Master of Science (M.S.) in Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

While earning a Master of Science in Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems, your curriculum will be focused yet flexible to ensure success for your specific career path. We are proud to provide a variety of options for the numerous rewarding careers available to you upon graduation.We offer three concentrations in our graduate program:Crop Science: This area of study is ideal for students interested in researching crop production, management, and precision farming, weeds and pest control, or plant breeding, genetics and biotechnology.Soil Science: In the soil science concentration, research areas include soil fertility, soil physics, soil microbiology, soil chemistry, or soil and water conservationHorticultural Science: Landscape design, vegetables, tree fruits, small fruits, floricultural and ornamental plant production, plant tissue culture, viticulture and turf management are all areas of research offered to students in the horticultural concentration.You also have the option to add an emphasis in environmental studies in agriculture to any of these three concentrations. Additionally, if you interested in teaching at either the secondary or college level, you will find supporting courses in agricultural education and agricultural technologies in our graduate degree program.

• Crop Science
• Soil Science
• Horticultural Science

College of Agricultural Sciences