Graduate Studies in Turfgrass
The Department of Plant Sciences offers a masters degree in Plant Sciences and offers the PhD degree in Plants, Soils & Insects, in collaboration with the soils faculty in Biosystems Engineering and Soil Sciences and the Entomology and Plant Pathology faculty.
Graduate programs are research-based and prepare students for research and scholarly careers. The masters degree is a two-year thesis program in which the students learn how to conduct scientific studies and prepare research reports for scientific journals. The Ph.D. program usually takes three years and requires original research and development of new knowledge.
Please refer to the Department's Graduate Programs for more information.

Turfgrass information for:
Contact Information
Dr. John C. Sorochan Associate Professor Turfgrass Science
The University of Tennessee
Department of Plant Sciences
252 Ellington Plant Sciences
2431 Joe Johnson Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37996-4561 Voice: 865-974-7420
Email: sorochan@utk.edu