植物病理学博士学位要求课程工作分级并完成论文研究。该学位涉及真菌学，细菌学，线虫学，病毒学，疾病生理学和生物化学，宿主-寄生虫关系的分子生物学，植物病害的病因学，生态学和流行病学，抗病性以及通过开发和部署文化，化学，生物和生物技术方法。<br> <br>所有毕业生将能够：<br> <br>使学生获得MS和Ph.D。该计划旨在了解和应用科学方法解决植物病理问题，发展批判性思维和专业技能，以成功实现公共和私营部门的职业发展，该计划提供培训和课程工作，以帮助学生发展以下技能：理解，解释和有关植物病理学和相关学科
Plant Pathology is the study of plant diseases caused by pathogens and environmental factors, it involves study in mycology, bacteriology, nematology, virology, disease physiology and biochemistry, molecular biology of host-parasite relationships, etiology, ecology and epidemiology of plant diseases, disease resistance, and integrated disease management using cultural, chemical, biological and and biotechnological approaches. Because of its broad mission, the Department of Plant Pathology has strong interrelationships with all other plant- and biology-oriented departments and commodity groups within the state and nationally and internationally. The mission of the department reflects the strategic goals of Washington State University by advancing knowledge of plant pathology through creative research and scholarship, by extending that knowledge worldwide through the training of graduate students, and by applying the knowledge to protect the quality and quantity of the local and global food supply.<br><br>Doctorate in Plant Pathology requires graded course work and completion of dissertation research. The degree involves study in mycology, bacteriology, nematology, virology, disease physiology and biochemistry, molecular biology of host-parasite relationships, etiology, ecology and epidemiology of plant diseases, disease resistance, and integrated disease management by developing and deploying cultural, chemical, biological, and biotechnoological approaches.