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Undergraduate Program in Genetics and Plant Biology

Major in Genetics & Plant Biology

The Department's undergraduate program in Genetics and Plant Biology emphasizes the study of plants from the molecular genetic to the organismal levels. Lower division courses provide a foundation in biological and physical sciences as preparation for upper division study. Most courses offer laboratory classes that focus further on the subject matter and introduce students to the latest techniques in genetics and plant biology.

The Genetics and Plant Biology major is very flexible. It mimics the requirements for Med-School and other health science professional schools while also preparing you for graduate school in a number of fields. And if you want to work right after school, you'll find the opportunities to work in a laboratory and the challenging courses will be invaluable on your resume. The major also allows you plenty of unit room (25-28) to take courses from all over campus that interest you. So if you have interest in English or Music or Economics or Languages or even another science program, the Genetics and Plant Biology major and its advisers encourage you to pursue the diverse education you desire. Many of our students also study abroad for a semester and even a year (with good planning). No matter what you want to do or how you want to do it, we'll work with you to make it happen.

For information on the major email Trey Patridge, or call him at (510) 642-1986, or stop by his office in Koshland 111C.

Undergraduate Faculty Advisor: Norman Terry
 

Research Opportunities

The Department offers research opportunities in departmental research laboratories to qualified undergraduate students, as Honors Research (PMB H196) or Supervised Independent Study and Research (PMB99 and PMB199).

PMB H196 seeks to introduce highly motivated, high achieving undergraduate students to original research in Department laboratories to provide qualifications to significantly enhance students' training and career development. Students could receive credit under PB H196 for such work. Students may apply up to 12 units toward graduation and up to 4 units to upper division major elective requirements (a one-unit credit per semester requires a three-hour involvement per week in a research laboratory). Upon successful completion of the honors program, students will receive Honors in General Scholarship at Graduation with the Bachelor's Degree. See the CNR website for more information.

PMB99 and PMB199 also seek to introduce undergraduate students to original research and to provide qualifications that will significantly enhance students' training and career development. Students could receive credit under PB199 for such involvement, and may apply up to 12 such units toward graduation and up to 4 units to upper division major elective requirements (a one-unit credit per semester requires a three-hour involvement per week in a research laboratory).
Dr. Lemaux and Dr.Wan in PGEC greenhouse

Dr. Peggy Lemaux and post-doctoral fellow Yuechun Wan examine genetically engineered barley in the USDA Plant Gene Expression Center greenhouse.
 
 
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Requirements - Genetics and Plant Biology Major

Students must take all major requirements for a letter grade, attaining at least C- grade. For more information, see the Major Handbook or the Major Snapshot.

Please see Courses for additional information.

Lower Division Units:
English, Rhetoric, or Comparative Literature (R1A and R1B)
8
Additional humanities and social science courses
no more than 6 units of foreign language)
15
Chemistry 1A, 3A, 3AL, 3B and 3BL
14
Mathematics 16A-16B (or 1A-1B)
6
Biology 1A, 1AL, 1B
9
Physics 8A (Physics 8B Recommended)
4
Engineering 77; Statistics 2, 20, or 131A; CS 3; or Public Health 142A
3
Upper Division Core Requirements:
Plant Morphology: PMB 107/L
4
Physiology & Biochemistry of Plants: PMB 135/L
4
Plant Molecular Genetics: PMB 160/L
4
Cellular & Developmental Plant Biology: PMB150/L
4
Upper Division Science Electives:
(Choose at least 5 courses totaling at least 15 units from the following list)
Diversity of Plants and Fungi: PMB C102/Lab
4
Bacterial Pathogenesis: PMB C103
4
Biology of Fungi: PMB 110/Lab
4
General Microbiology: PMB C112
4
California Mushrooms: PMB 113
2
Comparitive Virology: PMB C114
4
Biology of Algae: PMB 120/Lab
3 or 4
Chromosome Biology/Cytogenetics: PMB C134
3
Genomics: PMB C145
4
Computational Biology and Genomics: PMB C146
4
Microbial Genomics and Genetics: PMB C148
3
Plant Biotechnology: PMB 170
3
Environmental Plant Biology: PMB 180
2
Techniques in Light Microscopy: PMB 298
2
Intro to Protein Informatics: BioEng 144
4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: MCB 102
4
Cell Biology: MCB 130
4
General Genetics: MCB 142 or MCB 140
4
California Plant Life: IB 102/Lab
4
Medical Ethnobotany: IB 117/Lab
2 or 4
Plant Physiological Ecology: IB 151/Lab
3 or 4
Plant Population and Community Ecology: IB 154/Lab
3 or 5
Ecological Genetics: IB 162
2
Systematics of Vascular Plants: IB 168/Lab
4
Honors Research: PMB H196
1-4
Undergraduate Research: PMB 199
1-4
Total units required
120


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