植物生物学使您更加欣赏生活的多样性，复杂性和统一性。您的研究为应用植物科学提供基础，包括药物，生物燃料和改良作物的开发。该专业非常适合您为药学院做准备。植物生物学专业为您准备进入政府和行业的就业市场，以及为进入研究生院，医学院和其他专业学校做好准备。预期该专业的课程包括植物生物学，真菌：神话与更多以及植物与人。
Plant biology develops your appreciation for the diversity, complexity and unity of life and provides the basis for sciences that include the development of pharmaceuticals, biofuels and improved crops. The plant biology department prepares you for government and industry jobs, and entry into graduate, medical and other professional schools. Our pre-pharmacy program at OSU is uniquely suited for preparing you for pharmaceutical school. The OSU Botanical Society on campus is also a great resource for our students who may have an aptitude for the biological sciences, chemistry and mathematics.<br><br>Highlights<br>Opportunities for plant biology students include:<br><br>Research opportunities in the field and in laboratories<br><br>Courses like Fungi: Myths and More and Plants and People<br><br>Participation in the OSU Botanical Society, a student-based organization that hosts social events, co-sponsors seminar speakers, takes field trips to natural areas and botanic gardens, and holds education outreach activities<br><br>Access to the OSU Herbarium, which contains approximately 140,000 specimens, largely from Oklahoma and surrounding states, with the oldest specimen dating back to 1862