Bachelor of Science in Crop and Soil Science with a Plant Breeding and Genetics Option 48 months Undergraduate Program By Oregon State University |Top Universities

Bachelor of Science in Crop and Soil Science with a Plant Breeding and Genetics Option

Subject Ranking

# 37QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Agriculture and ForestryMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Agriculture and Forestry

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Crop science involves growing, protecting, developing and improving plants that supply the world's food, livestock feed, fuels, seed-based industrial raw materials, soil and watershed protection, lawns, turf and wildlife crops. Soil science is an applied science that builds upon a strong foundation in biology, chemistry, geology and physics. Students who like science and the challenge of solving problems can do it all in soil science. The Plant Breeding and Genetics (PB&G) option at Oregon State University embodies the Land Grant mission of integrated research, teaching and extension in the context of cultivar development and fundamental genetics. Plant breeding is a collaborative discipline spanning everything from classical field approaches to gene manipulation at the molecular level. Breeders regularly cooperate with pathologists, entomologists, soil scientists, physiologists, food scientists, genomicists, molecular biologists and experts in other fields. Students in the Plant Breeding and Genetics option will learn an interdisciplinary approach to applied plant breeding by taking courses across a broad spectrum of disciplines. The option may be tailored to meet students’ career goals including graduate school, as well as directly entering public or private sector breeding programs. After completing their degree, students will have gained fundamental knowledge in plant breeding that may be applied in a range of crops including annual and perennial horticultural crops, agronomic food and feed crops, and forestry products.

Program overview

Main Subject

Agriculture and Forestry

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Crop science involves growing, protecting, developing and improving plants that supply the world's food, livestock feed, fuels, seed-based industrial raw materials, soil and watershed protection, lawns, turf and wildlife crops. Soil science is an applied science that builds upon a strong foundation in biology, chemistry, geology and physics. Students who like science and the challenge of solving problems can do it all in soil science. The Plant Breeding and Genetics (PB&G) option at Oregon State University embodies the Land Grant mission of integrated research, teaching and extension in the context of cultivar development and fundamental genetics. Plant breeding is a collaborative discipline spanning everything from classical field approaches to gene manipulation at the molecular level. Breeders regularly cooperate with pathologists, entomologists, soil scientists, physiologists, food scientists, genomicists, molecular biologists and experts in other fields. Students in the Plant Breeding and Genetics option will learn an interdisciplinary approach to applied plant breeding by taking courses across a broad spectrum of disciplines. The option may be tailored to meet students’ career goals including graduate school, as well as directly entering public or private sector breeding programs. After completing their degree, students will have gained fundamental knowledge in plant breeding that may be applied in a range of crops including annual and perennial horticultural crops, agronomic food and feed crops, and forestry products.

Admission requirements

6+

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More programs from the university

Oregon State University’s 200 undergraduate degree programs are offered across its 11 colleges:

    Agricultural sciences
    Business
    Earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences
    Education
    Engineering
    Forestry
    Liberal arts
    Pharmacy
    Public health and human sciences
    Science
    Veterinary medicine

How to apply

Students who meet the academic and language requirements outlined here can opt for direct entry, while students who need an extra nudge to meet the GPA and language requirements may choose to undergo preliminary training on a ‘pathway program’ at Oregon State before they begin their course.

Oregon State University’s  catalogue of over 80 graduate programs covers a variety of fields, including:

    Applied economics
    Soil science
    Applied anthropology
    Zoology
    And many more.


Oregon State University offers assistantships to help students fund graduate school. To enroll as a graduate assistant, you are required to work 156 hours during a period of 13 weeks for a monthly salary of approximately US$3,800.

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