Undergraduate Majors
The Major in Botany
Aims to enable students to gain detailed knowledge of selected aspects of the plant sciences
through practical and theoretical studies and to foster the desire for their continued
exploratory investigations in the plant sciences.
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PART I LEVEL I
A Major in Botany requires a minimum of 24 credits from Part I and
must include:
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| BL12B/BIOL1261 |
Diversity of Organisms |
(6) |
| BL12C/BIOL1016 |
Cells, Molecular Biology & Genetics |
(6) |
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(in addition BC10M/BIOC1011 Introductory Biochemistry
# is highly recommended) |
Part
II Level II
A total of 32 credits from Part II which must include:
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BL20J / BIOL2011 |
General & Molecular Genetics |
(4) |
| BL20N / BIOL2014 |
Ecology |
(4) |
| BT21B / BOTN2011 |
Seed Plants |
(4) |
| BT22A / BOTN2012 |
Plant Physiology |
(4) |
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II LEVEL III |
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8 credits from Advanced Level 'BT/BOTN' courses and 8 credits
from Advanced Level 'BT/BOTN' or 'BL/BIOL' Courses.
Some Level II courses may have to be taken together with
Level III courses. |
| BL20K / BIOL2012 |
Evolutionary Biology |
(4) |
| BL20P / BIOL2015 |
Biometry |
(4) |
| BL23D / MICR2252 |
Eukaryotic Microorganisms |
(4) |
| *BL30K / BIOL3012 |
Soil Biology |
(4) |
| *BL30M / BIOL3011 |
Mycology |
(4) |
| BL31A / BIOL3012 |
Coastal Management |
(4) |
| BL31E / BIOL3012 |
Marine Ecology I: Biological Oceanography |
(4) |
| BL31F / BIOL3012 |
Marine Ecology II: Benthic Communities |
(4) |
| BL31G / BIOL3012 |
Coral Reef Biology |
(4) |
| BL32E / BIOL3012 |
Conservation Biology |
(4) |
| BL33D / BIOL3021 |
Freshwater Ecology |
(4) |
| BL38A / BIOL3017 |
Virology |
(4) |
| BL39C / BIOL3018 |
Research Project |
(4) |
| BL39D / BOTN3019 |
Caribbean Biodiversity |
(4) |
| BT33B / BOTN3018 |
Medicinal & Economic Botany |
(4) |
| *BT34A / BOTN3015 |
Principles of Plant Breeding |
(4) |
| BT37Q / BIOL3016 |
Plant Health |
(4) |
| BT38B / BOTN3016 |
Plant Biotechnology |
(4) |
| BT38K / BOTN3017 |
Principles of Horticulture |
(4) |
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# taught by Biochemistry Section, Department of Basic Medical Sciences (additional pre-requisites C10J & C10K)
* Not offered in 2007/08 academic year
Not all courses are available every year, and certain combinations of courses are limited by timetable constraints. |
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