The program enables students to develop plant-based solutions to improve human diets and medicines in ways that result in healthier populations.
Students interested in graduate work should refer to the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- Develop an integrated knowledge base in the disciplines related to horticulture and human health, specifically in plant biology, food and medicinal crop production, human nutrition, and development and treatment of chronic disease;
- Construct systems-level intervention plans (i.e. farm-to-fork) that state and test hypotheses about plants and human health, achieving meaningful technical objectives;
- Apply and evaluate effective, contemporary professional and communication skills for scientific and non-scientific audiences; and,
- Demonstrate and assess professional and ethical behavior. Students write a scholarly paper (as per Plan B requirements) to achieve learning objectives focused on critical thinking, analyses, and writing skills.
Effective Fall 2023
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| HORT 401 | Medicinal and Value-Added Uses of Plants | 3 |
| HORT 515/AGRI 515 | Urban Horticulture | 3 |
| HORT 521 | Horticulture and Human Health and Well-Being | 3 |
| HORT 522 | Horticulture and Human Health Issues | 3 |
| HORT 523 | Screening Crops for Human Health Traits | 3 |
| HORT 524 | Food Pharmacology, Horticulture, and Health | 3 |
| HORT 578/FTEC 578 | Phytochemicals and Probiotics for Health | 3 |
| HORT 698 | Research | 7 |
| Electives (see list below) | 7 | |
| Program Total Credits: | 35 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select a minimum of 7 credits from the following: | ||
| FSHN 530 | Principles of Nutrition Science & Metabolism | 3 |
| FSHN 531 | Diet, Nutrition, and Chronic Disease | 3 |
| FSHN 532 | Emerging Issues in Nutrition | 3 |
| FSHN 540 | Nutrigenomics and Advanced Lipid Metabolism | 3 |
| HORT 310 | Greenhouse Management | 4 |
| HORT 410 | Postharvest Biology and Technology | 3 |
| HORT 453 | Principles of Fruit Crop Management | 3 |
| HORT 454 | Horticulture Crop Production and Management | 2 |
| HORT 476 | Environmental Plant Stress Physiology | 3 |
| HORT 511 | Green Roof Culture | 3 |
A minimum of 35 credits are required to complete this program.
For more information, please visit Requirements for All Graduate Degrees in the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Summary of Procedures for the Master's and Doctoral Degrees
NOTE: Each semester the Graduate School publishes a schedule of deadlines. Deadlines are available on the Graduate School website. Students should consult this schedule whenever they approach important steps in their careers.
Forms are available online.
| Step | Due Date |
|---|---|
| 1. Application for admission (online) | Six months before first registration |
| 2. Diagnostic examination when required | Before first registration |
| 3. Appointment of advisor | Before first registration |
| 4. Selection of graduate committee | Before the time of fourth regular semester registration |
| 5. Filing of program of study (GS Form 6) | Before the time of fourth regular semester registration |
| 6. Preliminary examination (Ph.D. and PD) | Two terms prior to final examination |
| 7. Report of preliminary examination (GS Form 16) - (Ph.D. and PD) | Within two working days after results are known |
| 8. Changes in committee (GS Form 9A) | When change is made |
| 9. Application for Graduation (GS Form 25) | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School Website |
| 9a. Reapplication for Graduation (online) | Failure to graduate requires Reapplication for Graduation (online) for the next time term for which you are applying |
| 10. Submit thesis or dissertation to committee | At least two weeks prior to the examination or at the discretion of the graduate committee |
| 11. Final examination | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School Website |
| 12. Report of final examination (GS Form 24) | Within two working days after results are known; refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website |
| 13. Submit a signed Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form (GS Form 30) to the Graduate School and Submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates (Ph.D. only) prior to submitting the electronic thesis/dissertation | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website. |
| 14. Submit the thesis/dissertation electronically | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website |
| 15. Graduation | Ceremony information is available from the Graduate School website |