Combining field, laboratory, management, law and interculturality to train breeders of new varieties.
The challenges of plant breeding
This professional course covers the topics necessary for plant improvement, seed production and plant breeding. The current challenge is to create new high-performance and resistant varieties, adapted to each climatic context, in order to meet market requirements.
This course also opens the door to fundamental research in plant sciences, for a doctorate.
This course is run in conjunction with the Erasmus Mundus emPLANT+ program, which mainly welcomes English-speaking students.
Details of the courses
In semester 7 and semester 8, the courses are carried out within the framework of the first year of the Erasmus Mundus emPLANT master's program offered on the Beauvais campus.
The Master Program in Plant Breeding (emPLANT+), also known as the Master in Plant Selection, Plant Breeding and Varietal Creation, is an Erasmus Mundus-labeled program of excellence co-constructed by 6 European universities and is devoted to plant breeding and varietal creation.
In semester 9, you can choose to follow the path of your choice by selecting one of the following
- the main major of the Plant Breeding course, which goes into this field in greater depth: Biotechnology and market.
This major is part of the emPLANT master's program. - one or more opening majors, designed to broaden your skills in another field:
- Smart Ag-Tech & Biotechnology (Rouen campus)
- Intrapreneurship, entrepreneurship and innovation (Beauvais campus)
- a semester, a double degree or a degree-granting stay in France or abroad (from 12 to 18 months for a double degree or a degree-granting stay)
What careers are there after the Plant Breeding course?
The Plant Breeding program allows students to work in plant breeding and plant biotechnology.
Some professions
- Experimentation manager
- Seed production manager
- Breeder
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