 | | Course ID: | PATH 1103E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Microbiology | Course
Description: | Small organisms, big concepts. Students will learn core biology concepts with plant-associated microbes providing a useful framework. Topics include microbial diversity, genetics, evolution, disease, symbiosis, and the microbiome in the context of plants. The progression of microbial scientific ideas and the impacts of plant-associated microbes on society will also be discussed. | | Athena Title: | Plant Microbiology | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Content will be provided through a series of recorded presentations and videos. Online asynchronous quizzes and exams will be used for assessment. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 2010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plants, Pathogens, and People | Course
Description: | From devastating famines to economic catastrophes, plant diseases
have influenced societal development. Students will explore the
historical socio-economic impacts of plant diseases. Students
will be introduced to the evolution of plant pathology as a
scientific discipline and informed of the threats that plant
pathogens pose to our agricultural resources. | | Athena Title: | Plants Pathogens and People | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PATH 2010 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 2010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plants, Pathogens, and People | Course
Description: | From devastating famines to economic catastrophes, plant diseases
have influenced societal development. Students will explore the
historical socio-economic impacts of plant diseases. Students
will be introduced to the evolution of plant pathology as a
scientific discipline and informed of the threats that plant
pathogens pose to our agricultural resources. | | Athena Title: | Plants Pathogens and People | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PATH 2010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH(PBIO) 3010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fungi: Friends and Foes | Course
Description: | Impact of fungi on human affairs. Historical and current uses of fungi by humans as well as the roles of fungi in various ecosystems. | | Athena Title: | Fungi Friends and Foes | | Prerequisite: | [(BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 2103H) and BIOL 1103L] or [BIOL 1104 or BIOL 2104H) and BIOL 1104L] or [(BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H) and BIOL 1107L] or [(BIOL 1108 or BIOL 2108H) and BIOL 1108L] or (PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 3020E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Viruses: Biology and Impact | Course
Description: | Viral epidemics have had and continue to have major effects on
world history and human affairs. Using case studies of primarily
animal and plant viruses, students will develop a better
understanding of virus biology and how viral diseases impact food
production, health, and society. | | Athena Title: | Viruses Biology and Impact | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | [(BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E) and BIOL 1103L)] or [(BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1104H) and BIOL 1104L) or [(BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 1107H) and BIOL 1107L] or [(BIOL 1108 or BIOL 1108H) and BIOL 1108L] or (PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH(HORT)(FDST) 3050. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Viticulture and Enology in the Mediterranean Region | Course
Description: | An introduction to the historical and cultural significance of
wine production, botany and general culture of grapevines,
winemaking and enology, wine appreciation, and the health risks
and benefits associated with wine consumption. | | Athena Title: | Viticulture Enology Mediterran | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will be taught at the University of Georgia's Studies Abroad site in Cortona, Italy. Traditional lectures will be supplemented with presentations during tours of local vineyards and wine industry facilities. Required readings and other assignments will further supplement classroom instruction. Contact hours will be approximately 50 (5 hrs/day X 10 days). | | Prerequisite: | HORT 2000 or (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or BIOL 1107-1107L or PBIO 1210 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(ENTO)(PATH) 3500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Turfgrass Pest Management | Course
Description: | Identification and control of turfgrass weeds, insects, and diseases. Emphasis will be placed on management strategies that include both chemical and non-chemical approaches to the prevention and control of common turfgrass pests. | | Athena Title: | TURF PEST MGT | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 2830 or CRSS 3270 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 3530-3530L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Introductory Plant Pathology | Course
Description: | Principles and concepts of plant pathology, including disease development, environmental interactions, microbial biology and life cycles, and disease control strategies. Broad concepts rather than diagnosis and control of specific diseases. | | Athena Title: | INTRO PLANT PATH | | Prerequisite: | (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L and PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L) or (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L and BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 3910. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Pathology Internship | Course
Description: | Practical experience on the application of plant pathological principles and procedures learned outside of a formal classroom setting. | | Athena Title: | PL PATH INTERNSHIP | | Nontraditional Format: | The student will spend the semester in either a university or industry setting obtaining hands-on experience in plant pathology. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 3990. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Problems in Plant Pathology | Course
Description: | Research or intensive study in a special area of plant pathology, including forest pathology, mycology, nematology, virology, bacteriology, and host-pathogen interactions. | | Athena Title: | SPECIAL PROBS PAT | | Nontraditional Format: | The student will spend the semester conducting a special problem under the direction of a faculty member. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 4100/6100. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Topics in Plant Pathology | Course
Description: | Topics and methods in plant pathology with different topics
offered each semester. Topics may include new areas of research
in plant pathology. | | Athena Title: | PLANT PATH TOPICS | | Pre or Corequisite: | (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L and PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L) or (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L and BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 4150. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Plant Pathology Undergraduate Seminar | Course
Description: | A weekly seminar covering current research topics in plant pathology. | | Athena Title: | UNDERGRAD SEMINAR | | Pre or Corequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH(PBIO) 4200/6200-4200L/6200L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Mycology | Course
Description: | The biology, ecology, genetics, morphology, and taxonomy of
fungi. Groups of organisms traditionally classified with the
fungi will also be discussed. Students will learn how to
collect, isolate, culture, and identify fungi. | | Athena Title: | MYCOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L and PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L) or (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L and BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4250/6250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Pesticides and Transgenic Crops | Course
Description: | Practical management and utilization of pesticides in urban and agricultural environments. Subject areas include classification of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, etc., their general chemical and toxicological properties, deployment philosophy, hazards and environmental impact, formulation and application, safety and disposal, and management of pesticide resistance. | | Athena Title: | Pesticides and Transgenic Crop | | Nontraditional Format: | Offered in Athens, Tifton, and Griffin. | | Prerequisite: | CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH(ENTO) 4360/6360. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ornamental Pest Management | Course
Description: | Introduction to pest management on ornamental crops grown in greenhouses and nurseries, with emphasis on insects and diseases. Emphasis on production practices and their influence on pest population development. Scouting, integrated pest management, chemical pesticides, and pest identification will be covered. | | Athena Title: | Ornamental Pest Management | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be in traditional lecture format, with an occasional field trip to visit local nurseries and/or greenhouses. | | Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L | | Graduate Pre or Corequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 4400/6400-4400L/6400L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Plant Pathology for Teachers | Course
Description: | Concepts in plant pathology, including plant health management,
plant biotechnology, and the life cycles of plant-associated
microbes such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes, with
emphasis on their application for use in pre-college life
science curricula. | | Athena Title: | PL PATH TEACHERS | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | [(PBIO1210 and PBIO 1210L) or (BIOL1103 and BIOL 1103L) or BIOL1107-1107L] and [(PBIO1220 and PBIO 1220L) or (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1108-1108L] or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | [(PBIO1210 and PBIO 1210L) or (BIOL1103 and BIOL 1103L) or BIOL1107-1107L] and [(PBIO1220 and PBIO 1220L) or (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1108-1108L] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(GENE)(PATH)(BINF) 4510/6510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Genome Evolution Across the Tree of Life | Course
Description: | Survey of the wealth of information arising from genomic research
conducted on diverse species across the tree of life. Students
will explore the evolutionary diversification of genomes in
phylogenetically remote organisms and refine critical thinking
and technical writing skills through analysis of publications
drawn from the recent literature. | | Athena Title: | Genome Evolution | | Prerequisite: | GENE(BIOL) 3200 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4740/6740. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Integrated Pest Management | Course
Description: | The planning, communication, integration, and implementation of interventions for management of insects, pathogens, and weeds. The major methodologies for influencing pest populations are discussed individually and within the context of profitable production of selected commodities followed by discussion of pest management using an overarching philosophy of environmental responsibility. Offered on the Athens, Griffin, and Tifton campuses. | | Athena Title: | Integrated Pest Management | | Prerequisite: | (PBIO 1210 or BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E) and (PBIO 1220 or BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 4960. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research in Plant Pathology | Course
Description: | Research in an area of plant pathology, including epidemiology,
mycology, virology, bacteriology, nematology, forest pathology,
and host-pathogen interactions under the direction of a faculty
member. | | Athena Title: | Undergrad Research Plant Path | | Nontraditional Format: | The student will spend the semester conducting research under the
direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence
to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry
into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the
4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or
capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and
apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research
project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback
from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 6130. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Internship in Plant Protection and Pest Management | Course
Description: | Students will be involved and become familiar with the applied aspects of plant protection and pest management. | | Athena Title: | CROP PROTECTION | | Nontraditional Format: | The student will spend the semester in either a university or industry setting obtaining hands-on experience in the applied aspects of plant pathology/pest management. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 6280-6280L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Diagnosis and Management of Plant Diseases | Course
Description: | Development of fundamental and practical knowledge for identification and management of plant diseases. | | Athena Title: | Diag and Mgmt of Plant Disease | | Prerequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 7000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 100 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Master's Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PBGG(CRSS)(PBIO)(HORT)(PATH) 7100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Metamorphosis: Life Skills for a Career in Plant Science Research | Course
Description: | Students will receive training and develop skills necessary to obtain and fulfill job expectations in a professional position in the plant science industry, academia, and non-profit institutions. Students will build custom job applications and research proposals as an active learning component. | | Athena Title: | Prof Dev Grad Students | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 7300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8000. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Field Plant Pathology | Course
Description: | Four day long field trip to various parts of the state to see and collect examples of plant diseases in the field on economically important crops in Georgia. | | Athena Title: | FIELD PLANT PATH | | Nontraditional Format: | The student will spend four days in the field examining and collecting diseased plants in various parts of Georgia and surrounding states. | | Prerequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8110. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Contemporary Issues in Plant Epidemiology Seminar | Course
Description: | Contemporary plant epidemiology integrates spatial, time, and demographic information to predict where and how diseases will move through a plant population. This graduate student seminar will be used to present, discuss, and evaluate epidemiological methods and models that are integral parts of modern plant epidemiology. | | Athena Title: | Plant Epidemiology Seminar | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8150. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Plant Pathology Graduate Seminar | Course
Description: | Presentation of thesis and dissertation results and discussion of papers and research topics in plant pathology. | | Athena Title: | GRADUATE SEMINAR | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8160. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Plant Pathology | Course
Description: | Advanced topics of current interest and importance in plant pathology. | | Athena Title: | SPECIAL TOP PL PATH | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8170. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Plant Pathology Graduate Colloquium | Course
Description: | Student will present his or her graduate research project.
Students are required to give one presentation in this course
per academic year unless presenting in departmental seminar
during the same year. | | Athena Title: | Plant Path Grad Colloquium | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a required course for M.S. and Ph.D. students in the
Department of Plant Pathology. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8180. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Professionalism and Career Development in Plant Pathology | Course
Description: | Review of professional skills and knowledge related to careers
in plant pathology and related disciplines, including topics
such as demographics of the discipline, the job market in
different sectors of academia and industry, grantsmanship and
publishing, responsible conduct of research, data management,
and importance of intellectual property generation and
protection. | | Athena Title: | Plant Path Career Development | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8190. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Seminar | Course
Description: | A sophisticated signaling cascade is involved in recognizing
pathogens, activating defense, and reprogramming plant growth and
development. Conversely, pathogens evolve virulence factors,
including toxins and proteins to weaken host immunity. In this
seminar-based course, advanced graduate students will discuss
recent advances in molecular mechanisms of plant-microbe
interactions. | | Athena Title: | MPMI Seminar | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8240-8240L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Plant Nematology | Course
Description: | Morphology and biology of plant parasitic nematodes. A review of
nematology, with an emphasis on nematode morphology, nematode
disease of plants, and nematode management. | | Athena Title: | Plant Nematology | | Prerequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(PATH) 8250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Experimental Design and Analysis in Field Plant Biology | Course
Description: | Students will learn how to design effective, informed, experimental, and observational studies for field plant biology. The course will also cover statistical analyses and software to interpret and visualize those data. | | Athena Title: | Exp Design Field Plant Bio | | Prerequisite: | One undergraduate-level Statistics course | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8290-8290L. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Plant Pathogenic Bacteria | Course
Description: | Phytobacteriology is a principles-driven course on the
conceptual framework of phytobacterial disease as well as the
research techniques associated with the study of plant
pathogenic bacteria. | | Athena Title: | Plant Pathogenic Bacteria | | Prerequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L or MIBO 3500 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8300. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Clinical Plant Pathology | Course
Description: | Supervised plant disease diagnosis experience within the Extension Plant Pathology Plant Disease Clinics. Students will learn techniques and procedures for diagnosing plant diseases on ornamentals, turf, fruit, vegetables, and field crops. Students will keep a written record of the diseases diagnosed. | | Athena Title: | Clinical Plant Pathology | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will be expected to work 4 hours-per-week under the
supervision of faculty associated with the Extension Plant
Pathology Plant Disease Clinics. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | PATH 6280-6280L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8310-8310L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Epidemiology of Plant Diseases | Course
Description: | Factors altering the course of disease epidemics in plant populations. Techniques for qualitative and quantitative measures of such factors will be emphasized. | | Athena Title: | EPIDEMIOLOGY PL DIS | | Prerequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH(FDST) 8330. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Population Genetics of Plant-Associated Microbes | Course
Description: | Principles of population genetics of microbial pathogens focusing on plant-associated microbes. Emphasis is on how pathogens evolve, providing fundamental understanding of pathogen population structure and genetic variation at the population level, and concepts applicable to genetic/genomics studies, including phylogeographic analysis, disease epidemiology, and conservation genetics. | | Athena Title: | Pop Genetics Plant Assoc Micro | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8350. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Virology | Course
Description: | Nature of plant viruses, replication and gene expression, movement and host range, purification, serology, control, and resistance. | | Athena Title: | Plant Virology | | Prerequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L and PBIO(CRSS)(BIOL) 4500/6500 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Host-Pathogen Interactions | Course
Description: | Principles of physiology and genetics of parasitism and disease resistance. Emphasis is placed upon how the genetic basis for host-pathogen compatibility and incompatibility is related to structural, physiological, and biochemical responses in diseased plants and to mechanisms of resistance. | | Athena Title: | HOST-PATH INTERACT | | Prerequisite: | [PATH 3530-3530L and (BCMB 6000 or PBIO(CRSS)(BIOL) 4500/6500)] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 8410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Plant Disease Management | Course
Description: | Chemical controls and application methods, biological control and ecology of plant pathogens, host resistance, cultural practices, pesticide resistance, disease forecasting and other decision aids, integrated disease management, and economic aspects of disease management. | | Athena Title: | ADV PL DIS MAN | | Prerequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH(PBGG) 8910. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Genetics of Host Plant Resistance to Disease | Course
Description: | Genetic mechanisms and basic biological processes of host plant
resistance in crop plants. The course will also cover the
structure, function and evolution of disease resistant loci,
long-term goals of agriculture for improvement of disease
resistance, and purposed methods for crop protection against
plant pathogens. | | Athena Title: | Gene Host Plant Resist Disease | | Prerequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L or GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200E or GENE 3200H or PBIO(CRSS) 4500/6500 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(GENE)(PATH)(BCMB)(MIBO) 8960. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Genetics of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi | Course
Description: | Classical genetics and molecular biology of budding yeast, fission yeast, and model filamentous fungi. Includes life cycle, cell cycle, cytoskeleton, mating types, morphogenesis, pathogenesis, mutant screens, and cloning strategies. | | Athena Title: | GENETICS OF FUNGI | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 9000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 100 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH 9300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | DOCT DISSERTATION | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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