Botany (UBRM) (in Eng.)

English title:

Botany (UBRM)

Course ID:

831123

ECTS credits:

3,0

Title in native language:
Botany (UBRM) (in Eng.)

Term Semester:

Autumn/Winter

Instruction language(s):

English

Course content:

The „success story” of plants: core topics of botany, against the background of outcomes of evolutionary biology.

Starting off with the structural foundations of life, basic knowledge on cell biology, tissue structures, and structure/functionality of organs is imparted in the bottom-up lecture blocks. Subsequently, reproductive mechanisms and strategies of plant organisms are presented. Finally, basics of ecophysiology – the mutual relationship of plants and their environments – are discussed.
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Expected previous knowledge:

none

Learning outcomes:

After successful completion of the course, the students know the most important basics of botany, and are able to describe the general structure of vascular plants. They are able to connect structural details with ecological phenomena and evolutionary trends, and to name plants’ demands towards their environment, and some of their most important survival strategies.
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Exam method:

Final written exam with single choice and open question. In addition, during the semester points can be collected by completing tasks or answering questions.

Details URL:

https://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/wbLv.wbShowLVDetail?pStpSpNr=294055

Scheduled dates:

http://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/te_ortzeit.liste?corg=15683&clvnr=294055

Curriculum URL:

http://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/wbLv.wbShowStellungInStp?pStpSpNr=294055