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Courses Relevant to Plant Biology

Course Requirements

For most students, the core requirements plus several advanced courses serve as the primary academic load during the first year of study. The core courses are:

CBMG 688D Cell Biology I (2 cr, 7 weeks) - Fall semester
CBMG 688E Cell Biology II (2 cr, 7 weeks) - Fall
CBMG 688A Research Experiences (3 cr) - Fall
CBMG 688G Teaching Science (1 cr) - Fall

CBMG 688F Genetics I (2 cr, 7 weeks) - Spring semester
CBMG 688I Genetics II (2 cr, 7 weeks) - Spring
CBMG 688C Research Experiences (2 cr) - Spring

Students working in diverse areas of Plant Biology are recommended to take the following classes:

CBMG 688P. Advanced Plant Development & Physiology I. Anatomy, Development, Mol Genetics
CBMG 688R
. Advanced Plant Development & Physiology II. Transport, hormone, light, stress signaling
CBMG 699Y. 1 cr
(register for the PBio Journal Club once every year)
CBMG688N. Bioinformatics. Half or full semester course.
CBMG688W Principles of Microscopy

Graduate Courses Offered in Spring 2008

CBMG688R. Advanced Plant Development & Physiology II. Sze H. et al.
Mon & Wed 4-6 p.m. HJP 1216 (March 17-May 13, 2008)

CBMG688N. Bioinformatics. Delwiche
Mon & Wed 4-6 p.m HJP 1229 (Jan 28- March 16, 2008)

CBMG699Y. Plant Cell Biology. M 12 noon (HJP 1229) J. Kwak
Presentation and discussion of current hot topics in plant biology from high-impact journals.

CBMG688B. Bioethics. Simon A. Mon 8-10 a.m. 03/16/08-05/10/08

Fall

CBMG 688P. Advanced Plant Development & Physiology I. Anatomy, Development, Mol Genetics. Taught by Liu Z and Cooke TJ. Mon & Wed 4-6 p.m. HJP 1216

CBMG688W Principles of Microscopy.
Taught by Wolniak S. Mon Wed 8-9 a.m.

Background Courses relevant to Plant Biology
Highly recommended for graduate and upper level undergraduate students

BSCI 410 Molecular Genetics. 3 cr
BSCI 415 Mol Genetics Lab. 3 cr
BSCI 420 Cell Biology. 3 cr
BSCI 442 Plant Physiology. 3 cr

Table below shows courses taught by faculty members in Plant Biology.
Course numbers in BOLD are currently offered. Please check Testudo for other courses.

Course No.
Course
Credits
Semester
Professor
BSCI 380
Bioinformatics & Integrated Genomics
4
Fall
El-Sayed
BSCI 411
Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology
3
 
Liu
BSCI 415
Molecular Genetics Lab
3
Fall
Straney
BSCI 420
Cell Biology
4
Spring
Wolniak
BSCI 427
Principles of Microscopy
2
Spring
Wolniak
BSCI 442
Plant Physiology
4
Fall
Sze
         
BSCI 493
Poisonous and Medicinal Plants
3
Spring
Bean
CBMG688A
Research Experiences
3
Fall 

DeStefano

CBMG 688N
Bioinformatics: Molecular Systematics
3
Spring
Delwiche
CBMG 688W
Principles of Microscopy
2
Spring
Wolniak
CBMG 699Y
Plant Cell Biology
1
F/Sp
Kwak/Staff
CBMG 799
Masters Thesis Research
1-6
F/Sp
Staff
CBMG 899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
1-8
F/Sp
Staff
         
MICB 688G
Genetic Approaches to Cell
and Developmental Biology
2
 
Liu
CBMG 688K
Photosynthetic Life
3
Delwiche
CBMG 640
Molecular Genetics of Plants
3
 
Chang
CBMG 745
Developmental Mechanism in Plant Evolution
2
 
Cooke
CBMG
Molecular Mechanisms of
Plant Pathogenesis
2
 
Hutcheson/Straney
CBMG
Plant Virology
2
Fall
Culver

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