Tifton Campus: Students: Programs of Study
Master of Plant Protection and Pest Management Program
General Information
The Master of Plant Protection and Pest Management (MPPPM) is an interdepartmental masters degree program between the departments of Crop and Soil Sciences, Entomology, and Plant Pathology. The program is designed to produce graduates with comprehensive, multidisciplinary training in entomology, plant pathology, and weed science for employment by industrial, extension, and regulatory agencies.
The goal of the MPPPM program is to train students to be proficient in solving the types of pest management problems routinely encountered by growers and other agricultural professionals. Integrated pest management using pesticides, cultural operations, and biological solutions to pest problems is stressed.
If you should have additional questions about this program, please contact the Coordinator of Acadmic Programs at 229/386-3528 or via email at ugatift@uga.edu.
Admission Requirements
- Applicant must hold a baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting association.
- A minimum combined GRE score of 900 and a 3.0 grade point average (out of 4.0) is required for admission to the MPPPM program.
- Final decisions on admittance will be made by the MPPPM coordinating committee.
- Each student will have a home department (Crop and Soil Sciences, Entomology, or Plant Pathology) designated at the time of admittance.
How do I get started?
You will need to first apply to the UGA Graduate School. The following materials should be sent directly to the graduate school:
- Application for admission
- Application-processing fee —
$50
Make checks payable to UGA Graduate School - Transcripts
- From degree awarding institution, send to:
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UGA Graduate School
320 E. Clayton St., Ste 400
Athens, GA 30602 - From all colleges/universities attended (including those where you did not earn a degree), send to:
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John All, Graduate Coordinator
413 Biological Sciences Bldg
Athens, GA 30602
- From degree awarding institution, send to:
- GRE scores – must be official from testing agency
- UGA institutional code for ETS reporting: 5813
- GRE: www.gre.org / 1-609-771-7670 / for information on testing centers
- Letters of recommendation
Send three letters of recommendation directly to the MPPPM coordinator:-
John All, Graduate Coordinator
413 Biological Sciences Bldg
Athens, GA 30602
NOTE: You must be admitted to the graduate school before you will be able to register for fall courses.
Course Offerings
The Master of Plant Protection and Pest Management Program is a 34 hour graduate program.
The following is a list of course offerings for fall 2007. If you took a course below as an undergraduate, you may not retake the course as a graduate student. You must choose courses you have not completed.
| Fall 2007 Semester | ||
| ENTO (CRSS) (PATH) 6740/6740L | Integrated Pest Management Prerequisite: ENTO 3740-3740L or PATH 3530-3530L or CRSS 4340/6340 |
3 hours |
| ENTO 6000/6000L | General Entomology Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L |
3 hours |
| PATH 6300 | Clinical Plant Pathology Prerequisite: Permission of department. Prerequisite or corequisite: PATH 3530-3530L |
2 hours (repeatable up to 6 hours) |
| CRSS 6340 / CRSS 6340L |
Weed Science / Weed Science Lab Prerequisite: CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L |
4 hours total |
| Special Problems | ||
What are the course offerings in the program?
- Diagnosis and Management of Plant Diseases
- Clinical Plant Pathology
- Weed Science
- Integrated Pest Management
- Advanced Disease Management
- Pesticides and Transgenic Crops
- Agricultural Biotechnology
- Soil Erosion and Conservation
- Advanced Crop Production
- Crop Specific Insect Management
- General Entomology
- Biological Control of Pests
- Pest Management Internship
- Agricultural Ecology
- Seed Technology
- Special Problems
More Information
For more information on MPPPM, please visit the following websites: