Offered by the Department of Plant Sciences
The Honours Degree Programme in Plant Science provides an excellent training opportunity, especially in field- based plant science courses, and caters to students who wish to develop and enhance their skills in areas of biodiversity conservation, environmental science, taxonomy, ecology, and many other subjects of Plant Sciences.
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Entry Requirements
A minimum GPA of 3.00 for BT core course units taken within the first two years are required to be eligible for this programme.
Course Modules
(L – No. of Lecture hours, P – No. of Practical hours)
Level 3
| Course Code | Title | No. of Credits | No. of Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BT 3001 | Plant Pathology | 3 | 30L 30P |
| BT 3003 | Plant Molecular Biology | 2 | 30L |
| BT 3009 | Environment & Biodiversity Related Legislation I in Sri Lanka | 1 | 15L |
| BT 3053 | Introduction to Bioinformatics | 2 | 15L 30P |
| BT 3058 | Bioprospecting | 2 | 30L |
| BT 3061 | Taxonomic Field Survey | 3 | 90P |
| BT 3066 | Plant Systematics | 3 | 30L 30P |
| BT 3002 | Horticulture | 3 | 30L 30P |
| BT 3105 | Applied Microbiology | 3 | 30L 30P |
| BT 3063 | Techniques in Molecular Biology | 2 | 15L 30P |
| BT 3167 | Phylogenetic Analysis | 1 | 10L 10P |
| BT 3170 | Aspects of Environmental Science | 2 | 20L 20P |
| BT 3071 | Experimental Design and Data Analysis | 2 | 15L 30P |
| BT 3073 | Methods in Plant Breeding | 2 | 20L 20P |
Level 4
| Course Code | Title | No. of Credits | No. of Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BT 4105 | Advanced Plant Biochemistry and Physiology | 4 | 45L 30P |
| BT 4018 | Soil Science | 2 | 15L 30P |
| BT 4022 | Ecology | 3 | 30L 30P |
| BT 4036 | Applications in Geographical Information System (GIS) | 1 | 30P |
| BT 4134 | Biodiversity Conservation | 2 | 20L 20P |
| BT 4035 | Vegetation Description and Analysis | 3 | 15L 60P |
| BT 4026 | General Paper in Plant Biology | 1 | 30P |
| BT 4027 | Research Project in Plant Science | 8 | 240P |
| BT 4030 | Literature Review and Seminar I | 2 | 60P |
| BT 4031 | Assignment | 3 | 90P |
| BT 4032 | Seminar II and Viva-voce | 1 | 30P |