Faculty of Science

 Botany

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    Botany subject descriptions

Subjects in second and third year aim to give a lively and modern introduction to the principles of plant biology. Subjects in second year cover plant cell biology, ecology, physiology, systematics and evolution.

In third year, more specialised topics are introduced, such as ecosystem dynamics, marine and freshwater algae, plant biotechnology, mycology and pathology, evolution and biology of the Australian flora. In a fourth, Honours, year students undertake a major research project.

Students planning to major in Botany may specialise in a number of areas including:

1. Plant ecology
2. Environmental Science
3. Plant and fungal biodiversity, systematics and evolution
4. Marine and freshwater botany
5. Plant cell and molecular biology and plant physiology

 1. Suggested subjects

 1.1. 100-level subjects

Suggested subjects for those specialising in the biological area:

• Biology 600-141 + 600-142
• Chemistry 610-141 + 610-142 or 610-161 + 610-162 (and before 1998: 610-121 + 610-122)
• Additional 100-level subjects from: Biology 600-111, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, Geography, Earth Sciences. The additional subjects should be chosen to ensure that prerequisites for 200-level subjects are met.

 1.2. 200-level subjects

Recommended subject combinations are:

Course A: Plant Ecology

• Botany 606-201, 606-202, 606-204, 606-207
• Zoology 654-211, 654-204
• Geography 121-213
• Additional 200-level subjects selected from: Mathematics and Statistics, Genetics, Earth Science, and Zoology

Course B: Environmental Science

• Botany 606-201, 606-202, 606-204, 606-207
• Environmental Science 600-201, 600-203
• Mathematics and Statistics 620-270
• Additional 200-level subjects selected from: Zoology, Genetics, Geography and Chemistry

Course C: Plant and fungal diversity, systematics and evolution

• Botany 606-201, 606-202, 606-204, 606-207
• Genetics, 652-204, 652-205
• Additional 200-level subjects selected from: Botany, Geography and Zoology

Course D: Marine and freshwater botany

• Botany 606-201, 606-202, 606-205 + 606-206 or 606-215 + 606-216, 606-207
• Zoology 654-201, 654-204
• Additional 200-level subjects selected from: Chemistry

Course E: Plant Cell and molecular biology and plant physiology

• Botany 606-201, 606-205 + 606-206, 606-202
• Biochemistry 521-211, 521-212
• Additional subjects selected from Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics and Chemistry

 1.3. 300-level subjects

Recommended subject combinations are:

Course A: Plant ecology

• Botany 606-301, 606-303, 606-304, 606-310
• Zoology 654-312
• Geography 121-339
• Additional subjects selected from: Botany, Zoology

Course B: Environmental Science

• Botany 606-301, 606-304, 606-310
• Environmental Science 600-301, 600-302
• Environmental Law 705-399
• Geomatics 451-312
• Additional 300-level subjects selected from: Botany, Zoology, Geography

Course C: Plant and fungal diversity, systematics and evolution

• Botany 606-303, 606-307, 606-310, 606-313
• Genetics 652-301, 652-303
• Additional subjects selected from: Botany, Geography, Genetics, Zoology

Course D: Marine and freshwater botany

• Botany 606-302, 606-303
• Zoology 654-312
• Biochemistry 521-306
• Additional subjects selected from: Botany, Zoology

Course E: Plant cell and molecular biology and plant physiology

• Botany 606-304, 606-309, 606-314
• Biochemistry 521-306, 521-303, 521-302
• Additional subjects selected from: Botany, Biochemistry, Genetics.

 2. Bachelor of Science (Honours)

For information about the Faculty and departmental entry requirements for Honours, please refer to Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Bachelor of Information Systems (Honours). These requirements should be considered when planning your course.

Botany subject descriptions

606-201 The Living Plant
606-202 Plant Biodiversity
606-204 Plant Ecology
606-205 Cell Biology I. Cells and Organelles
606-215 Cell Biology I. Cells and Organelles (Lectures Only)
606-206 Cell Biology II. Cellular Interactions
606-216 Cell Biology II. Cellular Interactions (Lectures Only)
606-207 Flora of Victoria
606-301 Community and Ecosystem Ecology
606-311 Community and Ecosystem Ecology B (Lectures Only)
606-302 Marine and Freshwater Botany
606-303 Botany Systematics and Evolution
606-304 Environmental Plant Physiology
606-307 Fungi and Plant Disease
606-309 Cell Biology III
606-310 Field Botany
606-312 Research Project in Botany (Advanced)
606-313 Origin and Early Evolution of Cells
606-314 Experimental Techniques in Plant Science


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