Graduate Program in BOTANY
The aims of a Ph.D. degree in Botany are to train the student to do original and significant research in the botanical sciences,
to develop the student's ability to expertly judge current research, and to provide experience and
training in the presentation and publication of scientific findings. The Department of Biology offers special opportunities
for research in plant cell and molecular biology, organismal plant biology, and plant systematics and evolution.
Association with other departments could emphasize various aspects of plant science, such as physiologicy, genetics,
pathology, horticulture, crops and forestry.
Botany Ph.D. students must demonstrate competence in their specific area of research and are expected
to develop proficiency in four of the following six areas: biochemistry/molecular biology, cell biology,
genetics, physiology, structure/development and systematics. In addition, the student should have a thorough
depth-of-knowledge of the organism or system used in the dissertation research. An M.S.
student must demonstrate competence in at least three of the above six areas at the time of final examination.
Course Descriptions
620. Field Systematic Botany (2-6). Credit 4.
Basic principles and concepts of seed plant systematics; procedures of identification, family recongition, terminology, nomenclature,
herbarium techniques, systems of classification and the taxonomic literature. Prerequisite: BOTN 201 or equivalent
or approval of instructor
635. Plant Molecular Biology. (3-0). Credit 3.
Molecular aspects of plant growth, development, reproduction and evolution, emphasizing the structure,
function, regulation interaction, and manipulation of plant genes; practical applications of
plant moelcular biology. Prerequisite: GENE 431.
636. Plant Cell Biology. (3-0). Credit 3.
Biogenesis, structure, function and interactions of plant cells during development, with
emphasis on current literature and experimental approaches. Prerequisite: BIOL 430 or 617 or permission of instructor.
681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1.
Detailed reports on specific topics in field chosen. Students may register in up to but no more than
three sections of this course.
685. Special Topics in.... Credit 1-4.
Selected topics in an identified area of botany.
691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester.
Research for thesis or dissertation.
Other related graduate courses offered by the Department of Biology that may be of
interest to botany students include BIOL 602 Transmission of Electron Microscopy, BIOL 617 Cell Biology, BIOL 672 Molecular Biology of Photosynthesis, and BIOL or MICR 689 Special Topics.
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Graduate Advising Office
Department of Biology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3258
E-mail: graduate@bio.tamu.edu
Phone: (979) 845-7755
Fax: (979) 845-2891
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