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Inactive: Plant Biological Sciences (PBS) Courses
Academic Unit: Plant Biology
- PBS 8081 - Integrative Plant Biology: Connecting Molecules to Ecosystems
- (3 cr; Prereq-Plant biological sciences grad student or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8081 until 08-SEP-20, was PBIO 8081 until 06-SEP-05
- Fundamental questions in plant/fungal biology. Research approaches. Students read/evaluate primary literature. Critical analysis, written summaries, oral presentations. Research in plant/fungal biology, ranging from molecular to ecosystem levels.
- PBS 8082 - Current Topics in Plant Biology: Structure-Evolution-Ecology (Topics course)
- (1 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Every Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8082 until 16-JAN-18, was PBIO 8082 until 06-SEP-05
- Background information and review of selected current literature. For first-year students in plant biological sciences and other biological science graduate programs.
- PBS 8123 - Research Ethics in the Plant and Environmental Sciences
- (.5 cr; Prereq-Grad student in [applied plant sciences or plant pathology or plant biological sciences or soil science]; S-N or Audit; offered Every Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8123 until 16-JAN-18, was PBIO 8123 until 06-SEP-05
- History/values relating to research/scholarship. Social responsibility/reporting misconduct. Authorship plagiarism. Peer review. Copyright/intellectual property. Conflicts of interest. Research data management. Fiscal responsibility/management. Environmental health/safety. Research involving humans/animals. Mentorship presentations by faculty and invited speakers. Meets first seven weeks of spring semester.
- PBS 8333 - FTE: Master's
- (1 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8333 until 16-JAN-18, was PBIO 8333 until 06-SEP-05
- FTE: Master's
- PBS 8444 - FTE: Doctoral
- (1 cr; Prereq-Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8444 until 16-JAN-18, was PBIO 8444 until 06-SEP-05
- (No description)
- PBS 8666 - Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits
- (1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8666 until 16-JAN-18, was PBIO 8666 until 06-SEP-05
- Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits
- PBS 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
- (1 cr [max 18]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 50 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8777 until 16-JAN-18, was PBIO 8777 until 06-SEP-05
- Thesis Credits: Master's
- PBS 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
- (1 cr [max 24]; Prereq-Passed prelim oral or adviser approval; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 100 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8888 until 06-SEP-22, was PBIO 8888 until 06-SEP-05
- Thesis credit: doctoral.
- PBS 8900 - Seminar
- (1 cr [max 2]; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8900 until 06-SEP-22, was PBIO 8900 until 06-SEP-05
- Current scientific research.
- PBS 8901 - Preparation of Research Proposals
- (2 cr; Prereq-Plant biological sciences PhD student; S-N only; offered Every Fall)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8901 until 16-JAN-18
- Grant writing process. Strategies and ethical standards for research proposal preparation/review. Students prepare an original proposal and critique work of others.
- PBS 8910 - Journal Club
- (1 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8910 until 16-JAN-18, was PBIO 8910 until 06-SEP-05
- Critical evaluation of selected current literature.
- PBS 8993 - Directed Studies
- (1 cr [max 5]; Prereq-PBio grad student, instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 15 credits; may be repeated 15 times)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8993 until 16-JAN-18, was PBIO 8993 until 06-SEP-05
- Directed Studies
- PBS 8994 - Research
- (1 cr [max 5]; Prereq-PBio grad student, instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 10 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
- Equivalent courses: was PMB 8994 until 16-JAN-18, was PBIO 8994 until 06-SEP-05
- Independent research determined by student's interests, in consultation with faculty mentor.
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