NC STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Plant Pathology
Academics

Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate Courses

 

Course
Title and Description

Credit Hours

Instructor
Offered
PP055 Diseases of Ornamentals, Turfgrass
3
Tredway
Fall/Spring
PP315 Principles of Plant Pathology *
4
D. Shew
Fall
PP318
Webpage
Forest Pathology
3
Benson/Grand
Spring
PP460 Fundamentals of (Pest) Risk Analysis
1
Bloem
Fall, Even Years
PP492 External Learning Exp.
Varies
Grand
Fall/Spring
PP493 Special Problems in Plant Pathology
Varies
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP495 Special Topics In Plant Pathology
Varies
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP500/500L Plant Disease: Principles, Diagnosis & Management
4
Holmes
Spring, Even Years
PP501 Biology of Plant Pathogens
3
Ritchie/ Ristaino/ Bird/Lommel
Fall
PP502 (CS, HS) Plant Disease:Methods & Diagnosis
2
Davis/Louws
Fall
PP504/504L Plant Nematology
3
Davis

Spring,

Odd Years

PP506
Webpage
Epidemiology & Control of Plant Diseases
3
Benson/Sutton
Spring
PP530
Webpage
Agriculture, Ethics, & the Environment
3
Ristaino
Fall, Even Years
PP575/575L
Webpage
Introduction to Mycology
4
Grand
Fall, Even Years
PP590/790 Special Topics
Credits Arranged
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP590A/790A Fundamentals of (Pest) Risk Analysis
1
Bloem
Fall, Even Years

PP590D/790D (CS, GN, HS)

Special Topics: Plant Disease Resistance: Mechanisms and Applications
3

Opperman/Balint-Kurti/Marshall/Cowger

Spring, Even Years
PP590J Principles of Plant Pathology
4
D. Shew
Fall
PP590K Special Topics: Emerging Issues in Agricultural Technology*
3
Cubeta
Spring, Odd Years
PP590N/790N Special Topics: Molecular Genetics and Plant Response to Stress
3
Veronese
Fall
         
PP590O/790O Special Topics: Challenges in Plant Resource Protection
3
Bloem
Spring
PP590S Special Topics: Skills in Extension and Industry Professionals
1
Sutton
Spring, Odd Years

PP590T
Webpage

Special Topics: Tropical Plant Pathology
2
Ristaino
Spring
PP590U Field Pathology in North Carolina
3
Sutton
Summer, Even Years
PP707 Plant-Microbe Interactions/Concepts
3
Payne/Moyer/Carbone
Spring
         
PP715 Applied Evolutionary Analysis of Population Genetic Data
3
Carbone
Fall, Odd Years
PP727 Ecology of Soil Ecosystems
3
Hu
Fall, Odd Years
PP728/728L
Webpage
Soilborne Plant Pathogens
3
Benson
Fall, Even Years
PP730/730L (BO,GN,MB) Fungal Genetics & Physiology
3
Payne
Fall, Odd Years
PP795 Advanced Special Topics
Credits Arranged
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP601/801 Masters/Doctoral Seminar
1
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP610/810 Special Topics in Plant Pathology
Credits Arranged
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP610G/810G Special Topics: Genomics Science Journal Club
Credits Arranged
Bird
Fall/Spring
PP610T/810T Special Topics: Fungal Genomics
Credits Arranged
Dean
Fall/Spring
PP615/815 Advanced Special Topics
Credits Arranged
Varies
Fall/Spring
PP620/820 Special Problems
Credits Arranged
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP670/870 Masters/Doctoral Lab Rotation
Credits Arranged
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP685/885 Masters/Doctoral Supervised Teaching
Credits Arranged
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP690 Masters Non-thesis Exam
Credits Arranged
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP890 Doctoral Prelim. Exam
Credits Arranged
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP695/895 Masters Thesis Research/Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits Arranged
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP696/896 Masters Summer Thesis/Doctoral Summer Dissertation Research
1
 
10-week summer session
PP699 Masters Thesis**
3
Faculty
Fall/Spring
PP899 Doctoral Dissertation Preperation**
3
Faculty
Fall/Spring

* Also offered as a Distance Education course, PP315 sect. 601

**Can only be taken after all courses on plan of work are completed. No other courses may be taken concurrently.