2006-2007 University of Guelph Undergraduate Calendar

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Plant Biology (PBIO)

Department of Integrative Biology, 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 electives *
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
One of:
CIS*1200 [0.50] Introduction to Computing
CIS*1500 [0.50] Introduction to Programming
MATH*2080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus II
0.50 Arts or Social Science electives*
Semester 3
AGR*2470 [0.50] Introduction to Plant Agriculture
BOT*2100 [0.50] Life Strategies of Plants
BIOC*2580 [0.50] Introductory Biochemistry
MBG*2000 [0.50] Introductory Genetics
One of:
0.50 electives
0.50 Arts and Social Science electives
Semester 4
BIOL*2210 [0.50] Introductory Cell Biology
BOT*3310 [0.50] Plant Growth and Development
ENVB*2040 [0.50] Plant Health and the Environment
MBG*2020 [0.50] Introductory Molecular Biology
One of:
0.50 electives
0.50 Arts and Social Science electives
Semester 5
BOT*3410 [0.50] Plant Anatomy
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
0.50 Arts or Social Science electives
1.00 electives **
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 electives 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: Major Texts
POLS*1400 [0.50] Issues in Canadian Politics
PSYC*1100 [0.50] Principles of Behaviour
Electives**

  1. One of:

    BIOL*2060 [0.50] Ecology
    BOT*2050 [0.50] Plant Ecology
    CROP*2110 [0.50] Crop Ecology

  2. A minimum of 2.50 credits must be from the following list of preferred electives:

    BIOL*3300 [0.50] Applied Bioinformatics
    MBG*4300 [0.50] Plant Molecular Genetics
    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

  3. A minimum of 3.00 credits must be from the following list:

    BIOL*3050 [0.50] Mycology I
    CROP*3300 [0.50] Grain Crops
    CROP*3310 [0.50] Protein and Oilseed Crops
    CROP*3330 [0.50] Forage Crops: Science and Technology
    CROP*4240 [0.50] Weed Science
    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*3230 [0.50] Plant Propagation
    HORT*3260 [0.50] Woody Plants
    HORT*3340 [0.50] Culture of Plants
    HORT*4300 [0.50] Postharvest Physiology
    HORT*4420 [0.50] Fruit Crops
    IBIO*4500 [0.75] Research in Integrative Biology I
    IBIO*4510 [0.75] Research in Integrative Biology 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

  4. 1.50 Arts and Social Science electives.

  5. A minimum of 6.00 science credits must be completed at the 3000 and 4000 levels with a minimum 2.00 credits at the 4000 level.

Minor (Honours Program)

A minor in Plant Biology requires 5.00 credits in the Plant Biology program chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor. The courses will include:

BOT*3310 [0.50] Plant Growth and Development
BOT*4380 [0.50] Metabolism in the Whole Life of Plants
ENVB*2040 [0.50] Plant Health and the Environment
One of:
AGR*2470 [0.50] Introduction to Plant Agriculture
BOT*2100 [0.50] Life Strategies of Plants
One of:
BOT*3410 [0.50] Plant Anatomy
BOT*3710 [0.50] Classification and Morphology of Seed Plants
One of:
BIOL*2060 [0.50] Ecology
BOT*2050 [0.50] Plant Ecology
CROP*2110 [0.50] Crop Ecology

2.00 credits from list of preferred electives in PBIO Major.

 

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