Master of Science in Horticulture - Extraction Science

Global dependence on technological advancements and sustainable resource use will require more people to solve increasingly complex problems in the future. The Master of Science in horticulture graduate program can help students tailor a career path from a variety of graduate specialization areas mentored by faculty in the OSU Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

Curriculum
The horticulture master's degree program can be completed through one of two options: the horticultural science option or the horticultural practice option.


Horticultural Science Option

Requires completion of a minimum of 30 hours of coursework including
6 hours of HORT 5000, Thesis Research.

Extraction, simply put, is the liberation of one or more components, either completely of in part, from a whole. Extraction can involve pressing of juices from fruit pulp or oil from seeds by mechanical press, volatilization and recapture of chemicals by distillation, dissolving and removal of components using a solvent, adsorption and desorption of substances from a flowing stream, etc. Some students in our program focus on extraction as a component and necessary part of their analytical method. Others utilize extraction as a means for new product development or focus on the extraction process itself to improve chemical recovery in the extract andor maintain function of the substance being extracted. Whether you are interested in simplifying laboratory procedures or implementing better extraction technologies to create tomorrow's products, this specialization catapults you towards a career in science and technology.