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1. Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Subject Lists
    Botany subject descriptions


The School of Botany offers an exciting and stimulating research environment for studying plants and plant processes. Programs cover a broad spectrum of basic, strategic and applied research. Active collaborations are maintained with other universities and research institutes in Australia and overseas, and with state and federal government agencies and industry.

The School of Botany offers majors in several areas of plant biology, with emphasis on modern technologies and important emerging fields of research. Some subjects offer field work and outdoor experience in diverse Australian environments. Botany is specifically responsible for majors in:

Other Science majors in which botany has a significant teaching involvement are as follows:

All these botany majors require completion of an appropriate first year package. Students are strongly encouraged to seek advice and information on their choice of majors (second and third year courses) during the course advising sessions offered in the second semester, or by appointment with course advisers arranged through the departmental secretary.

 1. 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
606-206 Cell Biology II - Cellular Interactions
606-207 Flora of Victoria
606-301 Community & Ecosystem Ecology
606-302 Marine & Freshwater Botany
606-303 Botany Systematics & Evolution
606-304 Environmental Plant Physiology
606-307 Fungi & Plant Disease
606-309 Cell Biology III
606-310 Field Botany
606-313 Molecular Evolution & The Origin of Life
606-314 Experimental Techniques in Plant Science



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