Module: Botany I (2101-050)

Persons:

• Prof.Dr. Anke Steppuhn (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Biology Teacher Program for Secondary Schools (Bachelor, since 01.10.2015)
  1. Semester, compulsory
• Biologie Lehramt an Gymnasien | Erweiterungsmaster (Master, since 01.10.2017)
  1. Semester, compulsory
• Biology (Bachelor, since 01.04.2011)
  1. Semester, compulsory

Relation to other Modules:

Basic for the modules "Botany II" and "Botany III"

Prerequisites for Attendance:

None

Sprache:

German

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every winter semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Compulsory assignment:

Regular and active participation in lectures and exercises, including microscopical analyses and scientific drawings

Module examination:

Written exam (75%); Final test (25%) (Orientation exam for Biology Teacher Programme for Secondary Schools, Bachelor, 2015-10, non-graded)

Length of the examination:

60 minutes

Workload:

58 h presence + 122 h personal contribution = 180 h workload

Professional competences:

The lectures and courses provide basic understanding of cormophytic plant cell and tissue types and plant organs with respect to function and organismic context. The students gain basic knowledge on essential connections between anatomy and function regarding angiosperms, on global zono-biomes, plant biogeography as well as on eco-system functions.
Students learn to apply optical microscopy and documentation by hand drawings.

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