of the respective requirements normally takes 2 to 2 years for the Masters and 3 to 3 years for the Doctor of Philosophy. Studies may be oriented to floriculture, ornamental and landscape horticulture, pomology (fruit crops) or olericulture (vegetables). A variety of areas for study and research are available: plant physiology, breeding and genetics, herbicide physiology, nutrition, propagation, plant molecular biology and biotechnology, genomics, growth regulators, postharvest physiology, sustainable and organic agriculture, fruits, vegetables, floriculture, woody ornamentals, and landscape horticulture.
Through successful participation and completion of an Master of Science (MS) in Horticulture, you will gain an advanced understanding of horticultural sciences and its relationship to other disciplines. The MS degree normally takes 2 to 2 1/2 years and requires an oral examination instead of a written examination.