Fungal Biology Minor

At least 12 credits from the courses listed below.

Note: Courses taken prior to Fall 2024 with an inactivate PL-prefix (i.e., PLBIO, PLBRG, PLHRT, PLPPM, and PLSCS) will still count towards the minor so long as that course was accepted for minor credit at the time it was completed.

Advisor: Kathie Hodge
401 Plant Science
(607) 255-5356
kh11 [at] cornell.edu (kh11[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Required Courses

• PLSCI 3010 - Biology and Management of Plant Diseases (Fall, 4 credits)
• PLSCI 3190 - Mushrooms of Field and Forest (Fall, 2 credits)
• PLSCI 4300 - Mycology (Fall, 3 credits)

Additional Courses

Students should select either the main or advanced track of courses:

1. Main track, for students with a lighter biology focus:

• PLSCI 2013 - Mushrooms, Molds and More (Spring, 3 credits) OR
• PLSCI 2010 - Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds (Spring, 2 credits) AND FDSC 2206 - Fermentation of Food (Spring, 1 credit)

2. Advanced track, for students thinking of graduate school:

PLSCI 6380 - Filamentous Fungal Genetics and Genomics (Spring, 4 credits)

To learn more about these courses,  visit the Courses of Study website.