BIOS4216 – Evolution and Systematics of Organismal Groups: The Plant Kingdom

After completing the course, you will:

• Have knowledge on the most important mechanisms for evolution and speciation within the Angiosperms
• Have an overview of the Angiosperm phylogeny, the most important evolutionary changes and can characterize the main groups
• Have an overview of the globally most important plant families, how they are characterized and where they belong in the phylogenetic tree.
• Be familiar with modern research methodology and important research questions within the field.
• Have field experience with the diversity of systematic and ecological groups of plants from a tropical country.

Students admitted at UiO must apply for courses in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may apply to take this course as a single course student.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

Applicants are ranked by the following criteria:

1. Master students at the MN faculty who have the course as part of the approved curriculum. Master's students at the Department of Biosciences are given priority.

2. Students with admission to single courses on master’s level and exchange students

Applicants are ranked by credits in each group; all applicants within 1st rank before applicants in 2nd etc. If admission is limited to a fixed number of participants, admission will be decided by drawing lots for students who are ranked equally

• Lectures

• Laboratory sessions (Mandatory)

• Field course (Mandatory)

• Selected scientific papers will be discussed in a seminar (Mandatory, active participation is expected)

The course will take place at Lids hus, Natural History Museum, Tøyen. The field course is abroad (Africa). There will be an alternative arrangement for students who cannot travel for medical reasons.

Mandatory course work must be approved before the student can attend the exam.

Attendance at the first lecture is mandatory, also for those on the waiting list. You will lose your seat on the course if notice is not given to the student administration studieinfo@ibv.uio.no prior to the first lecture.

As the teaching involves laboratory and/or fieldwork, you should consider taking out separate travel and personal risk insurance. Read about your insurance cover as a student.

The course is only given if three or more students meet at the first lecture.

Final oral exam which counts 75 % towards the final grade.

A floristic exam will be arranged during the field course, weighted 25% towards the final grade.

Mandatory course work must be approved before the student can attend the exam

It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: BIO4250 – Evolution and systematics of organismal groups: The Plant Kingdom (discontinued)

This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:

• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Withdrawal during an examination / Resitting an examination