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| DEGREE OF MASTER OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (MAgrSc) |
| Holders of the BAgrSc Degree with Honours shall be eligible to enter for the Degree of MAgrSc. The Faculty may, at its discretion, in certain circumstances, permit the holder of a BAgrSc Degree without Honours, to enter for the MAgrSc Degree. Such a candidate may be required to pass a special entry test. |
| DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE (AGRICULTURE) (MSc(Agr)) |
| Candidates for the MSc(Agr) Degree must have the permission of the Faculty of Agriculture to enter the course and must be holders of a primary degree with First or Second Class Honours (or equivalent) in a Science or other subject of relevance to Agriculture. Candidates who have taken their primary degree in another University may be admitted. Such candidates are required to supply an official transcript of their primary and other degrees. Candidates whose first or native language is not English must provide evidence of competence in both written and spoken English. |
| REGULATIONS FOR MAgrSc AND MSc(Agr) DEGREES |
| In addition to the above
requirements, the following regulations apply to both the MAgrSc and MSc(Agr)
Degrees:
Courses of study or research work for the MAgrSc and the MSc(Agr) Degrees must be pursued in an area of relevance to Agriculture and under the direction of one or more of the Professors or Lecturers of the academic departments of the Faculty of Agriculture. The MAgrSc and the MSc(Agr) Degrees may be obtained (a) by thesis (Mode I) or (b) by examination (Mode II) |
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I - By Thesis
Candidates for the MAgrSc and the MSc(Agr) Degrees by thesis must engage for at least three terms, full-time, on prescribed research in the University, or at an approved centre outside the University, and submit a thesis on such research. The examiners may require the candidate to submit to an oral examination on the subject matter of the thesis. In cases where the candidate cannot devote his/her full time to research, a minimum of six terms will be required as fulfilment of the requirements. Candidates for the MAgrSc and MSc(Agr) Degrees will be allowed twelve terms from the date of registration in which to complete the degree. If they have not done so within that period, they must re-apply for registration. |
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II - By Examination
Candidates for the MAgrSc and the MSc (Agr) Degrees by examination must attend a prescribed course in the University for at least three terms and pass a written examination set on the course. Candidates may be required to submit a dissertation on a project undertaken as part of their course and this dissertation will be taken into account by the examiners in making their recommendation. |
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Department of Crop Science,
Horticulture and Forestry
University College Dublin
Belfield
Dublin 4
IRELAND
ph. +353-1-716-7756
fax: +353-1-716-1104
e-mail:
Valerie.guilfoyle@ucd.ie
Last modified:January 2005.
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