This course explores the evolution, ecology and management of arthropod pests. Field and laboratory exercises will provide a hands-on approach to the identification, economic impact assessment and management of arthropod pests.
This second course in Biotechnology is designed to provide students with an in-depth experience and understanding of techniques and instrumentation used in modern biotechnology. Students at the end of this course will be able to apply recombinant DNA technology to the analysis of genomes, the cloning and expression of genes and development of transgenics. Current issues in emerging biotechnologies will be explored along with ethical considerations.
This course is designed to develop students' understanding of the economic and ethnobotanical aspects of plant resource utilization as well as the medicinal properties of the various plant groups.