An asterisk (*) following the four-digit number indicates the course is approved for graduate credit.
Graduate College
Botany (BOT)
BOT 1404
(N)Plant Biology
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1114. Morphology and anatomy of plants. Plant functioning: photosynthesis, water relations, translocation, hormonal regulation, and photoperiodism. Survey of the plant divisions, algae and fungi.
BOT 3005
Field Botany
Lab 6. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1114 or equivalent. Botanical field techniques, the vegetation of North America, and the flora of Oklahoma. Terminology of description, use of taxonomic keys, techniques of specimen preservation, field recognition of plant taxa and communities and controlling ecological factors, economic and wildlife significance of dominant taxa, principles of classification + and nomenclature. Four weekend field trips required.
BOT 3013*
Biological Microtechnique
Lab 3. Prerequisite(s): 1404 or ZOOL 1604. Techniques for preparation of biological materials for microscopic examination.
BOT 3024*
Plant Diversity
Lab 4. Prerequisite(s): 1404. Forms and life histories of selected plants with emphasis on some of the less familiar forms. The diversity of plant forms as well as basic similarities in life histories; importance of each form to man and his environment. Field trips required.
BOT 3114*
Plant Taxonomy
Lab 4. Prerequisite(s): 1404 or equivalent. Vocabulary and concepts of plant taxonomy: terminology, keys, nomenclature, documentation, classification, and biosystematics. Emphasis on angiosperm flora of Oklahoma. Field trips required.
BOT 3233*
Plant Anatomy
Lab 3. Prerequisite(s): 1404. Structure of cells, tissues and organs of plants. Consideration of structure as related to ontogeny, phylogeny and function.
BOT 3253
(N)Environment and Society
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1114 or equivalent strongly recommended. The impact of human activities and population growth on the natural world. Analysis of the potential of technological and societal changes to have an impact on the environment. For the nonbiology major.
BOT 3263
(N)Plants and People
Types of plants, form and function, history of uses of plants and plant products for food and beverages, fiber, medicinal purposes, and in people's surroundings. For the nonbiology major.
BOT 3273
Plants and Human Health
Study of plants as a source of medicines, psychoactive compounds and poisons. These topics will be explored in the context of modern western medicine as well as traditional health systems and complementary alternative medicine.
BOT 3462
Plant Physiology Laboratory
Lab 4. Prerequisite(s): 3463 or concurrent enrollment. Skills in techniques for working with plants, experiments involving nutrition, respiration, photosynthesis, water relations, translocation, hormones, growth and development.
BOT 3463*
Plant Physiology
Prerequisite(s): 1404. Plant subcellular structure, water relations, water absorption and ascent of sap, translocation, gaseous exchange, nutrition, enzymes, respiration, photosynthesis, growth, development, reproduction, tropisms, hormones, dormancy and seed germination.
BOT 3553
Fungi: Myths and More
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1114. Explores the impact of fungi on beliefs, culture and society via the colorful folklore and myths on fungi and their role in the environment and human affairs, including diseases of plants, animals and humans exemplified by the Great Bengal famine of 1943, The Irish potato famine, 1840’s and the Salem witch trials 1692. Laboratory instruction on use of microscopes, mushroom identification, mechanisms of dispersal, and genetic recombination. (Same course as PLP 3553)
BOT 4023
Community Ecology
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 3034 or equivalent. Plant and animal communities, community theory, the role of competition, predation, and demography in structuring plant and animal communities, succession, current controversies in ecology, with emphasis on the primary literature. No credit for students in 5023.
BOT 4123*
Ethnobotany
Prerequisite(s): One course from 1404 or ZOOL 1604, HORT 1013, 3024, PLNT 1213, or consent of instructor. Uses of plants by past and present cultures for food, fiber, and medicinal purposes. The role of plants in traditional rituals and religious practices.
BOT 4214
Botanical Limnology
Lab 3. Prerequisite(s): 1404 or equivalent strongly recommended. Taxonomy, ecology, and physiology of freshwater algae and vascular aquatic plants, with special reference to their role in overall limnological dynamics. Field trips required. No credit for students with credit in 5214.
BOT 4400
Undergraduate Research
1-3 credits, max 9. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Undergraduate research problems in botany.
BOT 4423
Plant Mineral Nutrition
Prerequisite(s): 3463 or equivalent. Uptake, translocation, metabolism, and biochemical function of mineral nutrients in higher plants. No credit for students with credit in 5423.
BOT 4993
Senior Honors Thesis
Prerequisite(s): Departmental invitation, senior standing, Honors Program participation. A research project under the direction of a faculty member resulting in a written report to be judged by a second faculty member as well. An oral presentation made at a departmental seminar. Required for graduation with departmental honors in botany.
BOT 5000*
Research
1-6 credits, max 6. Research for the MS degree.
BOT 5023*
Community Ecology
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 3034 or equivalent. Plant and animal communities, community theory, the role of competition, predation, and demography in structuring plant and animal communities, succession, current controversies in ecology, with emphasis on the primary literature. No credit for students with credit in 4023.
BOT 5104*
Mycology
Lab 4. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. A systematic study of the fungi, with emphasis on taxonomy, comparative morphology, and fungal biology. Taught in the Department of Plant Pathology. (Same course as PLP 5104*)
BOT 5110*
Problems in Botany
1-5 credits, max 12. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Special studies in any area of botany.
BOT 5214*
Botanical Limnology
Lab 3. Prerequisite(s): 1404 or equivalent strongly recommended. Taxonomy, ecology and physiology of freshwater algae and vascular aquatic plants, with special reference to their role in overall limnological dynamics. Field trips required. No credit for students with credit in 4214.
BOT 5423*
Plant Mineral Nutrition
Prerequisite(s): 3463 or equivalent. Uptake, translocation, metabolism, and biochemical function of mineral nutrients in higher plants. No credit for students with credit in 4423.
BOT 5533*
Multivariate Methods in Community Ecology
Prerequisite(s): 5023 or BIOL 3034 or other equivalent course work in ecology recommended. Basic knowledge of statistics desirable. Methods used by ecologists to analyze community data and community patterns, including ordination and modern regression techniques. One weekend field trip required.
BOT 5753*
Physiology of Plant Growth and Development
Prerequisite(s): 3463 or equivalent. Molecular mechanisms of growth and development, subcellular organization and function, plant hormones, photomorphogenesis, germination and dormancy, senescence and abscission, plant rhythms. Application of physiological principles to agriculture.
BOT 5813*
Plant Developmental Genetics
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 3023 or equivalent. Discussion of morphogenesis, embryogenesis, gametogenesis, and the regulation of gene expression during plant development. Emphasis on recent genetic, experimental, and molecular studies of development in higher plants.
BOT 5850*
Botany Seminar
1 credit, max 6. Required of senior and graduate majors.
BOT 6000*
Research
1-15 credits, max 60. Independent research for the doctoral dissertation.
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