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Botany & Plant Science Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences via distance learning
Botany & Plant Science via distance learning
This program describes the basic concepts related to plants, algae, and fungi namely their function, structure, ecology, evolution, classification, physiology, development, and genetics. It covers such topics as plant cells and tissues, biotechnology, and genetic engineering in plants. It also reviews plant diseases and pathology, the bacterial, fungal and viral agents that cause them, and what causes plant diseases and epidemics and how they are controlled.
Academic Supervisor : Arun Kumar Lahiry
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Botany & Plant Science Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Botany & Plant Science.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Biochemistry - Bioethics - Biology & Life Science - Genetics - Marine Biology - Marine Science - Microbiology & Immunology - Molecular Cell Biology - Toxicology - Toxicology - Toxicology - Toxicology .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Botany & Plant Science Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Botany & Plant Science via distance learning = 33 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - Botany & Plant Science Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Botany & Plant Science via distance learning = 33 Academic credits + 60 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Biology & Life Science.
Master's Degree - Botany & Plant Science Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Botany & Plant Science via distance learning = 33 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Biology & Life Science. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Botany & Plant Science Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Botany & Plant Science via distance learning = 33 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Biology & Life Science. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
BIU adapts each Distance Learning Higher Education degree program to the needs of each student. More info...
Botany & Plant Science Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
Botany & Plant Science
This course studies plants in various local habitats; including trees, shrubs, flowering plants, other green plants, lichens, and fungi. It also provides an understanding of plant science principles.
Academic Supervisor: Arun Kumar Lahiry
Ecosystems
This course surveys the structure and functioning of major terrestrial ecosystems. It considers the dynamics of ecosystems, landscape ecology, the methods of ecosystem analysis, energy flow, nutrient cycling, community dynamics, issues of scale, models, and ecosystem properties of self-organization, resilience, and stability.
Academic Supervisor: Gonzalo de la Fuente de Val
Plants Biodiversity
This course explores plant biodiversity and evolution and includes contemporary concepts of plant phylogeny, the origin of land plants through the origin of angiosperms. It emphasizes on morphology, reproduction and evolutionary trends in bryophytes, pteridophytes, and gymnosperms.
Academic Supervisor: Arun Kumar Lahiry
Mycology
This course surveys the immense diversity of fungi, including all major groups with emphasis on structures, life cycles, identification, and ecology. It provides a basis of knowledge for the rapidly expanding relevance of fungi in research, medicine, agriculture, biotechnology, and industry.
Academic Supervisor: Arun Kumar Lahiry
Plants Physiology
This course describes the physiological processes of higher plants, including photosynthesis, water relations, mineral nutrition, development, stress physiology, and biotechnology.
Academic Supervisor: Arun Kumar Lahiry
Phycology
This course reviews the identification, physiology, ecology, and evolution of marine and freshwater algae.
Academic Supervisor: Arun Kumar Lahiry
Agrostology
This course deals with the determination, classification, evolution, and nomenclature of grasses and grass-like plants including their morphological and ecological features.
Academic Supervisor: Rafif Srour
Dendrology
This course reviews the development, anatomy, morphology, function, and ecology of trees.
Academic Supervisor: Arun Kumar Lahiry
Plants Biology
This course reviews plants and fungal biology from evolutionary, ecological, and physiological perspectives including the function, structure, development, and evolution of diverse plants.
Academic Supervisor: Arun Kumar Lahiry
Plant Health Management
This course studies the identification and biology of important diseases and plant insects. It presents an integrated approach to pest and plant health management in various plant environments.
Academic Supervisor: Rafif Srour
Plant Pathology
This course studies plant diseases, including plant pathogens, etiology of disease, and various control strategies. It also reviews the concepts of integrated management of plant diseases: regulatory, cultural, chemical, host plant resistance, and biological controls.
Academic Supervisor: Arun Kumar Lahiry
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Botany & Plant Science Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
ALB - Asociación Latinoamericana de Botánica
ALM - Asociación Latinoamericana de Micología
APPS - Australasian Plant Pathology Society
ASPB - American Society of Plant Biologists
ATBC - Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
BGCI - Botanic Gardens Conservation International
BSA - Botanical Society of America
BSBI - Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
EPSO - European Plant Science Organisation
FESPB - Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology
GPC - Global Plant Council
IAPB - International Association for Plant Biotechnology
IAPT - International Association for Plant Taxonomy
IOPB - International Organization of Plant Biosystematists
SBB - Sociedade Botânica do Brasil
SBCPD - Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência das Plantas Daninhas
SBEE - Sociedade Brasileira de Etnobiologia e Etnoecologia
SBF - Société Botanique de France
SBFic - Sociedade Brasileira de Ficologia
SBFV - Sociedade Brasileira de Fisiologia Vegetal
SBMP - Sociedade Brasileira de Melhoramento de Plantas
SBPM - Sociedade Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais
SCB - Society for Conservation Biology
SER - Society for Ecological Restoration International
UKPSF - UK Plant Sciences Federation
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Admission requirements - Botany & Plant Science
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - Botany & Plant Science Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
Recognition - Botany & Plant Science Online via distance learning
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Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences via distance learning
Botany & Plant Science Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
