Graduate Programs in Crop Sciences, Crop Sciences, University of Illinois

There will soon be a new interdisciplinary PhD program on campus, sponsored by the new I3 Illinois Informatics Institute. A committee spanning the campus met for a semester to plan this degree, whose signature is to produce students for important informatics areas. Such students will be peers of the best students in an applications area and in the foundations necessary to support such applications. Initial areas will range from bioinformatics and medical informatics to spatial informatics and cognitive informatics to cultural informatics and societal informatics. We expect transfer students during Spring 2009 and the first full class during Fall 2009. This new Informatics PhD Program will help make us national leaders in emerging technologies for societal impact.

Creative experiences are boundless when you opt for advanced education in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois. We offer advanced degree programs tailored to your specific interests that will prepare you for enriching and stimulating careers with a spectrum of public and private organizations in a global agricultural industry.

The Department of Crop Sciences was formed in 1995 by merging faculty from the former Department of Plant Pathology, crop scientists from the former Department of Agronomy, and entomologists interested in integrated pest management from the former Office of Agricultural Entomology.

Graduate degree recipients from the former departments hold positions of leadership throughout the world. Our degree programs provide state-of-the-science education to match nearly every interest and career aspiration in crop sciences.

Our faculty is positioned at the leading edge of a growing knowledge base in crop sciences. We are committed to providing you with a nurturing environment for personal and professional growth. Investing in advanced education in the Department of Crop Sciences is investing in the efficiency and sustainability of tomorrow's agriculture. It is a commitment to excitement and a license to explore.