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Botany Department
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
3190 Maile Way, Room 101
Honolulu, HI 96822

Dept. Chair:
Dr. Alison Sherwood
Graduate Program Chair:
Dr. Alison Sherwood

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Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts



 

The BA program is a liberal arts degree with an emphasis on understanding modern concepts in plant sciences, particularly related to the role of botany in society and the uniqueness of the ecology of Hawai'i. The BA degree provides students flexibility to pursue a broad liberal arts education, and still gain a sound foundation in botany with an area of particular interest. Courses are available in conservation, ecology, ethnobotany, molecular evolution, physiology, structural botany, systematics, and selected faculty research specialties. The courses applied toward the botany major may be selected with the student's interest area in mind. (Students planning a career in science and those intending to pursue graduate studies should consider our BS Program)

Click here for a PDF of the BA Program requirements.

Required seminars in Botany:

  • BOT 100 Freshman Seminar
  • BOT 200 Sophomore Seminar
  • BOT 300 Junior Seminar
  • BOT 400 Senior Seminar

Required courses in Botany & Biology:

  • BOT 101 General Botany
  • BOT 101L General Botany Lab
  • BOT 201 Plant Evolutionary Diversity
  • BOT 201L Plant Evolutionary Diversity Lab
  • BOT 202 Plant Ecology in the Hawaiian Islands
  • BOT 202L Plant Ecology in the Hawaiian Islands Lab
  • BOT 203 Field Botany
  • BOT 301 Plant Conservation Biology
  • BOT 301L Plant Conservation Biology Lab
  • BOT 302 Grant Writing Seminar
  • BOT 420 Functional Form of Plants
  • BOT 462 Plant Evolution

  • BIOL 171 Introduction to Biology
  • BIOL 171L Introduction to Biology Lab
  • BIOL 275 Cell and Molecular Biology
  • BIOL 275L Cell and Molecular Biology Lab
  • BIOL 375 Concepts of Genetics
  • BIOL 375L Concepts of Genetics Lab

Elective courses in Botany (minimum of 10 credits):

Two of:

  • BOT 401 Teaching Internship
  • BOT 450 Natural History of Hawaiian Islands
  • BOT 499 Advanced Directed Research

One of:

  • BOT 430+430L Mycology + Mycology Lab
  • BOT 461+461L Systematics of Vascular Plants + Lab
  • BOT 480 Algal Diversity and Evolution

One of:

  • BOT 350 Resource Management & Conserv. In HI
  • BOT 430+430L Mycology + Mycology Lab
  • BOT 444 Ethnoecology and Conservation
  • BOT 453 Plant Ecology & Environmental Measurement
  • BOT 454 Vegetation Ecology
  • BOT 456 Plant-Animal Interactions
  • BOT 461+461L Systematics of Vascular Plants + Lab
  • BOT 480 Algal Diversity and Evolution

Other required courses:

  • CHEM 161/161L General Chemistry I + Lab
  • CHEM 162/162L General Chemistry II + Lab
  • CHEM 272/272L Organic Chemistry I + Lab
  • PHYS 100/100L Survey of Physics + Lab
  • MATH 100 Survey of Mathematics


Prospective majors should consult the department promptly so as to design a curriculum that satisfies these requirements.

dvising Note: Recent changes in the BA curriculum may not be reflected in the current General and Graduate Information Catalog. Questions??? Contact Tom Ranker, Botany Undergraduate Advisor, 101 St. John, 956-3940, asherwoo@hawaii.edu.

 
 
 
See also:

Bachelor of Science Program

Botany Minor