Plant Sciences (MPS) / MSc Description Plant Sciences A - Crop Science B - Greenhouse Horticulture C - Natural Resource Management D - Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources E - Plant Pathology and Entomology F - Plant Breeding G - Biomass Production and Carbon Capture MSc Common part Common Part The Common Part does not apply for specialisation F - Online Master Plant Breeding.
Course Ects CS/RO Phase Period YFS-10801 Wageningen Scientific Preparation Week 1.00 RO0 M1 1WD YMC-60300 Modular Skills Training 3.00 RO1A M1/2 1AF, 2AF, 3AF, 5AF, 6AF YMC-60809 Academic Consultancy Training 9.00 RO1A M1/2 1WD, 2WD, 3MO+4WD, 5WD, 6WD YEI-60312 Research Master Cluster: Proposal Writing 12.00 RO1B M2 1WD, 2WD, 3WD+4WD, 5WD, 6WD
A - Crop Science Limited choice: RO0: Choose courses from RO0 if these or equivalent courses have not been part of your BSc-programme. Note: the course content of HPP-21306 is similar to that of HPP-23806. Choose either HPP-21306 or HPP-23806.
Course Ects CS/RO Phase Period HPP-23806 Crops, Physiology and Environment 6.00 RO0 M1 2AF PPS-20306 Systems Analysis, Simulation and Systems Management 6.00 RO0 M1 2MO HPP-21306 Crop Ecology 6.00 RO0 M1 5MO CSA-30806 Research Methods in Crop Science 6.00 RO1 M1 1AF CSA-31806 Grassland Science 6.00 RO1 M1 1AF CSA-34306 Ecological Modelling and Data Analysis in R 6.00 RO1 M1 2AF 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 4WD 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 RO0 if these or equivalent courses have not been part of your BSc-programme. Note: the course content of HPP-21306 is similar to that of HPP-23806. Choose either HPP-21306 or HPP-23806.
Course Ects CS/RO Phase Period HPP-20306 Physiology and Development of Plants in Horticulture 6.00 RO0 M1 1MO HPP-23806 Crops, Physiology and Environment 6.00 RO0 M1 2AF HPP-21306 Crop Ecology 6.00 RO0 M1 5MO CSA-30806 Research Methods in Crop Science 6.00 RO1 M1 1AF FTE-31306 Greenhouse Technology 6.00 RO1 M1 3WD CSA-32806 Functional Diversity for Sustainable Crop Production 6.00 RO1 M1 4WD HPP-31306 Product Quality Measurements & Analysis 6.00 RO1 M1 5AF HPP-30806 Postharvest Physiology 6.00 RO2 M1 2MO HPP-31306 Product Quality Measurements & Analysis 6.00 RO2 M1 5AF HPP-31806 Advanced Methods for Plant-Climate Research in Controlled Environments 6.00 RO2 M1 5MO HPP-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-30806 Plant Plasticity and Adaptation 6.00 RO3 M1 6WD 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 HPP-70424 MSc Internship Horticulture and Product Physiology 24.00 RO4 M2 1,2,3,4,5,6 HPP-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
C - Natural Resource Management Limited choice: RO1: Choose one course.
Course Ects CS/RO Phase Period 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-30806 Research Methods in Crop Science 6.00 RO2 M1 1AF CSA-31806 Grassland Science 6.00 RO2 M1 1AF MAT-20306 Advanced Statistics 6.00 RO2 M1 1MO, 2MO, 5MO, 6MO CSA-34306 Ecological Modelling and Data Analysis in R 6.00 RO2 M1 2AF PPS-31306 Global Food Security 6.00 RO2 M1 2AF PPS-30306 Quantitative Analysis of Land Use Systems (QUALUS) 6.00 RO2 M1 3WD WSG-35806 Climate Smart Agriculture 6.00 RO2 M1 3WD MAT-22306 Quantitative Research Methodology and Statistics 6.00 RO2 M1 3WD, 4WD 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 4WD 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-30806 Analysing Sustainability of Farming Systems 6.00 RO6 M1 5AF 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 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 CSA-70924 MSc Internship Crop Physiology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 CSA-80424 MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 CSA-80924 MSc Thesis Crop Physiology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 FSE-70424 MSc Internship Farming Systems Ecology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 FSE-80424 MSc Thesis Farming Systems Ecology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PPS-70424 MSc Internship Plant Production Systems 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PPS-80424 MSc Thesis Plant Production Systems 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 SOQ-70424 MSc Internship Soil Quality 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 SOQ-81824 MSc Thesis Soil Biology and Biological Soil Quality 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6
D - Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources Limited choice: RO0: Choose courses from RO0 if these or equivalent courses have not been part of your BSc-programme.
Course Ects CS/RO Phase Period MAT-20306 Advanced Statistics 6.00 RO0 M1 1MO, 2MO, 5MO, 6MO PBR-22303 Plant Breeding 3.00 RO0 M1 1MO, 4MO PBR-21803 Pre-breeding 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 Stress Tolerance and Quality 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-30306 Genetic Analysis Trends and Concepts 6.00 RO3 M1 1AF, 6WD 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 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 BIF-80324 MSc Thesis Bioinformatics 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 BIS-70424 MSc Internship Biosystematics 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 BIS-80424 MSc Thesis Biosystematics 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 CLB-70424 MSc Internship Cell Biology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 CLB-80424 MSc Thesis Cell Biology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 ENT-70424 MSc Internship Entomology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 ENT-80424 MSc Thesis Entomology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 GEN-70424 MSc Internship Genetics 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 GEN-80424 MSc Thesis Genetics 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 MOB-70424 MSc Internship Molecular Biology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 MOB-80424 MSc Thesis Molecular Biology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 NEM-70424 MSc Internship Nematology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 NEM-80424 MSc Thesis Nematology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PBR-70424 MSc Internship Plant Breeding 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PBR-80424 MSc Thesis Plant Breeding 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PHP-70424 MSc Internship Phytopathology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PHP-80424 MSc Thesis Phytopathology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PPH-70424 MSc Internship Plant Physiology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PPH-80424 MSc Thesis Plant Physiology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 VIR-70424 MSc Internship Virology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 VIR-80424 MSc Thesis Virology 24.00 RO4 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6
E - Plant Pathology and Entomology Limited choice: RO0: Choose courses from RO0 if these or equivalent courses have not been part of your BSc-programme.
Course Ects CS/RO Phase Period PHP-21303 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology and Entomology 3.00 RO0 M1 1MO GEN-20806 Plant Biotechnology 6.00 RO0 M1 2MO ENT-30306 Ecological Aspects of Bio-interactions 6.00 RO1 M1 1AF PHP-30806 Molecular Aspects of Bio-interactions 6.00 RO1 M1 2AF PPH-30806 Plant Plasticity and Adaptation 6.00 RO1 M1 6WD 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 1MO, 1AF, 2AF, 2MO, 3WD, 4WD, 5MO, 5AF, 6MO, 6AF 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 PPH-30306 Plant Cell and Tissue Culture 6.00 RO6 M1 5AF PPH-30806 Plant Plasticity and Adaptation 6.00 RO6 M1 6WD PPH-80436 MSc Thesis Plant Physiology 36.00 RO6 M2 1,2,3,4,5,6 VIR-30806 Fundamental and Applied Virology 6.00 RO7 M1 4WD VIR-80436 MSc Thesis Virology 36.00 RO7 M2 1,2,3,4,5,6 CSA-70424 MSc Internship Crop and Weed Ecology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 CSA-80424 MSc Thesis Crop and Weed Ecology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 ENT-70424 MSc Internship Entomology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 ENT-80424 MSc Thesis Entomology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 NEM-70424 MSc Internship Nematology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 NEM-80424 MSc Thesis Nematology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PBR-70424 MSc Internship Plant Breeding 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PBR-80424 MSc Thesis Plant Breeding 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PHP-70424 MSc Internship Phytopathology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PHP-80424 MSc Thesis Phytopathology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PPH-70424 MSc Internship Plant Physiology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PPH-80424 MSc Thesis Plant Physiology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 VIR-70424 MSc Internship Virology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 VIR-80424 MSc Thesis Virology 24.00 RO8 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6
F - Plant Breeding Course Ects CS/RO Phase Period PBR-22803 Principles of Plant Breeding (DL) 3.00 CS M1 1DL GEN-31302 Population Genetics (DL) 2.00 CS M1 2DL PBR-31803 Genetics (DL) 3.00 CS M1 2DL PHP-21803 Plant Pathology and Disease Epidemiology (DL) 3.00 CS M1 3DL PBR-23803 Plant Biotechnology (DL) 3.00 CS M1 4DL MAT-25303 Advanced Statistics (DL) 3.00 CS M1 5DL PBR-32303 Wageningen Weeks Part 1 (DL) 3.00 CS M1 5DL PBR-36804 Markers in Quantitative Genetics and Plant Breeding (DL) 4.00 CS M1 6DL YPS-60315 Plant Breeding Design Cluster (DL) 15.00 CS M1/2 1DL+2DL+3DL+4DL+5DL+6DL PBR-32302 Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance (DL) 2.00 CS M2 1DL PBR-33803 Germplasm and Seed Technology (DL) 3.00 CS M2 1DL PBR-32802 Breeding for Resistance (DL) 2.00 CS M2 2DL PBR-34303 Genomics and Bioinformatics (DL) 3.00 CS M2 3DL PBR-34803 Experimental Design and Data Analysis of Breeding Trials (DL) 3.00 CS M2 4DL PBR-31802 Breeding for Quality (DL) 2.00 CS M2 5DL PBR-35303 Wageningen Weeks Part 2 (DL) 3.00 CS M2 5DL PBR-36303 New Trends in Plant Breeding (DL) 3.00 CS M2 6DL PBR-70424 MSc Internship Plant Breeding 24.00 CS M3/4 1,2,3,4,5,6 PBR-80436 MSc Thesis Plant Breeding 36.00 CS M3/4 1,2,3,4,5,6
G - Biomass Production and Carbon Capture Limited choice: RO1: Choose two courses from RO1
Course Ects CS/RO Phase Period FTE-34806 Modelling of Biobased Production Systems 6.00 RO1 M1 1AF CSA-21306 Seagriculture: Seaweed Biology and Cultivation 6.00 RO1 M1 2AF FEM-30806 Resource Dynamics and Sustainable Utilization 6.00 RO1 M1 2AF PPS-30306 Quantitative Analysis of Land Use Systems (QUALUS) 6.00 RO1 M1 3WD PBR-31306 Bioresources 6.00 RO1 M1 5AF BPE-35306 Microalgae Biotechnology 6.00 RO1 M1 5MO CSA-30306 Advanced Crop Physiology 6.00 RO2 M1 4WD CSA-80936 MSc Thesis Crop Physiology 36.00 RO2 M2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PBR-30306 Breeding for Stress Tolerance and Quality 6.00 RO3 M1 5MO PBR-80436 MSc Thesis Plant Breeding 36.00 RO3 M2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PPH-30806 Plant Plasticity and Adaptation 6.00 RO4 M1 6WD PPH-80436 MSc Thesis Plant Physiology 36.00 RO4 M2 1,2,3,4,5,6 BPE-70324 MSc Internship Bioprocess Engineering 24.00 RO5 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 CSA-70924 MSc Internship Crop Physiology 24.00 RO5 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 FEM-70424 MSc Internship Forest Ecology and Forest Management 24.00 RO5 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PBR-70424 MSc Internship Plant Breeding 24.00 RO5 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6 PPH-70424 MSc Internship Plant Physiology 24.00 RO5 M1/2 1,2,3,4,5,6
