Algae
BOTANY 330 covers algal ecology, evolution, taxonomy, physiology, and molecular biology, plus lab methods for identification, culture, growth, and community assessment.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.69 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.85 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Comprehend the local-global biogeochemical impacts of the organisms known as algae at a level needed for future graduate or professional work.
Acquire hands-on technical laboratory experience and skills key to future graduate or professional work in biology, particularly microbiology.
Write technical reports with excellent English usage, information content, and accessibility at a level expected by future professional colleagues in biology fields.
Develop skills to search, assess, and summarize relevant scientific literature on algal topics related to research.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151,BOTANY/BIOLOGY 130,ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101,BIOCORE 381, or graduate/professional standing
- BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151
- BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130
- BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101
- BIOCORE 381
- graduate/professional standing
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- Any of
- BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151
- BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130
- BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101
- BIOCORE 381
- graduate/professional standing
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.69 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.85 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
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Topics
- Ecology of algae and their environmental roles.
- Evolution, systematics, and taxonomy of algal groups.
- Physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology of algae.
- Freshwater, terrestrial, and marine algae.
- Laboratory techniques for algal identification.
- Algal culture and experimental analysis of growth and reproduction.
- Community composition assessment in algal systems.
- Local and global biogeochemical impacts of algae.
Skills
- Hands-on technical laboratory experience and skills relevant to biology and microbiology.
- Techniques for identifying algae.
- Culture of algae in laboratory settings.
- Analysis of algal growth and reproduction.
- Assessment of algal community composition.
- Writing clear and accessible technical scientific reports.
- Searching, assessing, and summarizing scientific literature on algal research topics.
- Understanding local and global biogeochemical impacts of algae.
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