Purdue University PURDUE AGRICULTURE
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Title

Environmental Plant Studies 

Degree Level

Bachelor of Science 

Minor Code

 

Advisor's Name

Peter B. Goldsbrough 

Advisor's Phone

(765) 494-4615 

Advisor's Email

gobotany@purdue.edu 

Information

Offered by the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, the Environmental Plant Studies option is especially appropriate for students who have a strong interest in environmental issues and wish to have a green plant emphasis to their program of study. The option provides a firm grounding in plant biology and at the same time focuses on present and impending environmental issues of the world. Students are encouraged to participate in the College of Agriculture's International Studies Minor. Environmental plant studies would be a good specialty for students interested in working for nature organization, herbaria, or environmental consulting firms and/or where bioremediation solutions are required.

Credit Hours

130 

Description

Freshman Year

First Semester

(0.5) AGR 10100 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture and Purdue University)

(0.5) AGR 11600 (Introduction to Botany and Plant Pathology Academic Programs)

(4) BTNY 21000 (Introduction to Plant Science)

(3) CHM 11100 (General Chemistry)

(4) ENGL 10600 (First-Year Composition)

(3) MA 22300 (Introductory Analysis I)

Total Credits: 15


Second Semester

(3) BTNY 30500 (Fundamentals of Plant Classification)

(3) CHM 11200 (General Chemistry)

(3) MA 22400 (Introductory Analysis II)

(3) Social science or humanities elective

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 15

Sophomore Year

Third Semester

(3) AGEC 21700 (Economics)

(4) CHM 25700 (Organic Chemistry)

(3) COM 11400 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)

(4) HORT 30100 (Plant Physiology)

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 17


Fourth Semester

(3) AGRY 25500 (Soil Science)

(3) AGRY 32000 (Genetics)

(1) AGRY 32100 (Genetics Laboratory)

(3) POL 22300 (Introduction to Environmental Policy)

(3) Directed elective

(3) International understanding elective

Total Credits: 16

Junior Year

Fifth Semester

(3) BCHM 30700 (Biochemistry)

(1) BCHM 30900 (Biochemistry Laboratory)

(3) PHIL 29000 (Environmental Ethics)

(3) Physics elective

(3) Social science or humanities elective

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 16


Sixth Semester

(3) BTNY 20700 (The Microbial World)

(3) BTNY 30200 (Plant Ecology)

(3) STAT 50300 (Statistical Methods for Biology)

(3) Directed elective

(3) Humanities elective

(3) Written or oral communication elective

Total Credits: 18

Senior Year

Seventh Semester

(3) AGEC 40600 (Natural Resource and Environmental Economics)

(3) ASM 33600 (Environmental Systems Management)

(4) BTNY 31600 (Plant Anatomy)

(3) BTNY 49800 (Research in Plant Science)

(3) Social science or humanities elective (30000+ level)

Total Credits: 16


Eighth Semester

(9) Directed electives

(3) Humanities elective

(5) Electives

Total Credits: 17

Additional Information

 

Department

BTNY 
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