POST GRADUATE PROSPECTUS

DEPARTMENT OF CROP PRODUCTIONMaster of Science in Crop SciencePreambleSubject to the Academic General Regulations for the postgraduate degrees, the following specialshall apply.Entrance RequirementsThe minimum entrance requirement for the M.Sc (Crop Science) degree shall be a B.Sc degree inAgriculture (Crop Production Option or Horticulture Option) or a B.Sc. degree in Agronomyfrom UNISWA or any other recognised institution with at least a second class second divisionpass and at least an average of a C grade (60%) in Crop Production or in Horticulture courses.First Semester L P CrCore coursesAEM 102: Introduction to Computers 2L 2PCP 601: Crop Physiology in Relation to Agricultural Productivity 3L 0P 3.0CP 612: Research Methods and Experimental Design 3L 2P 4.3CP 615: Soil Chemistry and Fertility 3L 2P 4.3CP 699: Master’s Thesis 6.0Electives coursesCP 602: Stress physiology 3L 2P 4.3CP 616: Post-harvest Crop Protection 3L 2P 4.3CP 619: Seed Science 3L 2P 4.3Second SemesterCore coursesCP 609: Cropping Systems in the Semi-arid Tropics 2L 3P 4.0CP 690: Seminar 0L 2P 1.3CP 614: Crop Genetics and Breeding 3L 2P 4.3HORT 601: Plant Biotechnology 3L 2P 4.3CP 699: Master’s Thesis 6.0Electives coursesCP 617: Weed Science 3L 2P 4.3CP 618: Sustainable Crop Production 3L 2P 4.3CP 620: Agricultural Entomology 3L 2P 4.3CP 621: Phytopathology 3L 2P 4.312