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.


February

Scientists have engineered so many new products from mycelium that Scientific American heralds the dawn of the "Mycelium Revolution" and Harper's Bazaar dubs fungi "The Future of Fashion." Explore how scientists have harnessed mycelium's ability to create complex structures that more...
253BOT349O 02/27 Th 6:00pm-7:30pm Michelotti
ONLINE

March

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.
253BOT346BO 03/01 Sa 11:00am-1:00pm Candee
ONLINE

Botanical Latin is essential for anyone with a serious interest in identifying plants. But, contrary to popular belief, mastering Latin plant names need not be intimidating or boring. Review the rules of taxonomy, Latin grammar, and pronunciation, and learn the more...
253GAR360CO 03/03 Mo 10:30am-12:30pm Bakshi
ONLINE

Discover how trees communicate via chemical signals in the air (to warn of insect attacks) and transfer nutrients to one another through complex underground fungal networks (sometimes to assist sick trees).
253BOT385BO 03/06 Th 6:30pm-8:30pm Kutos
ONLINE

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...
253BOT434O 03/15 Sa 12:00pm-2:00pm Satch
ONLINE

Why do some species have smooth bark, while on others it is thick and broken? Why does bark peel? The traits typically used to describe trees—leaves, twigs, and buds—are often hard to see or seasonally absent. Bark, on the other more...
253BOT426 03/22 Sa 10:30am-3:30pm Wojtech
NYBG
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