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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAS 409A or AGRO/HORT 809A | Case Studies in Plant Breeding: Breeding for Disease Resistance | Fall, Spring | 1 |
| PLAS 409B or AGRO/HORT 809B | Case Studies in Plant Breeding: Transgenic Strategies | Fall, Spring | 1 |
| PLAS 411 or AGRO 811 | Crop Genetic Engineering | Fall | 2 |
| PLAS 412 or AGRO 812 | Crop & Weed Genetics | Spring | 2 |
| PLAS 420 or AGRO 820 | 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/HORT 824 | Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Management | Spring (even-numbered years, next offering TBD) | 3 |
| PLAS 425 or AGRO 825 | 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 |
| PLAS 435 or AGRO/HORT/NRES 835 | Agroecology | Spring | 3 |
| AGRO 846/ASCI 824 | Principles of Forage Quality and Evaluation for Grazing Livestock | Summer (even-numbered years) | 3 |
| PLAS 439 or AGRO/HORT 839 | Organic Farming and Food Systems | Spring (even-numbered years) | 3 |
| AGRO 840, NRES 840 | Great Plains Ecosystem | Spring | 3 |
| AGRO 851 | Grassland Plant Identification | Spring | 2 |
| PLAS/NRES/SOIL 455 or AGRO/NRES/SOIL 855 | Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy | Spring | 3 |
| PLAS 462 or AGRO/HORT 862 | Cannabis Growth, Production and Breeding Basics | Fall and Spring | 2 |
| PLAS 488 or AGRO/ABUS/EAEP/ENTR/HORT 888 | Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development | Fall and Spring | 3 |
| AGRO 896 Section 700 | Applied Plant Breeding and Genetics | Spring 2023 | 3 |
| AGRO/HORT 894 | Master’s Project (required) | Fall, Spring, and Summer | 3-6 |
| AGRO 896 | Field Research: Design, Analysis, and Reporting | Spring | 2 |
| AGRO 896 | Production Systems | Fall | 1 |
| 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 |