Course Selection
All students will work with their advisor to determine courses they need to take to fulfill their degree requirements. All graduate students in the department are required to take AGRO 991. Refer to the M.S. in Agronomy homepage for requirements for Option A and Option B.
Students in Option A must also take AGRO 899 when working on their thesis, and students in Option B must take AGRO 894 when working on their project.
Online Graduate Courses in Agronomy
| Course Number | Course Name | Semesters Offered | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRO/HORT 809A or PLAS 409A | Case Studies in Plant Breeding: Breeding for Disease Resistance | Fall, Spring | 1 |
| AGRO/HORT 809B or PLAS 409B | Case Studies in Plant Breeding: Transgenic Strategies | Fall, Spring | 1 |
| AGRO 811 or PLAS 411 | Crop Genetic Engineering | Fall | 2 |
| AGRO 812 or PLAS 412 | Crop & Weed Genetics | Spring | 2 |
| AGRO 815 | Applied Plant Breeding and Genetics | Spring | 3 |
| AGRO 820 or PLAS 420 | Bioinformatics Applications in Agriculture | Fall | 3 |
| AGRO/HORT 821 | Learning Biotechnology | Summer (even-numbered years) | 3 |
| AGRO/HORT 822 | Integrated Weed Management | Spring | 1 |
| AGRO 823X | Production Systems | Fall (odd-numbered years) | 1 |
| AGRO 825 or PLAS 425 | Cover Crops in Agroecosystems | Fall | 3 |
| AGRI/AGRO/ENTO/HORT 828 | Scientific Illustration | Spring 2024 | 3 |
| AGRO 831 | Spatial Variability in Soils | Spring (even-numbered years) | 2 |
| AGRO/HORT 832 | Learning Plant Science | Summer (odd-numbered years) | 3 |
| AGRO/HORT/NRES 835 or PLAS 435 | Agroecology | Spring | 3 |
| AGRO/HORT 839 or PLAS 439 | Organic Farming and Food Systems | Spring (even-numbered years) | 3 |
| AGRO 840, NRES 840 | Great Plains Ecosystems | Spring | 3 |
| AGRO 846/ASCI 824 | Principles of Forage Quality and Evaluation for Grazing Livestock | Summer (even-numbered years) | 3 |
| AGRO 851 | Grassland Plant Identification | Spring | 2 |
| AGRO/NRES/SOIL 855 or PLAS/NRES/SOIL 455 | Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy | Spring | 3 |
| AGRO/HORT 862 or PLAS 462 | Cannabis Growth, Production and Breeding Basics | Fall and Spring | 2 |
| AGRO/ABUS/EAEP/ENTR/HORT 888 or PLAS 488 | Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development | Fall and Spring | 3 |
| AGRO/HORT 894 | Master’s Project (required) | Fall, Spring, and Summer | 3 |
| PLAS 496/AGRO 896/HORT 896 (section 796) | Organic Weed Management for Small Farms and Gardens | Spring | 1 |
| AGRO 896 | Introduction to Hybrid Breeding | Fall (odd-numbered years) | 2 |
| AGRO 896 | Field Research: Design, Analysis, and Reporting | Spring | 2 |
| AGRO 899 | Master’s Thesis (required) | Fall, Spring, and Summer | 6-10 |
| AGRO/NRES 906 | Crop Growth & Yield Modeling | Fall | 3 |
| AGRO/HORT 991 | General Seminar & Presentation (required) | Spring and Fall | 1 |
| AGRO 985, NRES 985, SOIL 985 | Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics | Fall | 3 |
Online Programs at Nebraska
Want to earn your graduate degree online? Let us know what your interests are and we'll help you succeed.
AgroHort Online Graduate Student Services
Lisa Hilfiker
Graduate Program Coordinator
Please contact Lisa at lisa.hilfiker@unl.edu or 402-472-8393 to receive information about our programs or for any questions you may have.