Tropical botany graduate program

Participate in all aspects of the training, including discussions, laboratory, and fieldwork;. Willingness and ability to walk up to 10 km on mountain trails and to work as part of a team in adverse field conditions e. Develop and present a minute scientific presentation at the end of the program.

Application Deadline. November 8th, Application forms are available here. Graduate education is in a wide range of botanical specialties, with emphasis placed on tropical botany and conservation. Major research areas include terrestrial and marine plant ecology, evolution, systematics, conservation, ethnobotany and plant microbe interactions.

The rich endemic flora and the insular isolation provide unique opportunities for studies of evolution, conservation biology, and alien plant invasions. Similarly, a mixture of local cultures and our proximity to the other Pacific island nations allow studies of plants in a human context. Research studies are not limited to the Hawaiian Islands. The maximum number of credits that can be transferred is Only those credits that have not been applied towards the fulfillment of a previous degree may be transferred.

An exception may be made if the subject matter area could not be met by course offering at UH Manoa, provided the courses transferred meet the rigor and programmatic appropriateness criteria described above. Upon entering the graduate program, students will meet with their advisor. If a faculty advisor has not been selected, the graduate chairman or his representative will perform this function.

The selection of an advisor must be made before the end of the first semester in residence. The advisor, with the approval of the graduate chairman, shall guide the student on course selection matters, insure progression in the program, and advise the student until the permanent graduate program committee is established. Students shall meet their permanent graduate program committee at least once each semester to access academic and research progress and to establish goals for the next semester.

Graduates of the MS Plan B program typically enter careers in education, agribusiness, extension service, and other agricultural related occupations. Students will take a written diagnostic examination the week preceding the first day of instruction.

The diagnostic examination consists of questions in eight areas including botany, chemistry, biochemistry, mathematics, physics, plant science. Master of Science Plan A : Students must complete a minimum of 24 credits hours of course work and 6 credit hours of thesis preparation. A final oral examination is also required. Proposal defense : Master of Science Plan A students are required to give a thesis proposal seminar, preferably in the second semester.

An exception can be made during the final semester, in which the dissertation defense or Plan B project report is given in place of TPSS Upon development of a thesis proposal in conjunction with your advisor and the selection of graduate committee, the student will advanced to candidacy.

The thesis topic must be submitted and approved by your Graduate Committee prior to mid-term of the semester after you have been advanced to candidacy. You may register for TPSS only after your thesis topic has been approved by your committee. The first part of the examination consists of a seminar presentation and defense of the research, which is open to the public and is one hour in length.