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Oklahoma State University
Plant Biology (PBIO) PBIO 1052 How Plants Shaped Our World (LN)
PBIO 3114 Plant Taxonomy Prerequisites: PBIO 1404 or equivalent. Description: Survey of vascular plant families in a phylogenetic framework, and the morphological characters that define them. Principles and practice of plant classification theory and methods. Lab focuses on the identification of species that comprise the Oklahoma flora. Previously offered as BOT 3114. Credit hours: 4 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 4 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Plant Biology Ecol & Evolution PBIO 3253 Environment and Society (N) Prerequisites: At least one college level science course strongly recommended. Description: The environmental impacts of human activities and population growth on the natural world, and possible solutions. Previously offered as BOT 3253. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Plant Biology Ecol & Evolution General Education and other Course Attributes: Natural Sciences PBIO 3263 Plants and People (N) Description: Study of how plant use has changed the course of world history. This includes the uses of plants and plant products for food and beverages, shelter, fiber, and medicinal and pharmaceutical purposes. Previously offered as BOT 3263. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Plant Biology Ecol & Evolution General Education and other Course Attributes: Natural Sciences PBIO 3273 Medical Botany (N) Description: 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. Previously offered as BOT 3273. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Plant Biology Ecol & Evolution General Education and other Course Attributes: Natural Sciences
Description: This course is an eclectic dive into the world of plants and their influence on human society. Students will experience the importance of plants in almost all societies in human history. From drugs to food to shelter to transport to birth, marriage and death, the role and importance of plants will be stressed and revealed. Credit hours: 2 Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Lab: 2 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Plant Biology Ecol & Evolution General Education and other Course Attributes: Scientific Investigation, Natural Sciences PBIO 1404 Plant Biology (LN) Description: Basic concepts in the biology of plants from the perspective of structure and function, ecology and evolution, and diversity. Students gain experience with the process of science by proposing hypotheses, designing and conducting experiments and interpreting data. Previously offered as BOT 1404, BIOL 1404, BIOL 1403, and BISC 1403. Credit hours: 4 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Lab: 2 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Plant Biology Ecol & Evolution General Education and other Course Attributes: Scientific Investigation, Natural Sciences PBIO 2890 Honors Experience in Plant Biology Prerequisites: Honors Program participation and concurrent enrollment in a designated BIOL or PBIO course. Description: A supplemental Honors experience in Plant Biology to partner concurrently with designated upper-division BIOL or PBIO course(s). The course adds a different intellectual dimension to the designated course. Same course as PBIO 3890. Credit hours: 1 Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Plant Biology Ecol & Evolution General Education and other Course Attributes: Honors Credit PBIO 3024 Plant Diversity Prerequisites: BOT 1404 or equivalent. Description: 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 humans and their environment. Previously offered as BOT 3024. Credit hours: 4 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Lab: 3 Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Plant Biology Ecol & Evolution
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