Department of Food Production

SEMESTER: YEAR LONG

COURSE TITLE: RESEARCH PROJECT

NUMBER OF CREDITS: 8

PREREQUISITE: SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF CORE COURSES AND ELECTIVE

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Candidates who successfully complete the core courses, the elective course and research papers in the MSc Tropical Crop Protection, will be allowed to undertake a 13-week independent research project. This project may involve field, greenhouse and/or laboratory investigations in some aspect of crop protection and may be conducted anywhere in the region providing suitable arrangements can be made. At the end of the project, students are required to do an oral examination.