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Twin Cities Campus
Plant and Microbial Biology Ph.D.Plant and Microbial Biology
College of Biological Sciences
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Plant and Microbial Biology Graduate Program, 1479 Gortner Avenue, Suite 140, St. Paul, MN 55108 (612-625-4222)
Email:
pmb@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Plant and Microbial Biology encompasses all aspects of plant and microbial life, from molecular biology to genomics to ecosystem science. Students study plants and microbes from the subcellular and molecular to the whole plant and community levels of biological organization. They also have opportunities for laboratory and field research at state, national, and international levels. Each student's program is planned to meet individual requirements within the framework of a multidisciplinary core of coursework.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Special Application Requirements:
Students are admitted only in fall semester. The deadline to apply is December 1. Refer to the Plant and Microbial Biology website for full details on application requirements and procedures: https://cbs.umn.edu/academics/departments/pmb/graduate-education.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
30
credits are required in the major.
0 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
Course plans are discussed and agreed upon by the student and an advisory committee of at least four faculty members.
Core Coursework (9 credits)
Complete the following required courses. Take 1 credit of PMB 8900 3 times for a total of 3 credits: section 001 (PMB colloquium), section 002 (Itasca orientation seminar), and section 003 (PMB graduate students seminar). Take 1 credit of PMB 8994 in fall semester of the first year.
PMB 8081 - Succeeding in Graduate School: Skills, Ethics, and Beyond
(3.0 cr)
PMB 8900 - Seminar
(1.0 cr)
PMB 8901 - Preparation of Research Proposals
(2.0 cr)
PMB 8994 - Research
(1.0-5.0 cr)
Electives/Supporting Courses (21 credits)
Select at least 21 credits in consultation with the academic advisor and advisory committee, and with director of graduate studies approval, to complete the 30 course credits required. A maximum of 2 4xxx-level courses is allowed.
Take 21 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AGRO 5xxx
·
AGRO 8xxx
·
BBE 5302 - Biodegradation of Bioproducts
(3.0 cr)
·
BBE 5608 - Environmental and Industrial Microbiology
(3.0 cr)
·
BIOC 4331 - Biochemistry I: Structure, Catalysis, and Metabolism in Biological Systems
(4.0 cr)
·
BIOC 4332 - Biochemistry II: Molecular Mechanisms of Signal Transduction and Gene Expression
(4.0 cr)
·
BIOC 4521 - Introduction to Physical Biochemistry
(3.0 cr)
·
BIOC 5xxx
·
BIOL 4003 - Genetics
(3.0 cr)
·
BIOL 4004 - Cell Biology
(3.0 cr)
·
BIOL 5xxx
·
BIOL 8100 - Improvisation for Scientists
(1.0 cr)
·
CSCI 5xxx
·
EEB 4611 - Biogeochemical Processes
(3.0 cr)
·
EEB 5xxx
·
EEB 8xxx
·
ESCI 8801 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ESPM 5071 - Ecological Restoration
(4.0 cr)
·
FNRM 5xxx
·
FNRM 8xxx
·
FW 8051 - Statistical Modeling of Ecological Data using R and WinBugs/JAGS
(4.0 cr)
·
GCD 4034 - Molecular Genetics and Genomics
(3.0 cr)
·
GCD 5xxx
·
GCD 8xxx
·
GEOG 8260 - Seminar: Physical Geography
(2.0 cr)
·
GRAD 5xxx
·
GRAD 8xxx
·
HORT 5xxx
·
HORT 8xxx
·
LAAS 5311 - Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy
(3.0 cr)
·
LAAS 5621 - Environmental Genomics and Microbiomes
(3.0 cr)
·
MICB 4xxx
·
NR 5021 - Statistics for Agricultural and Natural Resource Professionals
(3.0 cr)
·
PLPA 5xxx
·
PLPA 8xxx
·
PMB 4xxx
·
PMB 5xxx
·
PMB 8xxx
·
STAT 5xxx
·
STAT 8xxx
Professional development requirement
Participate in at least one professional development activity. Options to fulfill this requirement include, but are not limited to: courses (e.g., GRAD 8101 Preparing Future Faculty, BIOL 8100 Improvisation for Scientists), workshops (e.g., career planning, research group management, teaching skills, writing skills, leadership development), internships in industry.
Thesis Credits
Take at least 24 doctoral thesis credits.
PMB 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1.0-24.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 -5.0 [max 10.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BBE 4302/BBE 5302/BP 4302/5302 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BBE 4608/BBE 5608 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BioC 3021/BioC 3022/BioC 4331/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 4003/GCD 3022 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 4004/GCD 3033/4005W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EEB 4611/EEB 5611 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESPM 5071/Hort 5071 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | Graduate-level statistics class, [working knowledge of program R or #] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AnSc 3011/ESPM 3012/NR 5021/St |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -24.0 [max 100.0] |
Grading Basis: | No Grade |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |