Graduate Courses for Plant Biology (PBIO)

Schedule of Classes: Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer
(Only current and next semester available)

PBIO 689 Advanced Topics in Plant Biology (1-4 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable four times if content differs. Formerly BOTN 689.
Lectures, experimental courses and other special instructions in various subjects in plant biology.

PBIO 698 Seminar in Plant Biology (1 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Formerly BOTN 698.
Discussion of special topics and current literature in all phases of botany.

PBIO 699 Special Problems in Plant Biology (1-3 credits)
Formerly BOTN 699.
Credit according to time scheduled and organization of course. Maximum credit towards an advanced degree for the individual student at the discretion of the student's advisor. This course emphasizes research on a specialized advanced topic and may consist primarily of experimental procedures under the direction of visiting lecturers or resident faculty.

PBIO 710 Plant Membrance Physiology (2 credits)
Prerequisites: PBIO 420; and PBIO 410 or equivalent. Formerly BOTN 684.
Biochemical and biophysical approaches to plant membrane structure and function.

PBIO 727 Methods in Plant Tissue Culture (2 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of both department and instructor. Formerly BOTN 620.
A methodology and techniques course designed to give the student background and experience in plant tissue culture.

PBIO 730 Techniques in Microscopy (4 credits)
Two hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Recommended: PBIO 400. Formerly BOTN 656.
Preparation of biological materials for observation with the light microscope.

PBIO 740 Plant Population Biology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PBIO 445 or permission of instructor. Formerly BOTN 687.
An examination of current theoretical and empirical research covering topics such as demography, reproductive strategy, clonality, seed banks, interspecific competition and plant-herbivore interactions.

PBIO 745 Plant Ecological Genetics (3 credits)
Prerequisites: BSCI 222 and BSCI 472 or BSCI 470 or permission of instructor. Formerly BOTN 653.
Plant ecological genetics is focused on the processes responsible for evolution in plant populations. Covers the basic principle of population genetics, then quickly shifts towards understanding how allele frequencies can change in an ecological context. Emphasis is placed on the role of drift and selection in evolution, and particular attention is placed on plant mating system evolution.

PBIO 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)
Formerly BOTN 799.

PBIO 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)

PBIO 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)
Formerly BOTN 899.