Botany & Plant Science

MODULE: Botany & Plant Science

Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 39 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.

DESCRIPTION:

This program is concerned with the function and structure of plants, algae and fungi, their ecology and evolution, classification, physiology, development and genetics. It covers topics in plant cell and tissues, biotechnology and genetic engineering in plants. It also reviews plant diseases and pathology; the bacterial, fungal and viral agents that cause them; and the way in which plant disease and epidemics are caused and are controlled.

Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).

Botany & Plant Science

Ecosystems

Plants Physiology

Plants Biology

Ecology

Plants Biodiversity

Mycology

Phycology

Agrostology

Dendrology

Plant Pathology

Agricultural Biotechnology

Plant Health Management

Academic Supervisor: María del Mar Sánchez Conde

More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.

This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.

* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.

* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.

* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.

* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.

* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.

* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.

BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.

Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

Botany & Plant Science

This course studies plants in various local habitats, including trees, shrubs, flowering plants, other green plants, lichens and fungi. It also provides an understanding of plant science principles.