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AGRONOMY 411/811 Crop Genetic Engineering |
DATES: January 11 - April 30, 2010 |
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| URL: http://my.unl.edu | |||
Credits: One academic credit, undergraduate or graduate. Academic students will also enroll in AGRO 496/896, a one-credit-hour corequisite independent study course, for a total of two academic credits. The course is also offered for noncredit professional development and CEU credit.
| Registration: | Click here to register for noncredit professional development online, using your credit card |
| Click here to register for noncredit professional development, using mail payment | |
| Click here for academic credit |
Description: This course is designed to provide upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, as well as agribusiness professionals, with an introduction to genetic engineering, one of the most rapidly integrated and intensively scrutinized technologies applied to crop production in the United States. Students will learn the basic steps required to produce a genetically engineered crop, with emphasis on procedures used to develop current crops and innovations that will lead to future products. Students will become familiar with the genetic engineering process, learn to predict how changes in the different steps of the process influence the final crop, and apply their knowledge of genetic engineering technology to plan the development of new genetically engineered crops.
Instructor: Dr. Deana Namuth
Delivery: Internet/Blackboard, only. This class does not have a resident section.
Requirements: Internet access and e-mail.
Prerequisites: Individuals taking the course for academic credit must be enrolled in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and have completed a minimum of one course in genetics or related area. Students taking the course for graduate credit must also be enrolled in UNL's Graduate School.
Text: None. All materials will be available via the Internet/Blackboard.
Tuition: For information on tuition and fees, please click on the Registration links above.
Who It's For: Among those who would benefit from taking this course are:
- Undergraduate or graduate students preparing for more intensive or specialized study later
- Certified professional agronomists and crop consultants
- Seed industry personnel
- Food industry personnel
- Extension educators
- Producers
- Science and vocational education teachers
Still not sure if this course is for you? Check out this video description: Dr. Namuth (requires Flash player)
