Botany: Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Overview

What is Botany?

Trinity’s Botany course is unique in content in Ireland and uncommon in a European context. Uniquely, we integrate small-group teaching, field-based activities and the laboratory. Field-based teaching in ecology, physiology and plant evolution is at its heart: We consider both the whole plant and how it works in a natural context. All staff are research active with high profile and strong research interests in Ireland and the tropics. Consistently, our graduates have rated our course very highly indeed: we believe that our course offers you the best possible training in Ireland for your future career.

Botany at Trinity

Trinity’s Botany course is unique in content in Ireland and uncommon in a European context. Uniquely, we integrate small-group teaching, field-based activities and the laboratory. Field-based teaching in ecology, physiology and plant evolution is at its heart: We consider both the whole plant and how it works in a natural context. All staff are research active with high profile, strong research interests in Ireland and the tropics. Consistently, our graduates have rated our course very highly indeed: we believe that our course offers you the best possible training in Ireland for your future career.

Graduate skills and career opportunities

After graduation you can move directly to a career related to botany, such as nature conservation, environmental consultancy, agricultural research as well as teaching at second level. Our recent graduates are employed in many organisations, including Teagasc, the OPW, Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin, Kew, Edinburgh, Oman and Missouri and the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre. Alternatively, you might decide to go on to take a higher degree. The skills you acquire in the third and fourth years are also widely applicable in business and industry.

Your degree and what you’ll study

Trinity specialises in the study of the evolution and conservation of all forms of plant life, and their response to global climate change. Courses include Plant Biodiversity and Conservation, Ecology, Plant Physiology and Global Climate Change, Mycology, Long-Term Environmental Change, Plant Molecular Biology, Pollination Biology, and Soil Science. The laboratories and greenhouses on Trinity campus, the Trinity Botanic Garden and the internationally recognised Herbarium support teaching. All students are given the opportunity to participate in field courses that take place in Ireland, the Canary Islands (Gran Canaria).

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Study abroad

Some of our students undertake research internships in Trinity or other universities during the summer vacation, in particular international research programmes such as Operation Wallacea. There is also the possibility for students to participate in international study exchange programs during their third year, such as Erasmus. Further information on student exchanges can be found at: www.tcd.ie/study/study-abroad