In addition to the general Botany curriculum, the MCG option requires 6 credits of advanced background courses in biochemistry and biocomputing; a choice of two advanced BOT courses in plant genomics and biochemistry; and a choice of 3 courses drawn from a menu of advanced BOT, BI, BB or MB courses in cell biology, molecular biology and genomics.

To encourage students in the option to learn actively and obtain practical skills, up to 3 credits of approved Experiential Learning can be applied to the option. Other courses may be substituted for list C with approval of a BOT advisor. The required course, BDS 310, can also be used to fulfill the major requirement for "additional quantitative skills." The core course requirements of the BOT major are not changed by doing the option, and no additional credits are required to complete it.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
BB 451	GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY	3
BDS 310	FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCES	4
Advanced Plant Molecular, Cellular & Genomic Botany
Select at least two courses from the following:		6-7
BDS 474	INTRODUCTION TO GENOME BIOLOGY
BDS 475	COMPARATIVE GENOMICS
BDS 477/BOT 477	POPULATION GENOMICS
BDS 478	FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS
BOT 480	PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PHOTOBIOLOGY
Select at least 9 credits from the following:		9
BB 315	MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY
BB 460	ADVANCED CELL BIOLOGY
BB 481	MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURE
BB 485	APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS
BB 486	ADVANCED MOLECULAR GENETICS
BI 454	EVOLUTIONARY GENOMICS
BI 456	PHYLOGENETICS
BDS 472	ADVANCED COMPUTING FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS
BDS 474	INTRODUCTION TO GENOME BIOLOGY (if not used above)
BDS 475	COMPARATIVE GENOMICS (if not used above)
BDS 477/BOT 477	POPULATION GENOMICS (if not used above)
BDS 478	FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS (if not used above)
BOT 480	PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PHOTOBIOLOGY (if not used above)
MB 420	MICROBIAL GENOME EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY
Up to 3 credits of approved Experiential Learning (e.g., BOT 401)
Other courses with advisor approval
Total Credits		22-23