The chairperson of the teaching committee is: Prof. Tarin Paz-Kagan.
Agroinformatics
The M.Sc. program in Agroinformatics is a two-year program.
Academic Program for students who began from November 2024
Students are required to complete the following courses during the two-year program:
| Subject | Credits |
| A. Mandatory course: Writing a Scientific Paper | 2 |
| B. Core courses within the track of study | 6 |
| C. Departmental and student seminars - mandatory courses | 1 |
| D1. Bioinformatics – Mandatory course | 3 |
| D2. Statistics – choose 1 of 4 courses | 3 |
| D3. Geoinformatics – choose 2 of 6 courses | 6 |
| D4. Environmental Applications – choose 2 of 4 courses | 4 |
| E. Electives | 5 |
| Thesis Writing | 12 |
| Total | 42 |
This course should be taken in the 2nd or 3rd semester of your degree.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-0153 | Dr. Scott Hansen and Dr. Christopher J. Arnusch | Writing a Scientific Paper | 2 |
Students are required to take 6 credits from the core courses:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-3021 | Prof. Itamar Giladi | Biostatistics | 3 |
| 001-2-4065 | Dr. Victor Yashunsky | Data-Based Research with Python | 3 |
| 001-2-5066 | Dr. Scott K. Hansen | Introduction to scientific computing with Python | 3 |
Students are required to attend 4 Departmental Seminars (one seminar per semester).
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-2222 | Please check the university course file |
Departmental Seminar |
0 |
Students are required to present two seminars (one student seminar per year).
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-2666 | Please check the university course file |
Student Seminar (first year) |
0.5 |
| 001-2-2667 | |
Student Seminar (second year) |
0.5 |
In the third and fourth semesters, students must register for Thesis Writing.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-9991 |
Thesis Writing A |
6 | |
| 002-2-9992 |
Thesis Writing B |
6 |
Students who have completed the above Thesis Writing courses and who continue their studies for a fifth semester must register for the following course:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-1000 |
Thesis Writing – Continuation |
0 |
Students are required to choose 1 of 4 courses:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-2046 | Prof. Aaron Fait | Analysis of biological networks | 3 |
| 001-2-4063 | Dr. Victor Yishonsky | Hands-on Image and Video Analysis without Coding: From Acquisition to Quantification | 3 |
| 001-2-5004 | Dr. Elad Levintal and Dr. Tuvia Turkeltaub | Field Methods in Hydrology | 3 |
| 001-2-5005 | Prof. Amit Gross and Prof. Zeev Ronen | Laboratory Methods for Environmental Studies | 3 |
Students are required to choose 1 of 3 courses:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-4029 | Prof. Yosef Ashkenazy | Introduction to statistics and probability using Python | 3 |
| 001-2-4054 | Prof. Golan Bel | Statistical analysis (prerequisite: basic statistics) | 3 |
| 001-2-5074 | Dr. Elad Levintal | Envirotech - do it yourself sensors for environmental research | 3 |
Students are required to choose 2 of 6 courses:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-2081 | Dr. Tarin Paz-Kagan and Tamir Caras |
UAVs for environmental and agriculture research |
3 |
| 001-2-4024 | Prof. Arnon Karnieli and Dr. Natalya Panov |
Satellite Image Processing |
3 |
| 001-2-5070 | Dr. Scott K. Hansen | Practical data science and machine learning | 3 |
| 001-2-6002 | Dr. Aviva Peeters | Theory and applications of geographic information systems | 3 |
| 001-2-9301 | Dr. Tarin Paz-Kagan | Introduction to Image Processing and Computer Vision | 3 |
| 377-2-5211 | Prof. Yitzhak Yitzhaky | Selected topics in image processing | 3 |
Students are required to choose 2 of 3 courses:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-2039 | Prof. Naftali Lazarovitch and Prof. Jirka Šimůnek | Advanced modeling of water flow and contaminant transport in porous media (prerequisite: 001-2-2038) | 2 |
| 001-2-2043 | Prof. Shimon Rachmilevitch | Plant stress indicators: Methods and instrumentation | 2 |
| 001-2-3094 | Prof. Uri Roll | Macro ecology | 2 |
Students are required to choose 5 points:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-1103 | Prof. Hadas Hawlena | Introduction to Dryland Ecology | 4 |
| 001-2-2035 | Prof. Naftali Lazarovitch | Crop Irrigation Regimes | 3 |
| 001-2-2038 | Prof. Naftali Lazarovitch | Soil Physics | 3 |
| 001-2-2066 | Prof. Aaron Fait | Metabolomics Laboratory | 2 |
| 001-2-2067 | Prof. Jhonathan Ephrath | Understanding and Modeling of Agricultural Systems - Guided reading | 2 |
| 001-2-2205 | Prof. Ido Regev | Modeling in the Earth Sciences | 3 |
| 001-2-2303 | Dr. Gilad Gabai | Functional Genomic Approaches in Plant Breeding | 2 |
| 001-2-3047 | Prof. Merav Seifan | Global changes and the biodiversity crisis | 2 |
| 001-2-5075 Fall 001-2-5076 Spring | Dr. Elad Levintal |
Do-it-yourself sensors for environmental research - advanced course |
3 |
| 001-2-5030 | Pror. Nurit Agam | Hydrometeorology | 3 |
Academic Program for students who began up until April 2024
Students are required to complete the following courses during the two-year program:
| Subject | Credits |
| A. Mandatory course: Writing a Scientific Paper | 2 |
| B. Core courses within the track of study | 9 |
| C. Departmental and student seminars - mandatory courses | 1 |
| D1. Bioinformatics – choose 1 of 3 courses D2. Statistics – choose 1 of 3 courses D3. Tools – choose 1 of 5 courses D4. Environmental Applications – choose 1 of 5 courses |
11 |
| E. Electives | 7 |
| Thesis Writing | 12 |
| Total | 42 |
This course should be taken in the 2nd or 3rd semester of your degree.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-0153 | Dr. Scott Hansen and Dr. Christopher J. Arnusch | Writing a Scientific Paper | 2 |
Students are required to take all 9 credits from the core courses:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-4028 | Prof. Arnon Karnieli | Remote sensing for agriculture, rangelands, and forestry | 3 |
| 001-2-5066 | Dr. Scott K. Hansen | Introduction to scientific computing with Python | 3 |
| *Future Course* | Prof. Ilya Gelfand | The water-food-energy nexus | 3 |
Students are required to attend 4 Departmental Seminars (one seminar per semester).
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-2222 | Please check the university course file |
Departmental Seminar |
0 |
Students are required to present two seminars (one student seminar per year).
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-2666 | Please check the university course file |
Student Seminar (first year) |
0.5 |
| 001-2-2667 | |
Student Seminar (second year) |
0.5 |
In the third and fourth semesters, students must register for Thesis Writing.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-9991 |
Thesis Writing A |
6 | |
| 002-2-9992 |
Thesis Writing B |
6 |
Students who have completed the above Thesis Writing courses and who continue their studies for a fifth semester must register for the following course:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-1000 |
Thesis Writing – Continuation |
0 |
Students are required to choose 1 of 4 courses:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-2046 | Prof. Aaron Fait | Analysis of biological networks | 3 |
| 001-2-4063 | Dr. Victor Yishonsky | Hands-on Image and Video Analysis without Coding: From Acquisition to Quantification | 3 |
| 001-2-5004 | Dr. Elad Levintal and Dr. Tuvia Turkeltaub | Field Methods in Hydrology | 3 |
| 001-2-5005 | Prof. Amit Gross and Prof. Zeev Ronen | Laboratory Methods for Environmental Studies | 3 |
Students are required to choose 1 of 3 courses:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-3021 | Prof. Itamar Giladi | Biostatistics | 3 |
| 001-2-4029 | Prof. Yosef Ashkenazy | Introduction to statistics and probability using Python | 3 |
| 001-2-4054 | Prof. Golan Bel | Statistical analysis (prerequisite: basic statistics) | 3 |
Students are required to choose 1 of 5 courses:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-2206 | Prof. Arnon Karnieli and Dr. Manuel Salvoldi | Earth observation space missions for agricultural monitoring (prerequisite: 001-2-4028) | 3 |
| 001-2-4024 | Prof. Arnon Karnieli and Dr. Natalya Panov | Satellite image processing (prerequisite: 001-2-4028) | 3 |
| 001-2-5070 | Dr. Scott K. Hansen | Practical data science and machine learning | 3 |
| 001-2-6002 | Dr. Aviva Peeters | Theory and applications of geographic information systems | 3 |
| 377-2-5211 | Prof. Yitzhak Yitzhaky | Selected topics in image processing | 3 |
Students are required to choose 1 of 5 courses:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-2039 | Prof. Naftali Lazarovitch and Prof. Jirka Šimůnek | Advanced modeling of water flow and contaminant transport in porous media (prerequisite: 001-2-2038) | 2 |
| 001-2-2043 | Prof. Shimon Rachmilevitch | Plant stress indicators: Methods and instrumentation | 2 |
| 001-2-3094 | Prof. Uri Roll | Macro ecology | 2 |
| 001-2-5055 | Prof. Naftali Lazarovitch | Plant stress indicators: Methods and instrumentation | 2 |
Elective courses for students who are in their second year of studies with the approval of their supervisor and upon approval of the teaching committee.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-2081 | Dr. Tarin Paz-Kagan | UAVs for environmental and agriculture research | 2.5 |
| 001-2-2303 | Dr. Gilad Gabay | Functional Genomic Approaches in Plant Breeding | 2 |
| 001-2-3047 | Prof. Merav Seifan | Global changes and the biodiversity crisis | 2 |
| 001-2-5075 Fall 001-2-5076 | Dr. Elad Levintal | Do-it-yourself sensors for environmental research - advanced course | 3 |
| 001-2-9301 | Dr. Tarin Paz-Kagan | Introduction to Image Processing and Computer Vision | 3 |
