Botany 4 (Honours)

A BSc degree majoring in Botany is required for acceptance into any fourth year level module. Students will be subjected to a selection process.
 

BOTV410 - Botanical techniques

The botanical techniques that students will be introduced to during the first term include:

• Biostatistics (parametric, non-parametric, multivariate analysis)
• Computer use (data management, reference retrieval, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero)
• Field environmental measures (physical factors, chemical factors, biotic comounds)
• Herbarium (Microsoft Access database, collection, curation, drying, literature)
• Microscopy (bright field, differential interference, phase contrast, fluorescence, scanning electron, transmission electron, image analysis)
• Philosophy of Science
• Photosynthesis (IRGA, O₂ evolution, PEA, PAM)
• Scientific writing (proposals, papers, posters, projects, popular articles)
• Surveying (dumpy level, GPS, theodolite)

BOTV420, BOTV430 & BOTV440 - Selected topics

Each of these three modules focus on aspects of a specialisation field selected by the student in consultation with the department.  The three selected topics must be in a single specialisation field.  Students may select from the following specialisation fields:

• Conservation Biology
• Ecology
• Environmental Management
• Marine Botany
• Plant Physiology
• Systematic Botany

Two special topics are offered as selected topics and may be taken with any field of specialisation field:

• Environmental Management Procedures (Term 3)
• Landscape Ecology and GIS (Term 4)

BOTV450 & BOTV460 - Research projects

Each of these two modules consist of a research project, the topic of which must be chosen in consultation with a member of staff who will act as a supervisor.  Students are required to work closely with the supervisor in the design, execution and presentation of the study.
 

BOTV470 - Oral examination