Plants are the primary producers that supply energy to all ecosystems. Fungi are important as parasites and, in their r le as decomposers, recycle nutrients. Botanists examine plants at all levels from molecular to landscape and their findings are applied in agriculture, forestry, medicine, conservation of biodiversity and environmental studies.
Opportunities exist in many botany courses for laboratory and field projects.
The department fosters an informal atmosphere and free interaction between faculty and students. Prerequisite Information Students are responsible for all prerequisites and corequisites of the courses required or selected in all programs below. If listed as prerequisite for any Botany course, 071.125 may be waived under special circumstances at the discretion of the department head. This waiver applies in all Botany programs. Students who qualify should contact the department head to arrange for substitutions for 071.125 .