Master in Crop Science

The School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS), established in July 2018, is jointly funded by Zhengzhou University (ZZU) and the Institute of Cotton Research of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ICR-CAAS). As one of the independent departments for teaching and academic activities in ZZU, the SAS is currently offering different levels of degree programs, including a Bachelor degree in Plant Science and Technology, and Master degree in Crop Science, and a Doctoral degree in Plant Biology, and as well as the Postdoctoral training program.

The SAS aims to carry out scientific research on basic agricultural sciences and innovate key agricultural technologies. The Crop Science in ZZU is a recently approved discipline in 2017, which is obviously characterized by close connections between traditional agricultural sciences and modern biotechnologies, and now is opened for global students as a Master's program. This discipline at the SAS is mainly involved in Plant genetics and genomics, Plant physiology and biochemistry, Plant molecular breeding, and Plant germplasm creation, Plant disease and protection, Crop planting and soil tillage, and so on. Meantime, the SAS is also offering a great opportunity for international students pursuing a Doctoral degree and Postdoctoral training in Plant biology.

At present, the SAS has around 70 staff and faculty, including more than 30 professors, and 25 associate professors and associate research fellows. Up to 65 staff and faculty hold a doctorate degree. Until now, more than 100 students are studying for doctoral and master's degrees in the SAS-ZZU.