Master of Pest Management Program
Department of Biological Sciences | Faculty of Science
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
Program Requirements
The research-based master of pest management (MPM) program is distinct from an MSc program because of its strongly applied approaches to learning and discussion of biological principles, and in interfacing science with problems facing society.
The student completes all of
- BISC 601-2 Agriculture, Horticulture and Urban Pest Management
- BISC 602-2 Forest Pest Management
- BISC 847-3 Pest Management in Practice
and two of
- BISC 816-3 Biology and Management of Forest Insects
- BISC 817-3 Social Insects
- BISC 841-3 Plant Disease Development and Control
- BISC 842-3 Insect Development and Reproduction
- BISC 843-3 Population Processes
- BISC 844-3 Biological Controls
- BISC 846-3 Insecticide Chemistry and Toxicology
- BISC 851-3 Vertebrate Pests
- BISC 852-3 Biology of Animal Disease Vectors
- BISC 884-3 Special Topics in Pest Biology and Management
and one additional 800 division elective (three units).
BISC 601, 602, 603, 604 and 605 are designed for students in the Master of Pest Management degree. They may be completed for credit subject to prior approval by the student鈥檚 supervisory committee.
Thesis Requirements
The program requires a thesis, which is based on original research with relevance to pest management. To do this, the student enrols in
- BISC 849-6 Master of Pest Management Thesis
and continues enrolling in that course until the thesis is finished.
The thesis will be defended publicly. The examining committee is composed of a chair (non-voting), all members of the student鈥檚 supervisory committee, and a member of faculty at the university, or a person otherwise suitably qualified, who is not a member of the student's supervisory committee.
Supervisory Committee
A senior supervisor is appointed prior to admission.
The supervisory committee consists of, at minimum, the senior supervisor and one additional regular biology faculty member. In exceptional cases, a faculty member from another 丁香园AV department may be substituted for the Department of Biological Sciences faculty member. Additional supervisory committee members from other institutions may be appointed upon submission of research credentials and approval by the departmental graduate studies committee.
Annual Progress Report
Students submit a report of their progress every year, and will maintain satisfactory progress toward degree completion to remain in the program. Students receive an annual report form from the graduate secretary every year in the term in which they started, and are expected to complete and return it within six weeks. They will have a committee meeting each year, and a brief summary of this meeting will be included in the report. Also included should be a description of the work/courses completed since the last report (or since starting their program if this is the first time), student progress evaluation forms by each of the supervisory committee members, and a copy of the student鈥檚 unofficial transcript.