College of Science 561 Botany Minor Botany (Minor/BIS) • Grade Requirements: An overall GPA of 2.00 in all courses used toward the minor. • Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum 19 credit hours in Botany courses. Course Requirements for Minor/BIS Botany Courses Required (12 credit hours) • BTNY 2104 - Plant Form and Function Credits: (4) • BTNY 2114 - Evolutionary Survey of Plants Credits: (4) • BTNY 2303 - Ethnobotany Credits: (3) • BTNY 2600 - Laboratory Safety Credits: (l) Botany Electives Select at least two approved upper division Botany courses for a minimum of 7 credit hours. Botany Departmental Honors Please see weber.edu/honors/contracts.html for a list of current Departmental Honors contracts and Departmental Honors Advisors. For additional information about the Honors Program, please refer to the Honors Program section of the WSU Catalog. Course Descriptions - BTNY Department of Botany BTNY 1203 LS - Plant Biology Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] Summer [Online] An introductory course for non-majors that emphasizes unique features of plant biology. Included are discussions on: the origins of life; important plants of the world and their habitats; plant diversity, structure, function, and reproduction; plants and environmental science; plants that changed history; practical botany; and botany as a science. Three lecture/demonstration hours per week. BTNY 1303 LS - Plants in Human Affairs Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] Summer [Online] This class provides a general introduction to the importance and function of plants in human affairs. It includes an overview of science as a way of knowing, plant forms and functions, plant reproduction, and use of economically and sociologically important plants. Flowering and non-flowering plants and products such as fruits, forages, grains, medicines, herbs and spices, textile fibers, lumber, algae, and foliage plants are studied. Ecological concepts as they relate to the growth and production of world food crops will also be included. The course has a strong emphasis on the historical development of exploitation of certain plants and the role plants played in exploration and international development. This class cannot be used to fulfill requirements for a Botany major or minor. Three hours of lecture per week. BTNY 1370 LS - Principles of Life Science Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] A survey course for elementary education majors. Course content includes cells, cell chemistry, genetics, plant and animal anatomy, plant and animal classification, physiology, immune systems, evolution, and ecology. Unifying concepts of all living things will be emphasized. Recommended for students intending to major in elementary education. This class cannot be used to fulfull requirements for a Botany major or minor. Two hours of lecture and one 3-hour laboratory per week. BTNY 1403 LS - Environment Appreciation Credits: (3-4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [lst Blk] Development of awareness of the consequences of the impact of modern science through technology upon our environments and how we respond to issues related to threats to our biological life-support system. A definition of a quality environment is developed, with student input, and an analysis of the existing quality of our environment is made in light of this definition which challenges our collective wisdom to identify those things which we do well and to prescribe remedies for shortcomings. This course can be taken for 3 or 4 credits with the fourth credit based on a major research paper or project on an environmental issue. This class cannot be repeated for upper division credit (BTNY 3403). Three hours of lecture per week. BTNY 2104 - Plant Form and Function Credits: (4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] A study of the structure, function, and reproduction of seed plants. The role of plants in making life on earth possible is an important theme. This course is designed for science majors and is a prerequisite for selected upper division Botany courses. Two hours of lecture and two 2-hour labs per week. Botany majors are advised to take BTNY 2121 prior to or concurrently with this course. BTNY 2114 - Evolutionary Survey of Plants Credits: (4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] A study of the diversity, ecology, and reproduction of plants in the context of the evolution of life on earth. The role of plants in making life on earth possible is an important theme. This course is designed for science majors and is a prerequisite for Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog