Plant Genetics

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Chair and graduate co-ordinator - David J. Wolyn (4236 E.C. Bovey, Ext. 3092/6469) (E-mail: dwolyn@evbhort.uoguelph.ca)
Graduate secretary - Jean Wolting (306 Crop Sci, Ext. 6077)
(E-mail: jwolting@crop.uoguelph.ca)

FACULTY
Steven R. Bowley - Associate Professor, Crop Science
Larry R. Erickson - Associate Professor, Crop Science
David H. Evans - Associate Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Paul H. Goodwin - Associate Professor, Environmental Biology
Brian C. Husband - Assistant Professor, Botany
Kenneth J. Kasha - Professor, Crop Science
Peter G. Kevan - Professor, Environmental Biology
K. Peter Pauls - Professor, Crop Science
E. Jane Robb - Professor, Molecular Biology and Genetics
Vernon I. Shattuck - Assistant Professor, Horticultural Science
Judith Strommer - Associate Professor, Horticultural Science
J. Alan Sullivan - Associate Professor, Horticultural Science
David J. Wolyn - Associate Professor, Horticultural Science

The collaborative interdepartmental program is the focal point for graduate teaching and research in plant genetics. Students wishing to undertake graduate studies at the MSc and PhD levels with emphasis on plant genetics will be admitted by a participating department and will register both in the collaborative program and the department. The participating departments and representatives are Botany (B. Husband), Crop Science (L. Erickson), Environmental Biology (P. Kevan), Horticultural Science (D. Wolyn), and Molecular Biology and Genetics (J. Robb).    The curriculum requirements ensure breadth of study and the integration of knowledge from the various subfields of plant genetics. A schedule of coursework will be developed for each student. The schedule of studies will include the Plant Genetics seminar, any requirements dictated by the department in which the student is registered, and courses selected from the seven subfields. The subfields are general genetics; molecular genetics; plant breeding; quantitative genetics; cytogenetics and cell biology; biometry; and botany, biochemistry and physiology.

MSc PROGRAM
Admission Requirements
   Applicants to the collaborative MSc program in plant genetics must meet the admission requirements of the department to which the student is applying. As a guide for departmental admissions committees, students should have completed the following undergraduate-level courses (or their equivalents) prior to application:

Biology and Biochemistry
Chemistry Mathematics
Degree Requirements
   MSc students in the collaborative program in plant genetics must take a minimum of 1.5 credits (i.e., the equivalent of three semester courses) selected from at least three of the seven subfields, one semester of the Plant Genetics Seminar, and complete an MSc thesis. They must also meet the academic requirements of the department in which they are registered.

PhD PROGRAM
Admission Requirements
   PhD students in the collaborative program in plant genetics must meet the PhD admission requirements of the department in which they are enrolled. PhD applicants are expected to have the same academic background as MSc applicants to the program.

Degree Requirements
   PhD students in the collaborative program in plant genetics must complete a minimum of 1.5 credits (i.e., the equivalent of three semester-long courses) selected from at least three of the seven subfields, three semesters of Plant Genetics Seminar, one non-credit PhD-proposal seminar, and complete and defend a PhD thesis. At the recommendation of the student's advisory committee, courses taken at the master's level may serve to reduce the student's course requirements. They must also meet all the academic requirements specified by the department in which they are registered. For MSc holders from other institutions, the student's advisory committee will decide what coursework, if any, from the student's previous program can be used to satisfy the subfield course requirements.
   A PhD student who received an MSc from this program must take two further semesters of the Plant Genetics Seminar, the non-credit PhD-proposal seminar, and complete and defend a PhD thesis. They must also meet all the academic requirements specified by the department in which they are registered.

COURSES
6806300 Plant Genetics Seminar (0)
An informal seminar series where students may present current research results or a journal article relevant to plant genetics.

Graduate Courses Offered by Participating Departments:
 Department of Botany
1706201 Plant Systematics and Speciation in Plants (0.5)
1706301 Plant Ecology I (0.5)
Department of Crop Science
2906050 Cytogenetics in Plant Breeding (0.5)
2906100 Advanced Crop Breeding (0.25)
2906120 Protein and Oilseed Crop Breeding (0.25)
2906130 Corn Breeding (0.25)
2906150 Plant Breeding - the Profession (0.25)
2906180 Application of Plant Breeding Principles (0.5)
2906260 Advanced Crop Genetics (0.5)
Department of Environmental Biology
3406040 Molecular Basis of Plant-Microbe Interactions (0.5)
3406060 Genetics of Plant-Pathogen Interactions (0.5)
3406520 Pollination Biology (0.5)
Department of Horticultural Science
5306050 Principles and Application of Plant Tissue Culture (0.5)
5306290 Physiological Genetics of Higher Plants (0.5)
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
4006020 Topics in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (0.5)
4006050 Recombinant DNA Technology (0.5)

Other Courses:
 Department of Mathematics and Statistics
8906950 Statistical Methods for Life Sciences (0.5)
8906960 Design of Experiments and Data Analysis for Life Sciences (0.5)
Department of Microbiology
6506500 Microbial Genetics (0.5)

Undergraduate Courses Eligible for Graduate Credit:
 Botany Program
1704380 Metabolism in the Whole Life of Plants(0.5)
Molecular Biology and Genetics Program
4003000 Evolution and Population Genetics (0.5)
4003100 Plant Genetics (0.5)
4004620 Molecular Cytogenetics (0.5)
4004080 Molecular Genetics (0.5)
4004160 Plant Breeding (0.5)
4004240 Applied Molecular Genetics (0.5)
4003350 Molecular Biology Laboratory I (0.75)
4003360 Molecular Biology Laboratory II (0.75)
Plant Biology Program
8303750 Plant Biotechnology I (0.5)
8304750 Genetic Engineering of Plants (0.75)

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