UC Davis Plant Breeding - Plant Sciences Major - Plant Breeding and Genetics Specialization

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Undergraduate Programs Plant Sciences (PLS) Major Plant Breeding and Genetics Specialization http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu Program Overview One of four specializations within the Plant Science Major, the Plant Breeding and Genetics Specialization prepares students for careers in crop improvement and breeding, genetic conservation, seed production and certification, and related industries. It also provides a solid genetics background for graduate study in breeding, genetics, genomics, and biotechnology. General college requirements
College English requirement General Education requirements (ECN 1A and/or 1B or ARE 1 recommended)			0-8 units 16-24 units
Total general units			16-36 units
ˆ top of page ˆ Plant Sciences Major Requirements Preparatory subject matter requirements
Subject	Courses	Name/Description		Units
Chemistry	CHE 2A, 2B, 2C	General Chemistry		15
Organic chemistry	CHE 8A, 8B or118A, 118B, 118C	Organic Chemistry: Brief Course or Organic Chemistry for Health and Life Sciences		6 or 12
Mathematics	MTH 16A, 16B or 17A, 17B	Short Calculus or Calculus for Biology and Medicine		6 or 8
Physics	PHY 1A, 1B or 7A, 7B, 7C	Principles of Physics or General Physics		6 or 12
Biology	BIS 1A, 1B, 1C	Introductory Biology		15
Computer applications	PLS 21	Applications of Microcomputers in Agriculture		3
Statistics	PLS 120	Applied Statistics in Agricultural Science		4
		Total units		55-69
Depth subject matter requirements
Subject	Courses	Name/Description		Units
Plant science	PLS 100A	Plant “supply” processes and functions: photosynthesis, metabolic pathways, biochemistry, membranes, cell biology		4
Plant science	PLS 100B	Plant development and “demand” processes: vegetative and reproductive growth and development, productivity, yield		4
Plant science	PLS 100C	Plant/environment interfaces: soil/root and shoot/atmosphere interfaces, nutrition, water relations, stress physiology		4
Genetics	PLB 152	Plant Genetics		4
Plant systematics and evolution	EVE 100 (4) or PLB 102 (5)or PLB 108 (5) or PLB 143 (3)	Introduction to Evolution or California Floristics or Systematics and Evolution of Angiosperms or Crop Evolution		3-5
Ecology	PLB 117 (4) or PLB 142 (4) or PLB 147 (4) or EHF 160/160L (3/1)	Plant Ecology or Ecology of Crop Systems or Survey of Plant Communities of California or Restoration Ecology		4
Pest management (at least two)	PLP 120 (4) ENT 110 (5) PLB 176 (3) NEM 100 (4)	Introduction to Plant Pathology Arthropod Pest Management Introduction to Weed Science General Plant Nematology		7-9
Agricultural and environmental policy	PLS 101 (capstone course)	Agriculture and the Environment		3
Internship	PLS 192	Internship on or off campus		3
		Total units		36-40
		Total preparatory and depth units		91-109
ˆ top of page ˆ Plant Breeding and Genetics Specialization Requirements A minimum of 25 additional units is required to provide the necessary depth in this specialization. The required and elective classes for these units are listed below:
Subject	Courses	Name/Description		Units
Molecular genetics	BIS 101	Genes and Gene Expression		4
Plant breeding	PLB 154
		Plant Breeding		4
Plant biotechnology	PLB 160
		Principles of Plant Biotechnology		3
Plant biotechnology	PLB 161A	Plant Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory		4
Plant propagation	PLB 171	Plant Propagation		4
Restricted electives (choose a minimum of 6 additional units from the restricted electives list)	PLS 110A (3) PLS 110B (3) PLS 110C (4) PLS 170A (2) PLS 170B (2) PLB 173 (2) PLB 174 (2) EHF 125 (5) EHF 150 (3) PLB 141 (4) PLB 150 (3) PLB 158 (4) HYD 124 (4) BIT 150 (3) ARE 100A (4) ARE 130 (4) ARE 138 (3) IAD 170 (4)	Principles of Agronomic Crop Production Management of Aggronomic Crops Crop Management Systems for Vegetable Crops Fruit and Nut Cropping Systems Fruit and Nut Cropping Systems Biological Applications in Fruit Tree Management Biological Applications in Fruit Production Greenhouse and Nursery Crop Production Genetics and Plant Conservation: The Biodiversity Crisis Principles and Methods of Ethnobotany Plant Natural Product Chemistry Mineral Nutrition of Plants Soil-Plant Water Relationships Bioinformatics Intermediate Microeconomics:Theory of Production and Consumption Agricultural Markets International Commodity and Resource Markets Program Development for International Agriculture		6
		Total specialization units		25
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Undergraduate Programs

Plant Sciences (PLS) Major Plant Breeding and Genetics Specialization

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Plant Sciences Major Requirements

Plant Breeding and Genetics Specialization Requirements

Plant Sciences (PLS) Major
Plant Breeding and Genetics Specialization