Botany Course Descriptions

2114 GENERAL BOTANY

The major concepts of botany, illustrated by the living plant. With laboratory. (Prerequisite: BIOL 1404)

3213 PLANT DIVERSITY

Designed to familiarize students with plant terminology, family characteristics, identification skills, and distribution in Oklahoma, and to instill an appreciation for plant diversity and values. (Prerequisite: BOT 2114)

3814 PLANT MORPHOLOGY

Life cycles, structures, anatomy of representatives of plant kingdom. (Prerequisites: BOT 2114)

4212 APPLIED SYSTEMATIC BOTANY

Use of dichotomous keys, collection of plants for use as herbarium specimens, plant research utilizing knowledge of plant diversity and evolution, and development of an appreciation for plant values (Prerequisite: BOT 3213)

4214 SYSTEMATIC BOTANY

Classification and identification of local flowering plants, as herbarium preparation. With laboratory. (Prerequisites: BOT 2114)

4274 FOREST SYSTEMATICS

Identification, taxonomy, and distribution of trees, shrubs, and other important forest species of the United States. (Prerequisites: BOT 2114)

4844 ECOLOGICAL AND RANGE TECHNIQUES

An introduction to field techniques used by ecologist to construct biological inventories for most plant types. To support the measurement techniques used to inventory the vegetation, part of the course will be dedicated to the identification of the local flora and to some statistical techniques used in summarizing ecological data. (Prerequisite: BIOL 2114)

4960 DIRECTED READING

Individualized literature study selected in consultation with the professor. (Prerequisite: 20 hours of Biological Sciences and permission)

4970 SPECIAL STUDIES

Individualized project selected in consultation with the professor. (Prerequisite: 20 hours of Biological Sciences and permission)

4980 SEMINAR

Small group study of topics announced by department. (Prerequisite: 20 hours of Biological Sciences)

4990 RESEARCH

Independent investigation designed in consultation with the professor. (Prerequisite: 20 hours of Biological Sciences and permission)

5214 SYSTEMATIC BOTANY

Classification and identification of local flowering plants, plant collection. Special project required. With laboratory.

5920 PROBLEMS IN BOTANY

Independent study designed in consultation with the professor. (Prerequisite: 15 hours of biological science and permission)

5960 DIRECTED READINGS

Individualized literature study selected in consultation with the professor. (Prerequisite: 15 hours of biological science and permission)

5970 SPECIAL STUDIES

Individualized project selected in consultation with the professor. (Prerequisite: 15 hours of biological science and permission)

5980 SEMINAR

Small group study of topics announced by department. (Prerequisite: 15 hours of Biological Sciences and permission)

5990 RESEARCH

Independent investigation designed in consultation with the professor. Limited to a maximum of six credit hours. (Prerequisite: 20 hours of Biological Sciences and permission)