A study of the evolution, ecology, anatomy, morphology, physiology, biochemistry, classification and life cycles of plants. The course emphasizes the importance of plants to individuals and society.
Laboratory provides experience studying living specimens in an active learning mode.
Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Provide the intellectual framework for integration of plant oriented concepts into the domestic and professional lives of students. This course is designed to promote learning about the science of botany through an active learning process. Lectures and laboratory will emphasize Criteria 1 and 3. Student projects and experiments will promote student engagement in and responsibility for learning.