34.3 Program Requirements
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Students admitted to the program must complete a research thesis under the supervision of a faculty member or members, and a minimum of four courses (12 credit hours) as determined by the thesis supervisor. Three courses are selected from four core courses. A fourth course can be selected from a list of optional courses.
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All students must complete three core courses:
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BEAS 6000 - Issues in Boreal Ecosystems and Agricultural Sciences (3 credit hours). This course will initially be offered during the Fall semester.
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BEAS 600A/B - Graduate Research Seminar (3 credit hours). Students will normally register for BEAS 600A in the Fall semester and BEAS 600B in the following Winter semester. A grade of NC (No Grade Expected) will be assigned to BEAS 600A.
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Students must also complete one of the two following courses: BEAS 6002 - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods for the Natural Sciences or BEAS 6003 - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences (3 credit hours).
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A further 3 credit hours will be accumulated in elective courses related to the student’s research area. Students should view Research Areas and Sample Elective Courses for suggestions.
Economics & Social Science | Plant Science | Soil and Land Resource | Water Resources |
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BEAS 6010 Agriculture and Forestry Economics |
BEAS 6020 Management of Crop Nutrition BEAS 6021 Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture BEAS 6022 Plant Biochemistry BEAS 6023 Plant Physiology |
BEAS 6030 Chemical Speciation Modeling for Environmental Matrices BEAS 6031 Soil Functions: Soil as a Bioreactor BEAS 6032 Environmental Soil Physics BEAS 6033 Soil and Water Conservation |
BEAS 6040 Advanced Groundwater Management BEAS 6041 Applied Hydrology BEAS 6042 Soil and Groundwater Remediation |
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