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Careers,
Courses, Scholarships,
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WHAT
DO YOU WANT TO DO?
- Learn
about plants & their importance to humans?
- Understand
plant growth and development?
- Study
genetics and biotechnology?
- Grow
& manage horticultural plants?
- Improve
the yield of crops?
- Find
new uses for plant products?
- Feed
a hungry world?
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CAREERS:
The
flexibility of our curriculum will provide you with many career
options:
- Plant
Breeding
- Environmental
Horticulture
- Agronomy/Crop
Production
- Nursery
Management
- Genetics
& Biotechnology
- Agribusiness
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- Golf
Course/Playing Field Superintendent
- Natural
Resources Management
- Controlled
Enviroment Agriculture
- Turf
Grass Science & Management
- An
advanced degree in Plant Sciences
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For
more information on career opportunities, visit the College of Agriculture Student Assistance and
Advising web site.
HOW
WILL WE HELP YOU MEET YOUR GOALS?
COURSES:
Our
courses are designed to help students learn and understand basic
principles of plant growth and development, and to apply these
principles to improving the usefulness of plants to humans.
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curriculum includes courses that will teach you about: |
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- Hydroponic
Vegetable Production
- Plant
Propagation
- Turfgrass
Culture
- Landscape
Horticulture
- Plant
Molecular Biology
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- Crop
Production
- Genetics
- Plant
Anatomy
- Plant
& Crop Physiolog
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Descriptions
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SCHOLARSHIPS:
Numerous
scholarships are available, through funds provided by the state,
industry, and private individuals. Awards are based on need and/or
academic achievement. For scholarship information call (520) 621-3612.
College
of Agriculture Scholarship information.
WHO
WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU
ALONG THE WAY?
ADVISING:
The
Department of Plant Sciences is housed in the College of Agriculture
& Life Sciences. From your first day, a Plant Sciences faculty
advisor will help you with registration,
schedules, and career options. As you progress, you will be
able to work with any Plant
Sciences Faculty member.
INTERNSHIPS:
Opportunities
to pursue off campus career-related experiences are plentiful. Plant
Science students gain skills through...
- Undergraduate
Research Programs in the Plant Sciences Department, in the Colleg
of Argiculture and Life Sciences, and through
UBRP.
- Industry
Internships (both Department of Plant Sciences & College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences)
- Pre-professional
training with faculty on campus (both in lab and field research)
For
more information, write to: Undergraduate Coordinator, Dept.
of Plant Sciences, Forbes Building, University of Arizona, P.O.
Box #210036, Tucson, AZ 85721-0036
Link
to: Undergraduate Coordinator, Elizabeth
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