Graduate Study
Curriculum for PMBB Specialization
Credit requirements. According to the Graduate School rules that govern Interdisciplinary Specializations, "at least 14 credit hours must be from outside the home graduate program but may include cross-listed courses." A maximum of 23 credits may count towards the specialization. Beyond that maximum, any credits that the student takes from courses listed below will only count towards the student’s home graduate program. Students could complete the required courses as noted below and obtain a total of 16 to 18 credits.
ALL of the following courses are required (10 credits):
A. Mol Gen 701 Molecular Genetics (3 cr)
B. Biochem 702 Regulation of Gene Expression (3 cr)
C. Plant Biol 622 Plant Molecular Biology (4 cr)TWO of the following are required (6-8 credits):
A. PCMB 623 (may be cross-listed) Plant Genetics and Genomics (4 cr)
B. PCMB 625 Plant Metabolic Engineering (3 cr)
C. Plant Path 703 Agricultural Genomics, Principles and Applications (3 cr)
D. Biochem 613 - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (4 cr)Additional recommended courses. Additional recommended courses are listed below and should be selected in conjunction with the advisor and the Student’s Advisory Committee.
A. PCMB 630 Plant Physiology 1 (3 cr)
B. PCMB 631 Plant Physiology 2 (3 cr)
C. PCMB 643 Plant Anatomy (5 cr)
D. PCMB 648 Plant Cell Biology (4 cr)
E. PCMB 735 Plant Biochemistry 1 (3 cr)
F. PCMB 736 Plant Biochemistry 2 (3 cr)
G. PCMB 796 Plant Signal Transduction (3 cr)
H. PCMB 722 Plant Transgenic Systems
I. Hort Crop Sci 597 Issues in Biotechnology (4 cr)
J. Hort Crop Sci 621 Crop Physiology and Production 1 (4 cr)
K. Hort Crop Sci 622 Crop Physiology and Production 2 (4 cr)
L. Hort Crop Sci 625 Crop Breeding (4 cr)
M. Hort Crop Sci 825 Advanced Plant Breeding (3 cr)
N. Hort Crop Sci 887 Techniques of Experimental Design (5 cr)
O. Biochem 770 Protein Engineering (3 cr)
P. Biochemistry 706 - Advanced Biological Chemistry Lab (5cr)
Q. Plant Path 841, Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenicity (4 credits)
R. Plant Path 843, The Ecology of Plant-Associated Microbes (5 credits)
S. Plant Path 842 Biochemistry of Plant Responses to Infection (3 cr)
T. Microbiol 680 Advanced Microbial Genetics (3 cr)
U. Microbiol 720 Microbial Diversity (4 cr)
V. Microbiol 760 Advanced Bacterial Physiology (3 cr)Note - Courses can be taken as "permission from instructor" if OSU prerequisites have been met elsewhere.
PMBB Program
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