Graduate Program Overview

Graduate Programs Degrees offered : M.S. and Ph.D. Students can focus on a wide range of areas of specialization representing the width and breadth of horticulture sciences. Programs of study and research projects are planned on an individual basis by the student and advisory committee

Who Are Our Graduate Students? Current graduate enrollment: 21 students –14 M.S. students –9 Ph.D. students

Where Do Our Graduate Students Come From? Domestic (2/3) Southeast - 11 Northeast - 2 West – 1 International (1/3) India (2) Chile Taiwan Bahamas Costa Rica Turkey Domestic 67% Foreign 33%

Male (5 MS, 3 PhD) Female ( 9 MS, 4 PhD) (28%) (24%) 34+ (19%) (29%) Gender Age - years 62% are female 38% are male Almost half are 30-yrs or older Gender and Age Distribution

Horticulture Graduate Faculty 21 faculty located at the 3 campuses and other locations Represent diverse areas of expertise: –ornamentals, floriculture, pomology, vegetables, nuts, physiology, breeding, genetics, postharvest, stress, nutrition, molecular biology, tissue culture, sustainable production, plant conservation

Laboratories, plot land and greenhouses at the Athens, Tifton, and Griffin campuses State Botanical Garden Field research centers Federal research labs and facilities UGA research facilities International opportunities Collaborations with industry Facilities Available

Beyond Academics Horticulture Graduate Student Association Horticulture Journal Club Monthly coffees Departmental cookout

Program Goals Provide specialized study in the discipline and commodity areas within the horticultural sciences Produce future generations of horticulturists