Plant Science

Major/Minor/Specialisation !R01-AA-MAJ+1028 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus: 2011

Coordinator

Dr Andrew Drinnan
School of Botany

Contact

Email: and@unimelb.edu.au

Overview: A Plant Science major will provide the springboard for students in entering careers or research in all fields requiring a solid understanding of plants and their environments. Graduates will develop a comprehensive integrated knowledge of the biology of plants as well as both field and laboratory skills. This major will include knowledge from all aspects of plant biology from cells to ecosystems, by enabling students to complete an integrated subject on plant function in combination with a suite of specialist subjects in specific subdiscipline fields.
Objectives: The objective of the plant science major is to contribute to the academic preparation of graduates who embody the University of Melbourne graduate attributes, as well as additional attributes more specific to the Bachelor of Science.
Structure & Available Subjects: Completion of 50 points of study at Level 3.
Subject Options: Core subject
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Plus three electives selected from
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
January
12.50
December
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Summer Term, Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Science

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