2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog
Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology
This interdisciplinary minor is co-sponsored and coordinated by the departments of Agronomy, Environmental Horticulture, Horticultural Sciences, Plant Pathology, and Microbiology and Cell Science. It is particularly appropriate for students majoring in horticultural science, microbiology and cell science, and plant science, although it is available to students in other majors.
The minor offers academic training and hands-on experience in current laboratory techniques. Students prepare for graduate school or lab positions in plant biotechnology.
Prerequisites
| CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| BOT 2011C Plant Diversity (4) or BSC 2011 and 2011L Biology 2 and Lab | 4 |
Required Core Courses
| HOS 3305 Intro to Plant Molecular Biology | 3 |
| HOS 4313C Lab Methods in Plant Molecular Biology | 2 |
Physiology Requirement: select one
| BOT 3503 Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants | 3 |
| HOS 4304 Horticultural Physiology | 3 |
Biochemistry Requirement: select one
| BCH 4024 Intro to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| CHM 4207 Intro to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BCH 3025 Fundamentals of Biochemistry | 4 |
Genetics Requirement: select one
| AGR 3303 Genetics | 3 |
| PCB 3063 Genetics | 3 |
| PCB 4522 Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| MCB 4303 Genetics of Microorganisms | 3 |
General Electives: select one
| MCB 5303L Microbial Genetics and Biotechnology | 2 |
| MCB 3020 Basic Biology of Microorganisms | 3 |
| PLS 4242 Micropropagation of Horticultural Crops | 4 |
| XXX 4905 Individual Studies in PMCB* | 3-5 |
* Individual studies courses are registered by the department prefix appropriate to the student’s major.