College of Arts and Sciences 
Porter Hall 315
Phone: 740.593.1126
Fax: 740.593.1130
plantbio@ohio.edu
http://www.plantbio.ohiou.edu/

Allan M. Showalter, Chair

Mission

The department’s mission is education, research and professional service focusing on plants and their environmental interactions. The department’s courses and programs help prepare students for careers in a wide range of disciplines, including plant biology, plant pathology, biotechnology, environmental biology, natural resources, conservation, field biology, agronomy, plant breeding, freshwater biology, and cell biology.

Programs

The Department of Environmental and Plant Biology at Ohio University offers the following academic programs:

Majors

Applied Plant Biology (BA2110) 

Environmental and Plant Biology Major (BS2120) 

Field Ecology (BA2119) 

Minors

Plant Biology Minor (OR2111) 

Special Opportunities

Global Studies in Plant Biology is one of only a few programs in the United States to integrate study abroad with opportunity for research by undergraduate natural science majors. Although the ecological and geographic theme will change from year to year, the program is designed to spotlight different regions and their plant life through a series of three interrelated courses: an introductory seminar, an intensive international field course, and a laboratory research course. Locales for the field courses have included Brazil, French Guiana, Hawaii, New Zealand, Sarawak, and Thailand.