Plant Biology provides a unique opportunity to pursue training in a research field that is simultaneously critical for applied and fundamental science. Plant science is unique in that what you learn can be applied to help feed the world. Alternatively, the same training uniquely prepares you for a career in fundamental science as plant science has been at the forefront of nearly every major advance in biological science in the past century. 

Not all career paths require the full multi-year research experience afforded by a Ph.D. program in Plant Biology. For these career paths, the more concise M.Sc. program provides access to all of the same courses and an initial introduction to research. This provides a well-rounded training in Plant Biology to pursue a number of careers or if your appetite is further whetted to potentially pursue a Ph.D. depending upon mutual admissibility.

Students will specialize in one of the following four areas:

• Cell and Developmental Biology
• Environmental and Integrative Biology
• Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Genomics
• Systematics and Evolutionary Biology