Plant Sciences (MPS) / MSc

MSc Common part


Common Part

Choose 1 course from RO1 in consultation and agreement with the study adviser, depending on prior training or relevant working experience


CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
YMC-60303Modular Skills Training (MOS)3.00CSM1/21AF, 2AF, 3AF, 5AF, 6AF
YMC-61303Scientific Skills Training3.00RO1M11AF
YMC-60809Academic Consultancy Training9.00RO1M1/21WD, 2WD, 3WD+4WD, 5WD, 6WD





A - Crop Science



Limited choice:

Choose courses from RO0 that have not been part of your BSc-programme
Choose 1 course from cluster RO1; it is not allowed to choose a course which is part of the cluster of your choice from RO2-RO5
Choose 1 cluster from RO2 - RO5; all elements are compulsory
Choose an internship or minor thesis from RO6.
Choose in consultation with the examiner of your internship or minor thesis an additional course related to the subject of the internship or thesis.
Choose in consultation with your study adviser courses to complete the programme of 120 credits

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
HPC-22803Concepts in Environmental Plant Physiology3.00RO0M11AF
HPC-23303Quantitative Aspects of Crop Production3.00RO0M11AF
PPS-20306Systems Analysis, Simulation and Systems Management6.00RO0M12MO
HPC-21306Crop Ecology6.00RO0M15MO
CSA-30806Research Methods in Crop Science6.00RO1M14WD
PPS-30806Quantitative Analysis of Cropping and Grassland Systems6.00RO1M15AF
CSA-31806Grassland Science6.00RO1M15MO
CSA-32306Designing Sustainable Cropping Systems6.00RO1M16MO
BFS-30806Organic Plant Production6.00RO2M15MO
BFS-80436MSc Thesis Biological Farming Systems36.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-30806Research Methods in Crop Science6.00RO3M14WD
CSA-80436MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-30306Advanced Crop Physiology6.00RO4M12AF
CSA-80936MSc Thesis Crop Physiology36.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPS-30306Quantitative Analysis of Land Use Systems (QUALUS)6.00RO5M13WD
PPS-80436MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems36.00RO5M21,2,3,4,5,6
BFS-70424MSc Internship Biological Farming Systems24.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6
BFS-80424MSc Thesis Biological Farming Systems24.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-70424MSc Internship Crop and Weed Ecology24.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-70924MSc Internship Crop Physiology24.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-80424MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology24.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-80924MSc Thesis Crop Physiology24.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPS-70424MSc Internship Plant Production Systems24.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPS-80424MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems24.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6





B - Greenhouse Horticulture



Limited choice:

Choose courses from RO0 that have not been part of your BSc-programme
Choose 1 course from cluster RO1
Choose 1 cluster from RO2 - RO3; all elements are compulsory
Choose an internship or minor thesis from RO4
Choose in consultation with the examiner of your internship or minor thesis an additional course related to the subject of the internship or thesis.
Choose in consultation with your study adviser additional courses to complete the programme of 120 credits.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
HPC-22803Concepts in Environmental Plant Physiology3.00RO0M11AF
HPC-23303Quantitative Aspects of Crop Production3.00RO0M11AF
HPC-20306Physiology and Development of Plants in Horticulture6.00RO0M11MO
HPC-21306Crop Ecology6.00RO0M15MO
HPC-30806Product Quality and Post-Harvest Physiology6.00RO1M12MO
FTE-31306Greenhouse Technology6.00RO1M13WD
CSA-30806Research Methods in Crop Science6.00RO1M14WD
HPC-31306Quality Analyses of Horticultural and other Plant Products6.00RO1M16AF
CSA-32306Designing Sustainable Cropping Systems6.00RO1M16MO
HPC-30306Hortonomy6.00RO2M15WD
HPC-80436MSc Thesis Horticultural Production Chains36.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPH-30306Plant Cell and Tissue Culture6.00RO3M15AF
PPH-80436MSc Thesis Plant Physiology36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-70924MSc Internship Crop Physiology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-80924MSc Thesis Crop Physiology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
ENT-70424MSc Internship Entomology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
ENT-80424MSc Thesis Entomology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
HPC-70424MSc Internship Horticultural Production Chains24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
HPC-80424MSc Thesis Horticultural Production Chains24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPH-70424MSc Internship Plant Physiology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPH-80424MSc Thesis Plant Physiology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPS-70424MSc Internship Plant Production Systems24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPS-80424MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6





C - Natural Resource Management



Limited choice:

Choose 1 course from cluster RO1
Choose 1 course from cluster RO2; it is not allowed to choose a course which is part of the cluster of your choice from RO3-RO6
Choose one cluster from RO3 - RO6; all elements are compulsory
Choose an internship or minor thesis from RO7.
Choose in consultation with the examiner of your internship or minor thesis an additional course related to the subject of the internship or thesis.
Choose in consultation with your study adviser additional courses to complete the programme of 120 credits.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
ENT-30306Ecological Aspects of Bio-interactions6.00RO1M11AF
SOQ-31806Nutrient Management6.00RO1M15AF
CSA-32306Designing Sustainable Cropping Systems6.00RO1M16MO
MAT-20306Advanced Statistics6.00RO2M11MO
PPS-30306Quantitative Analysis of Land Use Systems (QUALUS)6.00RO2M13WD
CSA-30806Research Methods in Crop Science6.00RO2M14WD
PPS-30806Quantitative Analysis of Cropping and Grassland Systems6.00RO2M15AF
CSA-31806Grassland Science6.00RO2M15MO
BFS-30806Organic Plant Production6.00RO3M15MO
BFS-80436MSc Thesis Biological Farming Systems36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-30806Research Methods in Crop Science6.00RO4M14WD
CSA-80436MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology36.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-30306Advanced Crop Physiology6.00RO5M12AF
CSA-80936MSc Thesis Crop Physiology36.00RO5M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPS-30306Quantitative Analysis of Land Use Systems (QUALUS)6.00RO6M13WD, 3WD
PPS-80436MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems36.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6
BFS-70424MSc Internship Biological Farming Systems24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
BFS-80424MSc Thesis Biological Farming Systems24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-70424MSc Internship Crop and Weed Ecology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-70924MSc Internship Crop Physiology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-80424MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-80924MSc Thesis Crop Physiology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPS-70424MSc Internship Plant Production Systems24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPS-80424MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6





D - Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources



Limited choice:

Choose courses from RO0 that have not been part of your BSc-programme
Choose 1 course from cluster RO1
Choose between RO2 and RO3.
Choose an internship or minor thesis from RO4
Choose in consultation with the examiner of your internship or minor thesis an additional course related to the subject of the internship or thesis.
Choose in consultation with your study adviser additional courses to complete the programme of 120 credits.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
MAT-20306Advanced Statistics6.00RO0M11MO
YPS-21806Fundamentals of Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology and Entomology6.00RO0M11MO
YPS-20803Plant Breeding: Basic Concepts and their Applications3.00RO0M14MO
MOB-20306Gene Technology6.00RO1M11AF, 6WD
ABG-30306Genomics6.00RO1M11MO, 2AF
INF-21306Data Management6.00RO1M11MO, 5MO
ABG-30806Modern Statistics for the Life Sciences6.00RO1M15AF
PBR-30306Breeding for Resistance and Quality6.00RO1M15MO
GEN-30806Population and Quantitative Genetics6.00RO1M16WD
PBR-30806Design of Plant Breeding Programmes6.00RO2M16WD
PBR-80436MSc Thesis Plant Breeding36.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
GEN-30806Population and Quantitative Genetics6.00RO3M16WD
GEN-80436MSc Thesis Genetics36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
BIF-70324MSc Internship Bioinformatics24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
BIF-80324MSc Thesis Bioinformatics24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
BIS-70424MSc Internship Biosystematics24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
BIS-80424MSc Thesis Biosystematics24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
ENT-70424MSc Internship Entomology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
ENT-80424MSc Thesis Entomology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
GEN-70424MSc Internship Genetics24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
GEN-80424MSc Thesis Genetics24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
MOB-70424MSc Internship Molecular Biology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
MOB-80424MSc Thesis Molecular Biology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
NEM-70424MSc Internship Nematology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
NEM-80424MSc Thesis Nematology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PBR-70424MSc Internship Plant Breeding24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PBR-80424MSc Thesis Plant Breeding24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PCB-70424MSc Internship Plant Cell Biology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PCB-80424MSc Thesis Plant Cell Biology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PHP-70424MSc Internship Phytopathology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PHP-80424MSc Thesis Phytopathology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPH-70424MSc Internship Plant Physiology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPH-80424MSc Thesis Plant Physiology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
VIR-70424MSc Internship Virology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
VIR-80424MSc Thesis Virology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6





E - Plant Pathology and Entomology



Limited choice:

Choose courses from RO0 that have not been part of your BSc-programme
Choose 1 course from cluster RO1
Choose 1 cluster from RO2 - RO6; all elements are compulsory
Choose an internship or minor thesis from RO7 Choose in consultation with the examiner of your internship or minor thesis an additional course related to the subject of the internship or thesis.
Choose in consultation with your study adviser additional courses to complete the programme of 120 credits.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
HPC-23303Quantitative Aspects of Crop Production3.00RO0M11AF
YPS-21806Fundamentals of Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology and Entomology6.00RO0M11MO
YPS-21303Plant Diseases and Immunity: Basic Concepts and their Applications3.00RO0M14AF
HPC-21306Crop Ecology6.00RO0M15MO
ENT-30306Ecological Aspects of Bio-interactions6.00RO1M11AF
MOB-20306Gene Technology6.00RO1M11AF, 6WD
PHP-30806Molecular Aspects of Bio-interactions6.00RO1M12AF
CSA-30806Research Methods in Crop Science6.00RO2M14WD
CSA-80436MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology36.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
ENT-30806Fundamental and Applied Aspects of the Biology of Insects6.00RO3M11AF, 2AF, 3WD, 4WD, 5AF, 6WD
ENT-80436MSc Thesis Entomology36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
NEM-30306Host-Parasite Interactions6.00RO4M11,2,3,4,5,6
NEM-80436MSc Thesis Nematology36.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
PHP-30306Plant-Microbe Interactions6.00RO5M16WD
PHP-80436MSc Thesis Phytopathology36.00RO5M21,2,3,4,5,6
VIR-30806Fundamental and Applied Virology6.00RO6M14WD
VIR-80436MSc Thesis Virology36.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-70424MSc Internship Crop and Weed Ecology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-80424MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
ENT-70424MSc Internship Entomology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
ENT-80424MSc Thesis Entomology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
NEM-70424MSc Internship Nematology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
NEM-80424MSc Thesis Nematology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
PBR-70424MSc Internship Plant Breeding24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
PBR-80424MSc Thesis Plant Breeding24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
PHP-70424MSc Internship Phytopathology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
PHP-80424MSc Thesis Phytopathology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
VIR-70424MSc Internship Virology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
VIR-80424MSc Thesis Virology24.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6