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    Dr. Thomas E. Brady, Dean
    Dr. Pablo Arenaz, Associate Dean
    Dr. E. Alan Dean, Assistant Dean

    Bell Hall, Room 100
    Phone: (915) 747-5536
    Fax: (915) 747-6807

  • Biological Sciences
    Web site at:http://www.utep.edu/biology/

    1.- Department Information
    2.- Baccalaureate Degrees
    3.- Biology (BIOL) Courses
    4.- Botany (BOT) Courses
    5.- Microbiology (MICR) Courses
    6.- Zoology (ZOOL) Courses

    4.- Botany (BOT) Courses

    Lower-Division Courses

    4210 General Botany (3-3) (Common Course Number BIOL 1411)

      A general introduction to the diversity of eukaryotic autotrophs. The structure, growth, physiology, and importance of the flowering plants as the dominant land plants will be emphasized. Prerequisites: BIOL 3105-1107 and MATH 4109. MATH 4109 may be taken concurrently with BOT 4210. Laboratory fee required.
    Upper-Division Courses--All required lower-division courses in the major must be completed with a "C" or better in order to enroll in upper-division courses in the major. Some upper-division courses may be applied toward graduate degrees; consult the Graduate Studies Catalog for the listing of these courses.

    3330 Comparative Plant Morphology (3-0)

      Life histories, phylogenetic relationships of vascular and non-vascular plants. Prerequisite: BOT 4210.
    3332 Economic Botany (3-0)
      Origin and utilization of plants important to humans, with emphasis on nutritional aspects. Prerequisite: BOT 4210.
    3340 Plant Physiology (3-0)
      Plant function at the tissue, cell, and molecular level. Prerequisite: BOT 4210.
    4337 Plant Taxonomy (2-4)
      Characteristics, classification, and phylogenetic studies of native and ornamental vegetation. Prerequisite: BOT 4210. Laboratory fee required.

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