Courses
The Department of Plant Biology is dedicated to exemplary education at all levels: undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education. The Department is committed to excellence in the classroom, in the laboratory, and in field courses. Because the Department transects all of biology, from molecules to ecosystems, faculty members participate in courses that cover the entire field of biology. These courses range from freshman seminars and introductory biology to molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, genomics, developmental biology, evolution, ecology, population biology, and bioinformatics.
The Department's commitment to exemplary education is well documented. Five
current faculty members have received the Horace T. Morse-Alumni Award for
Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education. Four faculty have received
the Stanley Dagley-Samuel Kirkwood Undergraduate Education Award, and Iris
Charvat is one of three CBS faculty to be honored with a John Tate Advising
Award.
View course descriptions and OneStop's class
schedule for
more information.
Courses currently being taught by Plant Biology faculty:
| Agronomy |
| Number |
Course Name |
Semester(s) |
| Agro 8231 |
Cytogenetics |
Fall |
 |
| Biology |
| Number |
Course Name |
Semester(s) |
| Biol 1001 |
Introductory Biology Evolutionary & Ecological Perspectives |
Spring |
| Biol 1905 |
Freshman Seminar: Topics differ each semester. |
Fall |
| Biol 2022 |
General Botany |
Fall/Spring |
| Biol 3002 |
Plant Biology: Function |
Spring |
| Biol 3005W |
Plant Function Laboratory |
Spring |
| Biol 3007W |
Plant Biology: Diversity and Adaptation |
Fall |
Biol 3409
Biol 5409 |
Evolution |
Fall |
| Biol 4003 |
Genetics (For Biology majors) |
Fall/Spring |
| Biol 4004 |
Cell Biology (For Biology majors) |
Fall/Spring |
| Bio
5485
| Introduction Bioinformatics |
Fall |
|
| Plant Biology |
| Number |
Course Name |
Semester(s) |
| PBio 1212 |
Plants & Society |
Not offered this year |
| PBio 4321 |
Minnesota Flora |
Fall |
| PBio 4511 |
Flowering Plant Diversity |
Not offered this year |
PBio
4601
|
Topics in Plant Biochemistry |
Spring |
| PBio
5301 |
Plant Genomics |
Fall |
| PBio 5412 |
Plant Physiology |
Fall |
| PBio
5514 |
Plant Molecular Biology |
Fall |
| PBio 5516/4516W |
Plant Cell Biology |
Spring |
| PBio 5960 |
Special Topics
Section 1 Itasca Orientation
Section 2 Molecular Ecological Genomics
|
Fall |
| PBio 5960 |
Special Topics
Section 1 PMGI
Section 2 Phylogenetic Analysis
|
Spring |
| Plant Biological Sciences Graduate Program (PBS)
Courses) |
| PBS 8081 |
Integrative Plant Biology Connecting Molecules to Ecosystems |
Fall |
| PBS 8123 |
Research Ethics in Plant and Environmntal Sciences |
Spring |
| PBS 8444 |
FTE Doctoral (register for this after completing the 24
thesis credits |
|
| PBS 8666 |
Predoctoral Thesis Credit |
|
| PBS 8777 |
Maters Thesis |
|
| PBS 8888 |
Doctoral Thesis (register for these two semesters after
passing the prelim oral exam |
|
| PBS 8900 |
Section 001 PBS Colloquium |
|
| |
Section 003 Graduate Student Seminar |
|
| PBS 8901 |
Preparation of Research Proposal |
Fall |
| PBS 8910 |
Journal Club |
|
| PBS 8993 |
Directed Studies |
|
| PBS 8994 |
Directed Research |
|
| |
|
|
| PBS 8910 |
Journal Club |
Fall/Spring |
|
| GCD |
| Number |
Course Name |
Semester(s) |
| GCD 4025 |
Cell Biology Lab |
Spring |
|
|
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