B.Sc. in Botany

About Botany:

Botany is one of the basic Natural Sciences disciplines that studies the plant kingdom. Botany devoted to study the structure, classification, evolution and distribution of plant in their ecosystem. 

 About the program:

The Botany department offers a modern basic science that studies all aspects of the biology of plants including; how plants function at the cellular, tissue, organ, and organismal levels, their evolution and contribution to the biodiversity, their interaction with each other and with their environments. Under the umbrella of the Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, the Botany program provides a conducive academic environment for its students with state-of-the-art specialized labs, such as the central lab. In addition to the support units such as electronic – microscope unit scientific museums (Biological Museum). 

Program's mission:

Preparing a distinguished graduate with scientific background and personal and community skills and providing a pioneering and sustainable educational and research environment.

Program Educational Objective:

PEO-1: Demonstrate understanding of global, social, and environmental issues related to basic sciences.

PEO-2: Exhibit leadership skills in workplace and function professionally in their field of specialty to maintain sustainable development of the Saudi society.

PEO-3: Successfully engage in life-long learning and demonstrate the capability to adapt to rapidly changing technologies in their field. 

The Botany program adopts ABET 6 general-criteria outcomes for the ANSAC Commission as:

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve broadly defined technical or scientific problems by applying knowledge of mathematics and science and/or technical topics to areas relevant to the discipline.
2. An ability to formulate or design a system, process, procedure or program to meet desired needs.
3.  An ability to develop and conduct experiments or test hypotheses, analyze and interpret data and use scientific judgment to draw conclusions.
4. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
5. An ability to understand ethical and professional responsibilities and the impact of technical and/or scientific solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
6. An ability to function effectively on teams that establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, and analyze risk and uncertainty.

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