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Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

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Plant Biology (PBIO)

Department of Botany, College of Biological Science.

Department of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College.

Department of Plant Agriculture, Ontario Agricultural College.

Major (Honours Program)

Students may enter this major in Semester 1 or any semester thereafter. A student wishing to declare the major must consult the Faculty Advisor.

Semester 1

BIOL*1030	[0.50]	Biology I
CHEM*1040	[0.50]	General Chemistry I
MATH*1080	[0.50]	Elements of Calculus I
PHYS*1070	[0.50]	Introductory Physics for Life Sciences
0.50 Arts or Social Science elective *
Students who are admitted deficient in one OAC/4U course in Biology, Chemistry or Physics must take the equivalent introductory course in first semester. The first-year science core in that subject should be completed by Semester 3.

Semester 2

BIOL*1040	[0.50]	Biology II
CHEM*1050	[0.50]	General Chemistry II
PHYS*1080	[0.50]	Physics for Life Sciences
0.50 Arts or Social Science elective*
One of:
CIS*1200	[0.50]	Introduction to Computing
CIS*1500	[0.50]	Introduction to Programming
MATH*2080	[0.50]	Elements of Calculus II

Semester 3

AGR*2451	[0.50]	Plant Agriculture
BOT*2100	[0.50]	Life Strategies of Plants
CHEM*2580	[0.50]	Introductory Biochemistry
MBG*2000	[0.50]	Introductory Genetics
One of:
BIOL*2060	[0.50]	Ecology
BOT*2050	[0.50]	Plant Ecology
CROP*2110	[0.50]	Crop Ecology

Semester 4

AGR*2452	[0.50]	Plant Agriculture
BIOL*2210	[0.50]	Introductory Cell Biology
ENVB*2040	[0.50]	Biology of Plant Pests
MBG*2020	[0.50]	Introductory Molecular Biology
0.50 Arts or Social Science elective

Semester 5

STAT*2040	[0.50]	Statistics I
0.50 Arts or Social Science elective
1.50 elective **

Semester 6

BOT*3710	[0.50]	Classification and Morphology of Seed Plants
2.00 electives **

Semester 7

2.50 electives **

Semester 8

BOT*4380	[0.50]	Metabolism in the Whole Life of Plants
2.00 electives **

* it is recommended that 0.50 Arts or Social Science elective be chosen from:

ECON*1100	[0.50]	Introductory Macroeconomics
ENGL*1200	[0.50]	Reading the Contemporary World
GEOG*1220	[0.50]	Human Impact on the Environment
HIST*1250	[0.50]	Science and Society Since 1500
PHIL*1000	[0.50]	Introductory Philosophy
POLS*1400	[0.50]	Public Management and Administration
PSYC*1100	[0.50]	Principles of Behaviour

Electives**

The selection of electives is subject to the following rules:

A minimum of 1.50 credits must be from the following list of preferred electives:

BOT*3310	[0.50]	Plant Physiology
BOT*3410	[0.50]	Plant Anatomy
PBIO*3110	[0.50]	Crop Physiology
PBIO*3750	[0.50]	Plant Tissue Culture
PBIO*4000	[0.50]	Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Plant-Microbe Interactions
PBIO*4100	[0.50]	Soil Plant Relationships
PBIO*4150	[0.50]	Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Plant Development
PBIO*4530	[0.50]	Environmental Pollution Stresses on Plants
PBIO*4600	[0.75]	Plant Environment Interaction and Stress Physiology
PBIO*4750	[0.50]	Genetic Engineering of Plants

A minimum of 4.00 credits must be from the following list:

BIOL*3050	[0.50]	Mycology I
BOT*2000	[0.50]	Plants, Biology and People
BOT*4820	[0.75]	Research Opportunities in Botany I
BOT*4830	[0.75]	Research Opportunities in Botany II
CROP*2280	[0.50]	Crops in Land Reclamation
CROP*3300	[0.50]	Grain Crops
CROP*3310	[0.50]	Protein and Oilseed Crops
CROP*3320	[0.50]	Pasture and Grazing Management
CROP*3330	[0.50]	Forage Crops: Science and Technology
CROP*4220	[0.50]	Cropping Systems
CROP*4240	[0.50]	Weed Science
CROP*4260	[0.50]	Crop Science Field Trip
CROP*4340	[0.50]	Seminar: Selected Topics in Crop Science
CROP*4350	[0.50]	Crop Science Research Project I
CROP*4360	[0.50]	Crop Science Research Project II
ENVB*2030	[0.50]	Current Issues in Forest Science
ENVB*3210	[0.50]	Plant Pathology
ENVB*4000	[0.50]	Plant Disease Management
ENVB*4070	[0.50]	Biological and Cultural Control of Plant Diseases
ENVB*4420	[0.50]	Problems in Environmental Biology
ENVB*4780	[0.50]	Forest Ecology
HORT*3010	[0.50]	Annual, Perennial and Indoor Plants - Identification and Use
HORT*3220	[0.50]	Turf Management
HORT*3230	[0.50]	Plant Propagation
HORT*3260	[0.50]	Woody Plants
HORT*3280	[0.50]	Greenhouse Production
HORT*3340	[0.50]	Culture of Plants
HORT*3510	[0.50]	Vegetable Production
HORT*4250	[0.50]	Nursery Production
HORT*4300	[0.50]	Postharvest Physiology
HORT*4380	[0.50]	Tropical and Sub-Tropical Horticultural Crops
HORT*4420	[0.50]	Fruit Crops
HORT*4900	[0.50]	Horticultural Science Research I
HORT*4910	[0.50]	Horticultural Science Research II
MBG*3000	[0.50]	Population Genetics
MBG*3100	[0.50]	Plant Genetics
MBG*4160	[0.50]	Plant Breeding
MICR*3220	[0.50]	Plant Microbiology

From the total of 8.00 in semester 5-8 at least 5.50 from this list or from the approved science elective course list for B.Sc. students must be at the 3000 and 4000 levels and at least 2.00 must be at the 4000 level.

Minor (Honours Program)

A minor in Plant Biology requires 5.00 credits in the Plant Biotechnology Program.. The courses include:

PBIO*3750	[0.50]	Plant Tissue Culture
PBIO*4750	[0.50]	Genetic Engineering of Plants

One of the following 2 groups of course:

Group A

BOT*2000	[0.50]	Plants, Biology and People
BOT*2100	[0.50]	Life Strategies of Plants

Group B

AGR*2451/2	[1.00]	Plant Agriculture
1.00 credits from Restricted electives List A (listed under Major above)
0.50 credits from Restricted Electives List B (listed under Major above)
1.50 credits from the following Bioinformatics
BIOL*3300	[0.50]	Applied Bioinformatics
BOT*3310	[0.50]	Plant Physiology
MBG*3100	[0.50]	Plant Genetics
MBG*4300	[0.50]	Plant Molecular Genetics
PBIO*4000	[0.50]	Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Plant-Microbe Interactions
PBIO*4030	[0.50]	Plant Cell Biology
PBIO*4150	[0.50]	Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Plant Development

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