Plant Sciences (MPS) / MSc
MSc Common part
Common Part
Choose in consultation and agreement with your study adviser either (1) YMC-60809 + YMC-60300 or (2) YMC-61303 + YMC-60300 + an additional optional course
Option 1 is default, option 2 is meant for students with verifiable prior experience in project work and reflective learning. YMC-60300 is an 'umbrella' code. Choose and register for 3 credits worth of modular skills (MOS) courses. For an overview of possible MOS courses please see under YMC-60303.
Course | Ects | CS/RO | Phase | Period | |
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YMC-60300 | Modular Skills Training | 3.00 | CS | M1/2 | 1AF, 2AF, 3AF, 5AF, 6AF |
YMC-61303 | Scientific Skills Training | 3.00 | RO1 | M1 | 1AF, 1MO |
YMC-60809 | Academic Consultancy Training | 9.00 | RO1 | M1/2 | 1WD, 2WD, 3MO+4WD, 5WD, 6WD |
A - Crop Science
Limited choice:
RO0: Choose courses from RO1 if these or equivalent courses have not been part of your BSc-programme. N.B.: The course content of HPC-21306 is similar to that of HPC-22803 + HPC-23303. Choose either (1) HPC-21306 or (2) HPC-22803 + HPC-23303
RO1: Choose 1 course; it is not allowed to choose a course which is part of the cluster of your choice from RO2-RO5
RO2-RO5: Choose 1 RO-cluster; within the cluster all elements are compulsory
RO6: Choose an internship or minor thesis. Choose in consultation with the examiner of your internship or minor thesis an additional course related to the subject of the internship or thesis.
Course | Ects | CS/RO | Phase | Period | |
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HPC-22803 | Concepts in Environmental Plant Physiology | 3.00 | RO0 | M1 | 1AF |
HPC-23303 | Quantitative Aspects of Crop Production | 3.00 | RO0 | M1 | 1AF |
PPS-20306 | Systems Analysis, Simulation and Systems Management | 6.00 | RO0 | M1 | 2MO |
HPC-21306 | Crop Ecology | 6.00 | RO0 | M1 | 5MO |
CSA-31806 | Grassland Science | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 1AF |
CSA-30806 | Research Methods in Crop Science | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 1MO |
CSA-32806 | Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 4WD |
PPS-30806 | Analysing Sustainability of Farming Systems | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 5AF |
FSE-31806 | Agroecology | 6.00 | RO2 | M1 | 6WD |
FSE-80436 | MSc Thesis Farming Systems Ecology | 36.00 | RO2 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-32806 | Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production | 6.00 | RO3 | M1 | 4WD |
CSA-80436 | MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology | 36.00 | RO3 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-30306 | Advanced Crop Physiology | 6.00 | RO4 | M1 | 2AF |
CSA-80936 | MSc Thesis Crop Physiology | 36.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPS-30306 | Quantitative Analysis of Land Use Systems (QUALUS) | 6.00 | RO5 | M1 | 3WD |
PPS-80436 | MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems | 36.00 | RO5 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-70424 | MSc Internship Crop and Weed Ecology | 24.00 | RO6 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-70924 | MSc Internship Crop Physiology | 24.00 | RO6 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-80424 | MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology | 24.00 | RO6 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-80924 | MSc Thesis Crop Physiology | 24.00 | RO6 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
FSE-70424 | MSc Internship Farming Systems Ecology | 24.00 | RO6 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
FSE-80424 | MSc Thesis Farming Systems Ecology | 24.00 | RO6 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPS-70424 | MSc Internship Plant Production Systems | 24.00 | RO6 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPS-80424 | MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems | 24.00 | RO6 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
B - Greenhouse Horticulture
Limited choice:
RO0: Choose courses from RO1 if these or equivalent courses have not been part of your BSc-programme. N.B.: The course content of HPC-21306 is similar to that of HP-C22803 + HPC-23303. Choose either (1) HPC-21306 or (2) HPC-22803 + HPC-23303
RO1: Choose 1 course
RO2-RO3: Choose 1 RO-cluster; in RO2 select 1 course and the MSc thesis, in RO3 all elements are compulsory
RO4: Choose an internship or minor thesis
Choose in consultation with the examiner of your internship or minor thesis an additional course related to the subject of the internship or thesis.
Course | Ects | CS/RO | Phase | Period | |
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HPC-22803 | Concepts in Environmental Plant Physiology | 3.00 | RO0 | M1 | 1AF |
HPC-23303 | Quantitative Aspects of Crop Production | 3.00 | RO0 | M1 | 1AF |
HPC-20306 | Physiology and Development of Plants in Horticulture | 6.00 | RO0 | M1 | 1MO |
HPC-21306 | Crop Ecology | 6.00 | RO0 | M1 | 5MO |
CSA-30806 | Research Methods in Crop Science | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 1MO |
FTE-31306 | Greenhouse Technology | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 3WD |
CSA-32806 | Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 4WD |
HPC-31306 | Quality Analyses of Horticultural and other Plant Products | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 6WD |
HPC-30806 | Product Quality and Post-Harvest Physiology | 6.00 | RO2 | M1 | 2MO |
HPC-31806 | Advanced Methods for Plant-Climate Research in Controlled Environments | 6.00 | RO2 | M1 | 5MO |
HPC-80436 | MSc Thesis Horticulture and Product Physiology | 36.00 | RO2 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPH-30306 | Plant Cell and Tissue Culture | 6.00 | RO3 | M1 | 5AF |
PPH-80436 | MSc Thesis Plant Physiology | 36.00 | RO3 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-70924 | MSc Internship Crop Physiology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-80924 | MSc Thesis Crop Physiology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
ENT-70424 | MSc Internship Entomology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
ENT-80424 | MSc Thesis Entomology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
HPC-70424 | MSc Internship Horticulture and Product Physiology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
HPC-80424 | MSc Thesis Horticulture and Product Physiology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPH-70424 | MSc Internship Plant Physiology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPH-80424 | MSc Thesis Plant Physiology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPS-70424 | MSc Internship Plant Production Systems | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPS-80424 | MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
C - Natural Resource Management
Limited choice:
RO1: Choose 1 course
RO2: Choose 1 course; it is not allowed to choose a course which is part of the cluster of your choice from RO3-RO6
RO3-RO7: Choose 1 RO-cluster. In RO3-RO6 all elements are compulsory; in RO7 select 1 course and the MSc thesis.
RO8: Choose an internship or minor thesis. Choose in consultation with the examiner of your internship or minor thesis an additional course related to the subject of the internship or thesis.
Course | Ects | CS/RO | Phase | Period | |
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ENT-30306 | Ecological Aspects of Bio-interactions | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 1AF |
CSA-32806 | Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 4WD |
SOQ-31806 | Nutrient Management | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 5AF |
CSA-31806 | Grassland Science | 6.00 | RO2 | M1 | 1AF |
CSA-30806 | Research Methods in Crop Science | 6.00 | RO2 | M1 | 1MO |
MAT-20306 | Advanced Statistics | 6.00 | RO2 | M1 | 1MO |
PPS-30306 | Quantitative Analysis of Land Use Systems (QUALUS) | 6.00 | RO2 | M1 | 3WD |
PPS-30806 | Analysing Sustainability of Farming Systems | 6.00 | RO2 | M1 | 5AF |
FSE-31806 | Agroecology | 6.00 | RO3 | M1 | 6WD |
FSE-80436 | MSc Thesis Farming Systems Ecology | 36.00 | RO3 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-32806 | Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production | 6.00 | RO4 | M1 | 4WD |
CSA-80436 | MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology | 36.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-30306 | Advanced Crop Physiology | 6.00 | RO5 | M1 | 2AF |
CSA-80936 | MSc Thesis Crop Physiology | 36.00 | RO5 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPS-30306 | Quantitative Analysis of Land Use Systems (QUALUS) | 6.00 | RO6 | M1 | 3WD |
PPS-80436 | MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems | 36.00 | RO6 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
SOQ-32806 | Biological Interactions in Soils | 6.00 | RO7 | M1 | 2AF |
SOQ-35306 | The Carbon Dilemma | 6.00 | RO7 | M1 | 5MO |
SOQ-81836 | MSc Thesis Soil Biology and Biological Soil Quality | 36.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-70424 | MSc Internship Crop and Weed Ecology | 24.00 | RO8 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-70924 | MSc Internship Crop Physiology | 24.00 | RO8 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-80424 | MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology | 24.00 | RO8 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-80924 | MSc Thesis Crop Physiology | 24.00 | RO8 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
FSE-70424 | MSc Internship Farming Systems Ecology | 24.00 | RO8 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
FSE-80424 | MSc Thesis Farming Systems Ecology | 24.00 | RO8 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPS-70424 | MSc Internship Plant Production Systems | 24.00 | RO8 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPS-80424 | MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems | 24.00 | RO8 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
SOQ-70424 | MSc Internship Soil Quality | 24.00 | RO8 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
SOQ-81824 | MSc Thesis Soil Biology and Biological Soil Quality | 24.00 | RO8 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
D - Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources
Limited choice:
RO0: Choose courses from RO1 if these or equivalent courses have not been part of your BSc-programme.
RO1: Choose 1 course
RO2-RO3: Choose 1 RO-cluster
RO4: Choose an internship or minor thesis
Choose in consultation with the examiner of your internship or minor thesis an additional course related to the subject of the internship or thesis.
Course | Ects | CS/RO | Phase | Period | |
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MAT-20306 | Advanced Statistics | 6.00 | RO0 | M1 | 1MO |
PBR-22303 | Principles of Plant Breeding | 3.00 | RO0 | M1 | 1MO |
PBR-21803 | Plant Breeding: Basic Concepts and their Applications | 3.00 | RO0 | M1 | 4AF |
ABG-30306 | Genomics | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 2AF, 5AF |
ABG-30806 | Modern Statistics for the Life Sciences | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 5AF |
INF-21306 | Data Management | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 5MO |
PBR-30306 | Breeding for Quality and Resistance | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 5MO |
GEN-30806 | Population and Quantitative Genetics | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 6WD |
PBR-30806 | Design of Plant Breeding Programmes | 6.00 | RO2 | M1 | 6WD |
PBR-80436 | MSc Thesis Plant Breeding | 36.00 | RO2 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
GEN-30806 | Population and Quantitative Genetics | 6.00 | RO3 | M1 | 6WD |
GEN-80436 | MSc Thesis Genetics | 36.00 | RO3 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
BIF-70324 | MSc Internship Bioinformatics | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
BIF-80324 | MSc Thesis Bioinformatics | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
BIS-70424 | MSc Internship Biosystematics | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
BIS-80424 | MSc Thesis Biosystematics | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CLB-70424 | MSc Internship Cell Biology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CLB-80424 | MSc Thesis Cell Biology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
ENT-70424 | MSc Internship Entomology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
ENT-80424 | MSc Thesis Entomology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
GEN-70424 | MSc Internship Genetics | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
GEN-80424 | MSc Thesis Genetics | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
MOB-70424 | MSc Internship Molecular Biology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
MOB-80424 | MSc Thesis Molecular Biology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
NEM-70424 | MSc Internship Nematology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
NEM-80424 | MSc Thesis Nematology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PBR-70424 | MSc Internship Plant Breeding | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PBR-80424 | MSc Thesis Plant Breeding | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PHP-70424 | MSc Internship Phytopathology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PHP-80424 | MSc Thesis Phytopathology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPH-70424 | MSc Internship Plant Physiology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PPH-80424 | MSc Thesis Plant Physiology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
VIR-70424 | MSc Internship Virology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
VIR-80424 | MSc Thesis Virology | 24.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
E - Plant Pathology and Entomology
Limited choice:
RO0: Choose courses from RO1 if these or equivalent courses have not been part of your BSc-programme. Choose either HPC-21306 or HPC-23303 if you want to focus on agroecological aspects of pathology. (N.B.: The course content of HPC-21306 is comparable to that of HPC-23303. Choose either HPC-21306 or HPC-23303)
RO1: Choose 1 course
RO2-RO6: Choose 1 RO-cluster; within the cluster all elements are compulsory
RO7: Choose an internship or minor thesis
Choose in consultation with the examiner of your internship or minor thesis an additional course related to the subject of the internship or thesis.
Course | Ects | CS/RO | Phase | Period | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HPC-23303 | Quantitative Aspects of Crop Production | 3.00 | RO0 | M1 | 1AF |
PHP-21303 | Fundamentals of Plant Pathology and Entomology | 3.00 | RO0 | M1 | 1MO |
GEN-20806 | Plant Biotechnology | 6.00 | RO0 | M1 | 2MO |
NEM-32303 | Dilemmas in Food Safety and Security | 3.00 | RO0 | M1 | 4AF |
HPC-21306 | Crop Ecology | 6.00 | RO0 | M1 | 5MO |
ENT-30306 | Ecological Aspects of Bio-interactions | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 1AF |
PHP-30806 | Molecular Aspects of Bio-interactions | 6.00 | RO1 | M1 | 2AF |
CSA-32806 | Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production | 6.00 | RO2 | M1 | 4WD |
CSA-80436 | MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology | 36.00 | RO2 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
ENT-30806 | Fundamental and Applied Aspects of the Biology of Insects | 6.00 | RO3 | M1 | 1AF, 2AF, 3WD, 4WD, 5AF, 6WD |
ENT-80436 | MSc Thesis Entomology | 36.00 | RO3 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
NEM-30306 | Host-Parasite Interactions | 6.00 | RO4 | M1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
NEM-80436 | MSc Thesis Nematology | 36.00 | RO4 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PHP-30306 | Plant-Microbe Interactions | 6.00 | RO5 | M1 | 6WD |
PHP-80436 | MSc Thesis Phytopathology | 36.00 | RO5 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
VIR-30806 | Fundamental and Applied Virology | 6.00 | RO6 | M1 | 4WD |
VIR-80436 | MSc Thesis Virology | 36.00 | RO6 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-70424 | MSc Internship Crop and Weed Ecology | 24.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
CSA-80424 | MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology | 24.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
ENT-70424 | MSc Internship Entomology | 24.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
ENT-80424 | MSc Thesis Entomology | 24.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
NEM-70424 | MSc Internship Nematology | 24.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
NEM-80424 | MSc Thesis Nematology | 24.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PBR-70424 | MSc Internship Plant Breeding | 24.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PBR-80424 | MSc Thesis Plant Breeding | 24.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PHP-70424 | MSc Internship Phytopathology | 24.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
PHP-80424 | MSc Thesis Phytopathology | 24.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
VIR-70424 | MSc Internship Virology | 24.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
VIR-80424 | MSc Thesis Virology | 24.00 | RO7 | M2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |