Plant Science (PhD)

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Plant Science offered by the Department of Plant Science in the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences is a research-intensive program that emphasizes in-depth and challenging learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in cutting-edge thinking, literature review, and data collection to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.

The program can be pursued as one of several additional options:

Bioinformatics option: is designed for students looking to study in the interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics, which lies at the intersection of biological/medical sciences and mathematics/computer science/engineering.

Neotropical Environment option: is aimed at students who wish to focus their graduate research on environmental issues relevant to the Neotropics and Latin American countries.

Keywords: plant production, plant physiology, plant development, plant cell biology, environmetrics, genomics, horticulture, plant pathology, plant breeding, plant interactions, weed biology; plant biomechanics; sustainability, plant systematics; proteomics, structural bioinformatics, systems biology; tropical biology, interdisciplinary research, environmental issues, environmental policy

• An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
• English-language proficiency

Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.

Visit our Educational credentials and grade equivalencies and English language proficiency webpages for additional information.