STB Online Course Schedule
The master’s degree program is divided into sections on seed science, seed technology, and business. The seed policy regulation and trade section will be taught with business courses. All courses are required unless the student can show that he or she has had previous equivalent instruction.
We are now accepting new students in the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Your course schedule will vary depending on your entering semester. We’ve changed our course matrix to offer classes 2 out of every 3 years which will allow students more flexibility when planning their POSC for the tenure of their program.
NOTE:
- STB 5900X XA- Special Topics in Seed Technology and Business (1-3 credits); *offered each semester – by permission only.
- STB 5990 XA- Creative Component (2-3 credits); *offered each semester – for students who plan to do their final oral defense and graduate.
Have a question?
Lori Youngberg
Seed Technology & Business
Graduate Program Coordinator
seedgrad@iastate.edu
515.294.9137
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | STB/BUSAD 5030 | Information Systems | 2 |
| STB/BUSAD 5040 | Marketing & Logistics | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Agricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5390 | Seed Conditioning and Storage | 2 | |
| STB/AGRON 5950 | Quality, Production & Research Management | 2 | |
| STB 5990 XA * | Creative Component | 2-3 |
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2026 | STB/BUSAD 5080 | Accounting & Finance | 3 |
| STB/BUSAD 5090 | Int’l Seed Business Practices, Policies, & Regulation | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5350 | Introduction to the Seed Industry | 1 | |
| STB 5990 XA * | Creative Component | 2-3 |
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Agricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| STB/PL P 5940 | Seed Pathology | 2 | |
| STB 5990 XA * | Creative Component | 2-3 |
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | STB/AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Agricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5390 | Seed Conditioning & Storage | 2 | |
| STB 5430 | Seed Physiology | 2 | |
| STB/AGRON 5950 | Quality, Production and Research Management | 2 | |
| STB 5990 XA * | Creative Component | 2-3 |
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2027 | STB/BUSAD 5080 | Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| STB/AGRON 5340 | Seed and Variety, Testing and Technology | 2 | |
| STB/AGRON 5350 | Introduction to the Seed Industry | 1 | |
| STB/AGRON 5470 | Seed Production | 2 | |
| STB 5990 XA * | Creative Component | 2-3 |
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2027 | STB/BUSAD 5010 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| STB/BUSAD 5070 | Organizational Behavior | 2 | |
| AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Agricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| STB 5990 XA * | Creative Component | 2-3 |
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2028 | STB/BUSAD 5030 | Information Systems | 2 |
| STB/BUSAD 5040 | Marketing & Logistics | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Agriculture Professionals | 3 | |
| STB 5430 | Seed Physiology | 2 | |
| STB 5990 XA * | Creative Component | 2-3 |
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2028 | STB/BUSAD 5090 | Int’l Seed Business Practices, Policies, & Regulation | 3 |
| STB/AGRON 5340 | Seed and Variety Testing & Technology | 2 | |
| STB/AGRON 5350 | Introduction to the Seed Industry | 1 | |
| STB/AGRON 5470 | Seed Production | 2 | |
| STB 5990 XA * | Creative Component | 2-3 |
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2028 | STB/BUSAD 5010 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| STB/BUSAD 5070 | Organizational Behavior | 2 | |
| STB/AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Agricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| STB 5940 | Seed Pathology | 2 | |
| STB 5990 XA * | Creative Component | 2-3 |
Repeat from 2026
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2029 | STB/BUSAD 5030 | Information Systems | 2 |
| STB/BUSAD 5040 | Marketing & Logistics | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Agricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5390 | Seed Conditioning and Storage | 2 | |
| STB/AGRON 5950 | Quality, Production & Research Management | 2 | |
| STB 5990 XA * | Creative Component | 2-3 |
Repeat from 2026
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2029 | STB/BUSAD 5080 | Accounting & Finance | 3 |
| STB/BUSAD 5090 | Int’l Seed Business Practices, Policies, & Regulation | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5350 | Introduction to the Seed Industry | 1 | |
| STB 5990 XA * | Creative Component | 2-3 |
Repeat from 2026
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2029 | AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Agricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| STB/PL P 5940 | Seed Pathology | 2 | |
| STB 5990 XA * | Creative Component | 2-3 |
| SEMESTER | COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
| Spring 2026 | STB/BUSAD 5030 | Information Systems | 2 |
| STB BUSAD 5040 | Marketing and Logistics3 | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Agricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| STB 5390 | Seed Conditioning and Storage | 2 | |
| STB 5950 | Seed Quality, Production and Research Mgmt | 2 | |
| Summer 2026 | STB/BUSAD 5080 | Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| STB/BUSAD 5090 | International Seed Business Practices, Policies and Regulation | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5350 | Introduction to the Seed Industry | 1 | |
| Fall 2026 | STB/AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Agricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| STB/PLP 5940 | Seed Pathology | 2 | |
| Spring 2027 | STB/AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Agricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| STB 5390 | Seed Conditioning and Storage | 2 | |
| STB 5430 | Seed Physiology | 2 | |
| STB 5950 | Seed Quality, Production and Research Mgmt | 2 | |
| Summer 2027 | STB/BUSAD 5080 | Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| STB/AGRON 5340 | Seed and Variety, Testing and Technology | 2 | |
| STB/AGRON 5350 | Introduction to the Seed Industry | 1 | |
| STB/AGRON 5470 | Seed Production | 2 | |
| Fall 2027 | STB/BUSAD 5010 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| STB/BUSAD 5070 | Organizational Behaviour | 2 | |
| STB/AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Aricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| Spring 2028 | STB/BUSAD 5030 | Information Systems | 2 |
| STB/BUSAD 5040 | Marketing and Logistics | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Agricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 | |
| STB 5430 | Seed Physiology | 2 | |
| Summer 2028 | STB/BUSAD 5090 | International Seed Business Practices, Policies and Regulation | 3 |
| STB/AGRON 5340 | Seed and Variety, Testing and Technology | 2 | |
| STB/AGRON 5350 | Introduction to the Seed Industry | 1 | |
| STB/AGRON 5470 | Seed Production | 2 | |
| Fall 2028 | STB/BUSAD 5010 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| STB/BUSAD 5070 | Organizational Behaviour | 2 | |
| STB/AGRON 5110 | Crop Improvement | 3 | |
| STB/AGRON 5130 | Data Science for Aricultural Professionals | 3 | |
| STB 5940 | Seed Pathology | 2 | |
| Offered Continually | *STB 5900X XA | Special Topics in Seed Technology & Business | 1-3 |
| *STB 5990 XA | Creative Component | 2-3 |