PLANT BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130 , GENETICS 466 , 467 , BIOCORE 381 , or ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 and 152 or concurrent enrollment in ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the basic principles of plant breeding Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe and analyze different plant breeding systems and methods Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify, formulate, and solve breeding problems using appropriate information and approaches Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Discuss the professional and ethical responsibility of plant breeding activities Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Synthesize knowledge to propose improvements to breeding systems and write clear and concise technical reports and research articles Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Discuss the significance of current research in the field of plant breeding Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Critically assess and compare various breeding strategies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Evaluate advanced breeding strategies and technologies as presented in scientific literature (e.g. use of genomic tools in breeding, CRISPR, speed breeding strategies, and use of AI in breeding among others) Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the basic principles of plant breeding Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe and analyze different plant breeding systems and methods Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify, formulate, and solve breeding problems using appropriate information and approaches Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Discuss the professional and ethical responsibility of plant breeding activities Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Synthesize knowledge to propose improvements to breeding systems and write clear and concise technical reports and research articles Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Discuss the significance of current research in the field of plant breeding Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Critically assess and compare various breeding strategies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Evaluate advanced breeding strategies and technologies as presented in scientific literature (e.g. use of genomic tools in breeding, CRISPR, speed breeding strategies, and use of AI in breeding among others) Audience: Graduate