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Undergraduate Studies
A Word About Botany
Present day botany is not the botany of your mom and dad. Today it is an exciting, ever-changing, diverse field with many different career opportunities. Because the field is so broad, there are many kinds of plant biologists engaged in a variety of plant biology disciplines, including ecology, systematics, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, ethnobotany, conservation and biodiversity, anatomy, cell biology, genomics and biotechnology. Botany, indeed, offers something for everyone, which is appropriate given that plants underpin life on our planet.
Today the world is beset with many problems, such as global climate change, world hunger, and the daily loss of tropical rainforests. As the world's population grows so does the need for more and better food supplies. In addition, air, soil and water pollution increase, and habitats are lost, all of which threaten life. The search for new drugs, medicines, and useful genes continues with exploration in the tropical rainforests of the world. Plant biologists more than ever are in demand to meet these challenges and help to solve these problems. So, if you want an exciting, challenging and satisfying career that will make the world a better place, become a plant biologist!
The Department of Botany at the University of Florida is one of the top programs in the country, with faculty involved in collaborative research projects from Alaska to the tropical rainforests of the New and Old Worlds. As an undergraduate major you will receive a world-class education from a broad curriculum, and enjoy close working relationships with internationally renowned faculty. In addition to the classroom setting, majors have exciting opportunities to participate in independent research projects in state-of-the-art faculty research laboratories, or research field sites from Alaska to the tropics.
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