Botany Certificate Electives

Students seeking a Certificate must complete at least 58 elective course hours.

Elective course offerings vary with every catalog season. Browse this page to discover what's currently scheduled.


May

Explore the remarkable diversity of cacti and succulents by examining the morphological and anatomical characteristics of these major plant families. You'll gain an understanding of plant adaptations in semi-arid biomes which will help determine which plants are suitable for a more...
264BOT366O 05/04 Mo 10:00am-1:00pm Bijkerk
ONLINE

Explore the basic principles that influence the ecological relationships of the urban forest ecosystem, and learn how these principles can be applied to forest stewardship. Using the Garden grounds as a site for observation and field study, learn to understand more...
264BOT326BL 05/05 Tu 6:00pm-8:00pm Zeiger
BLENDED

Paleobotany, the study of plant evolution through fossil evidence, gives us insights into Earth's flora, past and present. In this class, you'll learn about the evolution of plants—from when life first emerged from the ocean to modern day trees and more...
264BOT434O 05/05 Tu 5:30pm-7:30pm Boyer
ONLINE

Discover the many herbs and spices prized for centuries to heal, to revitalize the immune system, and to treat and prevent asthma, insomnia, flu, and more.
264BOT346AO 05/12 Tu 10:00am-12:00pm Bijkerk
ONLINE

June

Explore how trees function, grow, and interact with their environment. In this class, you'll review essential processes such as photosynthesis, water transport, nutrient uptake, and respiration, and how these processes occur in trees as compared to other plants. Topics also more...
264BOT412 06/02 Tu 5:00pm-7:00pm Finley
NYBG

Have you wondered why plants are green? What makes a tomato red? Or why exactly do leaves turn red or brown in the fall? This class will explore the diversity of colors in plants. You'll gain insight into the chemistry more...
264BOT374O 06/24 We 10:00am-12:30pm Bijkerk
ONLINE
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