Botany Major

The botany major is designed to accommodate a wide range of interests and to prepare students for graduate study in a variety of fields. The major consists of a core curriculum, as well as electives in mathematics and the physical and life sciences. Students may opt for the concentration in ethnobotany, which also draws on courses from the social sciences.

Students considering graduate study in botany or other biological sciences should consult with an adviser as early as possible to design an appropriate plan of coursework. Those planning postgraduate training in landscape design or architecture are strongly encouraged to consider a minor in architectural studies or art.

The major consists of a minimum of eleven courses, at least three of which must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Advisers: K. Hardeman, P. Hine, C. Jones, M. Lizarralde, P. Owen, P. Siver, R. Spicer, S. Suriyapperuma

 

Core Curriculum

All botany majors must take the following courses:

BOT 115CC: HOW PLANTS FEED THE WORLD

4

 

BOT 205PLANTS, PROTISTS & FUNGI

4

BOT 225SYSTEMATIC BOT/LOCAL FLORA

4

 

BOT 117/ANT 117/ES 117CC:COEVOLUTION PLANTS & PEOPLE

4

or

BOT 311/ANT 311/ES 311ETHNOBOT SOUTHERN NEW ENGL

4

  

CHM 103GENERAL CHEMISTRY

5

or

CHM 107ADV GENERAL CHEMISTRY

4

CHM 103 or CHM 107,  Students with a concentration in ethnobotany may, with permission of the department, substitute CHM 101

Additional Courses for the Major

Students majoring in botany with the general track must satisfy the following requirements:

BOT 305PLANT STRUCT AND FUNCTION

4

and two of the following courses

BOT 230ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE

4

BOT 315PLANT ECOLOGY

4

BOT 320ENVIRONMNTL PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

4

Three courses selected from additional offerings at the 200 level or higher in botany or biology, or from the following list:

BIO 307/BOT 307FRESHWATER ECOLOGY

4

BIO 325/BOT 325CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE

4

BOT 207/ES 207SEM: INDIG USE TROP RAINFOREST

4

BOT 493SEMINAR IN BOTANY

4

CHM 104GENERAL CHEMISTRY

5

CHM 204INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

5

CHM 216/ES 216ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

4

CHM 223ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

5

CHM 224ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

5

COM 110CC:INTRO COMP SCI & PROB SOLV

4

ES 110ENV STDS AS A NATURAL SCIENCE

4

ES 120/GEO 120CC:LIVING ON A CHANGING PLANET

4

ES 210/GEO 210HYDROLOGY

4

ES 214/GEO 214VECTOR-BASED GEOG INFO SYST

4

ES 313/GEO 313RASTER-BASED GEOG INFO SYST

4

STA 107INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

4

STA 234STATISTICAL COMPUTING WITH R

4

At least two of the courses chosen from this category must have a laboratory component. Other courses in chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, mathematics, physics or statistics may be selected with permission of the department.

Additional Courses for the major with ethnobotany concentration

Students majoring in botany with a concentration in ethnobotany must satisfy the following requirements:

ANT 114CC: POWER AND INEQUALITY

4

or

ANT 104QUESTIONING CUL:INTRO TO ANTH

4

 

BOT 308/ANT 308/ES 308METH/THEORIES OF ETHNOBOTANY

4

BOT 315PLANT ECOLOGY

4

Three courses selected from additional offerings in botany at the 200 level or above, or from the following list:

ANT 202ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA

4

ANT 234/BOT 234/ES 234S AMER CULTURES & ENVIRONMENT

4

ANT 260/AFR 260ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE CARIBBEAN

4

ANT 319MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

4

ANT 380APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY

4

BIO 208GENETICS

4

BIO 307/BOT 307FRESHWATER ECOLOGY

4

BIO 314/PSY 314BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

4

BIO 322/PSY 322PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

4

CHM 104GENERAL CHEMISTRY

5

CHM 204INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

5

CHM 223ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

5

CHM 224ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

5

ES 214/GEO 214VECTOR-BASED GEOG INFO SYST

4

ES 313/GEO 313RASTER-BASED GEOG INFO SYST

4

STA 107INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

4

STA 234STATISTICAL COMPUTING WITH R

4

Other courses in anthropology, biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies or statistics may be selected with permission of the department