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University of Calgary Calendar 2017-2018 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Course Descriptions P Plant Biology PLBI
Plant Biology PLBI

Instruction offered by members of the Department of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Science.

Senior Courses
Plant Biology 327       Systematics and Diversity of Plants
The diversity, form and function of plants ranging from algae, bryophytes (non-vascular land plants) and psilophytes to the angiosperms. Examples chosen to understand the origin of land plants and their subsequent evolution leading to highly diversified flowering plants.
Course Hours:
3 units; H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 371 or 233.
Notes:
Enrolment in this course may be limited. See Program Details in the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar.        
Also known as:
(formerly Botany 327)     
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Plant Biology 401       Plant Biotechnology
The theory, application and history of plant biotechnology. Plant genome structure and the regulation of gene expression. Transcript, protein and metabolic profiling. Recombinant gene transfer into the plant genome. Biotechnological approaches to crop improvement, soil remediation and value-added traits.
Course Hours:
3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 331, 371 or 233 and one of Biochemistry 341 or 393.
Also known as:
(formerly Botany 401)
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Plant Biology 403       Plant Physiology
An integrative examination of the major physiological and metabolic processes in plants from the cellular to the whole-plant level. Emphasis on internal and external controls of growth and development; photosynthesis; nutrient assimilation; plant hormone metabolism and action; and stress physiology.
Course Hours:
3 units; H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 371 or 233 or any two of Biology 231, 241, and 243 and 57 units (9.5 full-course equivalents).
Notes:
Enrolment in this course may be limited. See Program Details in the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar.        
Also known as:
(formerly Botany 303) 
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Plant Biology 421       Plant Anatomy
The cell, tissue, and organ systems of vascular plants, with special reference to angiosperms, meristems, differentiation, and aspects of plant tissue development. An introduction to plant microtechnique. 
Course Hours:
3 units; H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 371 or 233.
Notes:
Enrolment in this course may be limited. See Program Details in the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar.        
Also known as:
(formerly Botany 321)
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Plant Biology 507       Special Problems in Plant Biology
Research or reading project that may include seminars, lectures, term papers and training in theoretical and/or laboratory methods.
Course Hours:
3 units; H(0-8) or H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents) and consent of the Department.
Notes:
Students completing a typical course sequence in their program would normally be eligible to enrol in their 3rd or 4th year. After consultation with a departmental faculty member who will supervise the chosen problem, a permission form obtained from the department office or website must be signed by the course supervisor before a student can register.
Also known as:
(formerly Botany 507)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Plant Biology 528       Independent Studies in Plant Biology
Original and independent thought, practical research and the completion of written and oral reports.
Course Hours:
6 units; F(0-8)
Prerequisite(s):
90 units (15 full-course equivalents) and consent of the Department.
Notes:
After consultation with a departmental faculty member who will supervise the chosen problem, a permission form obtained from the department office or website must be signed by the course supervisor before a student can register.
Also known as:
(formerly Botany 528)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Plant Biology 530       Honours Research Project in Plant Biology
Research project under the direction of one or more faculty members in the Department of Biological Sciences. Formal written and oral reports must be presented on completion of this course. Open only to Honours Botany students or Honours Biological Sciences students.
Course Hours:
6 units; F(0-8)
Prerequisite(s):
90 units (15 full-course equivalents) and consent of the Department.
Notes:
After consultation with a department faculty member who will supervise the chosen problem, a permission form obtained from the department office or website must be completed before a student can register.
Also known as:
(formerly Botany 530)    
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Plant Biology 541       Taxonomy of the Seed Plants
A study of plants in relation to classification, phylogeny, evolution and identification. Students are required to make a plant collection of fifty plant specimens for identification in the laboratory. It is recommended that the collection be made in the preceding summer.
Course Hours:
3 units; H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Botany 327 or Plant Biology 327.
Also known as:
(formerly Botany 541)     
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Plant Biology 543       Plant Cell and Developmental Biology
Physiology, biochemistry, molecular and cellular aspects of plant growth and development. Emphasis on the co-ordinated regulation of gene expression, cell-cell communication, and signalling during development. Discussion on the methods used to study development, such as mutants of Arabidopsis and other model systems.
Course Hours:
3 units; H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 331 and one of Botany 303 or 321 or Plant Biology 403 or 421.
Notes:
Enrolment in this course may be limited. See Program Details in the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar.           
Also known as:
(formerly Botany 543)   
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Graduate Courses

Enrolment in any graduate course requires consent of the Department. Only when appropriate to a student's program may graduate credit be received for courses numbered 500-599. 600-level courses are available with permission to undergraduate students in the final year of their programs.

Plant Biology 633       Current Topics in Plant Biology
Lectures, discussions and student seminars on topics of current interest in plant biology. Topics will include functional genomics, advances in forward and reverse genetics, hormone signaling, plant-microbe and plant-environment interactions.
Course Hours:
3 units; H(3-0)
Notes:
Senior undergraduate students in the Botany program are strongly encouraged to register in this course.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Plant Biology 645       Dynamic Aspects of Plant Ultrastructure
The ultrastructural and functional aspects of the cell, tissue, and organ systems of vascular plants. Analysis and interpretation of electron micrographs. Seminars on recent research development.
Course Hours:
3 units; H(3-2S)
Notes:
Offered during even-odd dated academic years.
Also known as:
(formerly Botany 645)
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Plant Biology 745       Plant Biology Microtechniques
Principles and practice of preparation of plant tissues for light microscope study. Plastic embedding techniques, histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, quantitative cytochemistry, fluorescence microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy and photomicroscopy are included.
Course Hours:
3 units; H(0-6)
Notes:
Offered during odd-even dated academic years.
Also known as:
(formerly Botany 745)    
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