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Email:botany@hawaii.edu
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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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Undergraduate Program


The Bachelor of Science in Botany is designed for those students who plan a career in science with an emphasis on plants, especially those intending to do graduate studies. A full complement of basic courses in biology, chemistry, math, and physics is required in addition to botany courses.
The Bachelor of Arts in Botany 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.
The Bachelor of Science in Ethnobotany provides a unique learning environment in which biological and social science theories are integrated. Study in Ethnobotany will enable students to work in areas related to the conservation of biological and cultural diversity, work in natural health care businesses and practices, enter graduate school programs in Ethnobotany, Botany, Anthropology, and related fields or enter advanced medical training programs. (Link: Ethnobotany Program)
Student Learning Outcomes of Undergraduate Degrees
    Specific core discipline knowledge

  1. Students can define and describe the evolution, anatomy, morphology, systematics, genetics, physiology and ecology of plants.
  2. Describe the unique ecological and evolutionary features of the Hawaiian flora.


    3. Communication skills

  3. Students can identify and analyze scientific problems and environmental issues using oral and written communication skills.


    4. Problem solving and research skills

  4. Students can generate and test hypothesis, make observations, and collect data in the laboratory and in the field and analyze and interpret these results, derive conclusions, and report their findings.
  5. Demonstrate expertise in contemporary research methods.
  6. Describe how all scientific knowledge is continually developing and is dynamic; students can find new information and compare it with existing information.
A Minor in Botany is offered to students who want to enrich their undergraduate experience by pursuing interests in one or more of the following:
  • marine or terrestrial plant life in Hawai'i
  • ecology and resource management
  • modern technologies (molecular, physiological, or genetic methodology)
  • techniques of microscopy
  • ethnobotany
  • traditional fields such as classification, physiology, anatomy


Photo: Pelekunu, Moloka’i (D. Drake)
   
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