Plant Science

Major/Minor/Specialisation !R01-AA-MAJ+1028 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus:	2010

Coordinator

Dr Andrew Drinnan
School of Botany

Contact

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:	.
Structure & Available Subjects:	Completion of 50 points of study at third year level
Subject Options:	Core subject Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: BOTA30003 Functional Plant Biology Semester 1 12.50 Plus three electives selected from Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: BOTA30006 Field Botany January 12.50 BOTA30002 Plant Systematics and Evolution Semester 1 12.50 BOTA30001 Marine Botany November 12.50 BOTA30004 Vegetation Management and Conservation Semester 2 12.50 BOTA30005 Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Semester 2 12.50 BOTA30007 Marine Phytoplankton of Australia November, December 12.50 SCIE30001 Science Research Project Summer Term, Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Science

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