The Botany curriculum provides a broad background in the biology of plants, from the molecular to the organismic level. Students who major in Botany will take courses in ecology, genetics, physiology, taxonomy, evolution, cells and tissues, molecular biology, and biodiversity of plants.

What do you learn in general botany?

As a branch of biology, botany sometimes is referred to as plant science or plant biology. Botany includes a wide range of scientific subdisciplines that study the structure, growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, ecology and evolution of plants.

What is botany class in college?

Botany is the scientific study of the nearly 400,000 known species of plants, including their physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance. Students learn about plant diversity, structure, and function from the perspective of how plants are important to humans.