Course Descriptions

Botany
(BOTN)

(faculty, see page Department of Biology)

101. (BIOL 1111 and 1311, BIOL 1411) Botany. (3-3). Credit 4. I

Structure, physiology and development of plants; emphasis on seed plants. (Not open to students who have taken BIOL 111 and 112.)

289. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4.

Selected topics in an identified area of botany. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

291. Research. Credit 1 to 4.

Active research of basic nature under the supervision of a Department of Biology faculty member. Prerequisite: Freshman or sophomore classification and approval of instructor.

301. Taxonomy of Flowering Plants. (3-3). Credit 4. I, II

Use of keys and identification of flowering plants, family characteristics and relationships and other applied phases of plant science. Prerequisites: BOTN 101 or BIOL 111 and 112 or equivalent.

304. Comparative Biology of Plants. (3-3). Credit 4. I, II, S

A comparison of chemistry, cytology, life strategies, nutrition, relevance, reproduction and structure of the major groups of prokaryotes, protists, fungi and plants. Prerequisite: BOTN 101 or BIOL 111.

328. Plants and People. (2-3). Credit 3.

Development and uses of principal economically important plants of world; plants and plant parts used in production of important commodities; vascular plants. Prerequisite: BOTN 101 or BIOL 111 or 112 or approval of instructor.

453. Plant Anatomy. (2-6). Credit 4. I

Anatomy of vegetative and reproductive organs of plants; development of tissue types. Prerequisites: BOTN 101 or BIOL 111 and 112; junior classification.

485. Directed Studies. Credit 1 or more. I, II, S

Problems in various phases of plant, animal and bacteriological science. Prerequisites: Junior classification; approval of ranking professor in field chosen and Undergraduate Advising Office.

491. Research. Credit 1 to 4.

Active research of basic nature under the supervision of a Department of Biology faculty member. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification and approval of instructor.