Instruction offered by members of the Department of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Science.
Department Head - J.I. Goldberg
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Botany
303
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Introduction to Plant Physiology
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Basic principles of plant physiology, with an emphasis on how environmental factors influence plant growth and development. Topics include: external and internal controls of germination; growth; tropisms; reproduction; senescence; plant hormone physiology; phloem and xylem transport; the role of phytochrome; and stress physiology.
Course Hours:
H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 231 and 233.
Notes:
Enrolment in this course may be limited. See Program Details in the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar.
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Botany
309
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Plants and People
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A review of the structure and function of plants. A survey of the nature of people's basic food plants and an overview of agricultural and forestry practices. Plant improvement by traditional and modern methods, and plant propagation.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 205 or 231.
Notes:
Not open for credit to Honours, Majors and Minors in the Department of Biological Sciences or to Natural Sciences program students with a Concentration in Biological Sciences.
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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:
H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 231 and 233.
Notes:
Enrolment in this course may be limited. See Program Details in the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar.
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Botany
327
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Morphology and Taxonomy of Plants
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The morphology of plants ranging from algae, bryophytes (non-vascular land plants), the primitive 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:
H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 231 and 233.
Notes:
Enrolment in this course may be limited. See Program Details in the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar.
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Botany
441
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Taxonomy of the Seed Plants
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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:
H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Botany 327.
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Botany
501
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Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
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Organization of the plant genome. Plant gene structure. Comparisons between plant and animal genomes. The chloroplast genome and its expression. Coordination of chloroplast-nuclear gene expression. Regulation of plant gene expression by light, temperature and chemical stimuli. Molecular basis of plant hormone action. Tissue and organ specific gene expression. Plant transposable elements. Plant viruses. Plant genetic engineering. Gene transfer in plants. Plant DNA vectors. Plant genetic transformation and its uses in plant physiology, biochemistry and applied biotechnology.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Biochemistry 341 or 393; Biology 233 and 331.
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Botany
507
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Special Problems in Botany
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Lectures, seminars, term papers and training in theoretical and/or laboratory methods.
Course Hours:
H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Successful completion of at least 9 full- course equivalents and consent of the department.
Notes:
Students completing a typical course sequence in their program would normally be eligible to enroll 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.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Botany
528
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Independent Studies in Botany
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Original and independent thought, practical research and the completion of written and oral reports.
Course Hours:
F(0-6)
Prerequisite(s):
Completion of at least 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.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Botany
530
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Honours Research Project in Botany
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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:
F(0-8)
Prerequisite(s):
Completion of at least 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.
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Botany
543
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Plant Developmental Biology
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Physiology, biochemistry, molecular and cellular aspects of plant growth and development. Emphasis on the coordinated 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:
H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Biology 331 and Botany 303 or 403 or 503.
Notes:
Offered in odd-even dated academic years. Enrolment in this course may be limited. See Program Details in the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar.
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Graduate Courses
Enrolment in any graduate course requires consent of the Department. Only where 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.
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Botany
633
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Current Topics in Plant Biology
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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:
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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Botany
645
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Dynamic Aspects of Plant Ultrastructure
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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:
H(3-2S)
Notes:
Offered in even-odd dated academic years.
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Botany
745
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Botanical Microtechniques
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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:
H(0-6)
Notes:
Offered in odd-even dated academic years.
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