Evaluation of the impact of plants on the aesthetic, cultural, social, medical, and religious lives of peoples of the world. Plant Biology and Biological Science majors will not receive credit for PBIO 1060 as part of program distribution requirements.
Designed to introduce new Plant Biology majors to the department and the discipline through a variety of in person experiences and hands-on activities featuring the range of plant biology resources and research at UVM. Helps students build connections to the plant biology community, demystify the college experience, and navigate the major. Prerequisite: Plant Biology major.
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Collection and identification of ferns and flowering plants; survey of prominent Vermont plant families; plant nomenclature, classification, and phylogeny; species concepts and speciation; floral function. Prerequisites: PBIO 1040 or BIOL 1450 or BCOR 1450 or BCOR 1425 or Instructor permission.
Introduction to the causes of agricultural and forest plant diseases including examination of the relationship of the plant, pathogen, and environment in disease development and disease management. Prerequisites: PBIO 1040, or BIOL 1400 and BIOL 1450, or BCOR 1400 and BCOR 1450, or BCOR 1425, or Instructor permission. Cross-listed with: PSS 2170.
Collect, identify and study major fungal groups, especially basidiomycetes (mushrooms, rusts and smuts), ascomycetes (cup fungi, yeasts and mildews), and affiliated taxa. Extensive field and lab work, with thematic lectures. Prerequisite: PBIO 1040 or BIOL 1450 or BCOR 1450 or BCOR 1425 or Instructor permission.
Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisites: Department permission.
Focuses on reading, writing and discussing the primary scientific literature in the field of invasion biology. Invasion biology draws from many different scientific disciplines, including genetics, evolution, population, community and ecosystem ecology. Students will have the opportunity to pursue one of these areas in depth through the preparation of a research paper. Credit not awarded for both PBIO 3220 and PBIO 5220. Prerequisite: BCOR 2100 or NR 2030.
On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Undergraduate student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisite: Department permission.
College honors thesis or other department/program honors, under the supervision of a faculty member. Offered at department discretion.
Presentations of personal research by faculty, Graduate students, and outside guest speakers. Attendance required of Plant Biology Graduate students and Seniors in botanical research programs. Without credit.
Landscape analysis; planning and designing field projects; integrated problem solving. Prerequisite: Field Naturalist student.
From bedrock geology to experimental design, conservation science to public communications, prepares students for the varied challenges that field naturalists encounter. Consists of field exercises in natural areas and farmscapes around northwestern Vermont and discussions featuring a diversity of pieces written by naturalists, field scientists, and environmental thinkers. Prerequisite: Field Naturalist Graduate student or Instructor permission.
Writing seminar that focuses on close observation of the natural world and interpreting scientific findings for public audiences. Includes preparation of an animal encounter and science brief, as well as reading of published natural history and ecology essays. Prerequisite: Field Naturalist Program Graduate student.
Writing seminar on interviews, opinion writing, feature stories, and effective scientific storytelling. Students conduct interviews, investigate scientific stories of general interest, and write public-facing articles. Prerequisites: PBIO 6330; Field Naturalist Program Graduate student.
Research for the Master's Thesis. Credit as arranged.
Final project under the direction of a graduate faculty mentor. Credit as arranged.
Identification of flowering plants and ferns; survey of prominent Vermont plant families; natural communities, ecological determinants of plant distribution, especially soils; preparation of herbarium specimens. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission.
Research for the Doctoral Dissertation. Credit as arranged.