This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.

For incoming STPEC majors. Introduces STPEC's requirements and vision, organized around concepts students will encounter in STPEC courses. Focused on understanding the methodologies of social theory, political economy, and history, and issues of race, gender, global inequality, and the postcolonial world.

Not available at this time

Same as PLNTSOIL 793A; required of doctoral candidates.

Doctoral candidates attend weekly seminar meetings which cover various topics.

Master's candidates present results of their thesis research to faculty and graduate students at a specially scheduled seminar.

Master's candidates attend weekly seminar meetings which will cover various topics.

Informal discussion class, focusing on students' problems, concerns, or enthusiasm with their own experimental designs, data analyses, or interpretations of results, including computer- (particularly SAS) generated output. New techniques presented by the instructor or guest instructors as requested by the class. Students gain practical experience with data analysis and a better understanding of the approaches necessary for their own thesis or dissertation work. Prerequisite: PLNTSOIL 661 or other course in intermediate statistical analysis.

Selected research problems not related to a candidate's Master's thesis.

This journal club is open to graduate students who have an interest in reviewing the current scientific literature in the field of plant stress physiology.