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.


CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
YMC-60300Modular Skills Training3.00CSM1/21AF, 2AF, 3AF, 5AF, 6AF
YMC-61303Scientific Skills Training3.00RO1M11AF, 1MO
YMC-60809Academic Consultancy Training9.00RO1M1/21WD, 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.

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-31806Grassland Science6.00RO1M11AF
CSA-30806Research Methods in Crop Science6.00RO1M11MO
CSA-32806Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production6.00RO1M14WD
PPS-30806Analysing Sustainability of Farming Systems6.00RO1M15AF
FSE-31806Agroecology6.00RO2M16WD
FSE-80436MSc Thesis Farming Systems Ecology36.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-32806Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production6.00RO3M14WD
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
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
FSE-70424MSc Internship Farming Systems Ecology24.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6
FSE-80424MSc Thesis Farming Systems Ecology24.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6
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:

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.

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
CSA-30806Research Methods in Crop Science6.00RO1M11MO
FTE-31306Greenhouse Technology6.00RO1M13WD
CSA-32806Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production6.00RO1M14WD
HPC-31306Quality Analyses of Horticultural and other Plant Products6.00RO1M16WD
HPC-30806Product Quality and Post-Harvest Physiology6.00RO2M12MO
HPC-31806Advanced Methods for Plant-Climate Research in Controlled Environments6.00RO2M15MO
HPC-80436MSc Thesis Horticulture and Product Physiology36.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
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 Horticulture and Product Physiology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
HPC-80424MSc Thesis Horticulture and Product Physiology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
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:

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.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
ENT-30306Ecological Aspects of Bio-interactions6.00RO1M11AF
CSA-32806Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production6.00RO1M14WD
SOQ-31806Nutrient Management6.00RO1M15AF
CSA-31806Grassland Science6.00RO2M11AF
CSA-30806Research Methods in Crop Science6.00RO2M11MO
MAT-20306Advanced Statistics6.00RO2M11MO
PPS-30306Quantitative Analysis of Land Use Systems (QUALUS)6.00RO2M13WD
PPS-30806Analysing Sustainability of Farming Systems6.00RO2M15AF
FSE-31806Agroecology6.00RO3M16WD
FSE-80436MSc Thesis Farming Systems Ecology36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-32806Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production6.00RO4M14WD
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
PPS-80436MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems36.00RO6M21,2,3,4,5,6
SOQ-32806Biological Interactions in Soils6.00RO7M12AF
SOQ-35306The Carbon Dilemma6.00RO7M15MO
SOQ-81836MSc Thesis Soil Biology and Biological Soil Quality36.00RO7M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-70424MSc Internship Crop and Weed Ecology24.00RO8M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-70924MSc Internship Crop Physiology24.00RO8M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-80424MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology24.00RO8M21,2,3,4,5,6
CSA-80924MSc Thesis Crop Physiology24.00RO8M21,2,3,4,5,6
FSE-70424MSc Internship Farming Systems Ecology24.00RO8M21,2,3,4,5,6
FSE-80424MSc Thesis Farming Systems Ecology24.00RO8M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPS-70424MSc Internship Plant Production Systems24.00RO8M21,2,3,4,5,6
PPS-80424MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems24.00RO8M21,2,3,4,5,6
SOQ-70424MSc Internship Soil Quality24.00RO8M21,2,3,4,5,6
SOQ-81824MSc Thesis Soil Biology and Biological Soil Quality24.00RO8M21,2,3,4,5,6





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.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
MAT-20306Advanced Statistics6.00RO0M11MO
PBR-22303Principles of Plant Breeding3.00RO0M11MO
PBR-21803Plant Breeding: Basic Concepts and their Applications3.00RO0M14AF
ABG-30306Genomics6.00RO1M12AF, 5AF
ABG-30806Modern Statistics for the Life Sciences6.00RO1M15AF
INF-21306Data Management6.00RO1M15MO
PBR-30306Breeding for Quality and Resistance6.00RO1M15MO
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
CLB-70424MSc Internship Cell Biology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
CLB-80424MSc Thesis Cell Biology24.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
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
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:

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.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
HPC-23303Quantitative Aspects of Crop Production3.00RO0M11AF
PHP-21303Fundamentals of Plant Pathology and Entomology3.00RO0M11MO
GEN-20806Plant Biotechnology6.00RO0M12MO
NEM-32303Dilemmas in Food Safety and Security3.00RO0M14AF
HPC-21306Crop Ecology6.00RO0M15MO
ENT-30306Ecological Aspects of Bio-interactions6.00RO1M11AF
PHP-30806Molecular Aspects of Bio-interactions6.00RO1M12AF
CSA-32806Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production6.00RO2M14WD
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