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.
October
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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...
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242GAR360O
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10/02
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Mo
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10:30am-12:30pm
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Bakshi
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ONLINE
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Join
Neil
Pederson,
Ph.D.,
professor
and
senior
ecologist
at
the
Harvard
Forest,
for
this
interactive
workshop
on
what
tree
rings
can
teach
us
about
the
ways
ecosystems
respond
to
climate
change.
Old
trees
hold
precious
information
about
climate,
precipitation
levels,
more...
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242BOT397
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10/28
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Sa
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11:00am-1:00pm
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Pederson
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NYBG
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November
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Paleobotany, the study of plant evolution through fossil evidence, gives us insights into Earth's flora, past and present. Gain a historical perspective on global diversity and climate change, and the origin and development of present-day trees and flowering plants.
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242BOT434O
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11/14
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Tu
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5:00pm-7:00pm
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Boyer
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ONLINE
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January
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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).
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243BOT385O
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01/11
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Th
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Kutos
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ONLINE
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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.
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243BOT346O
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01/20
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Sa
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11:00am-1:00pm
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Candee
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ONLINE
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While plants enjoy their winter's sleep, many fungi are active in forests and parks. We'll explore table favorites like Enoke and Oysters in class and in their habitats.
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243BOT394
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01/24
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We
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Sadowski
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NYBG
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February
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Discover
the
power,
the
allure,
and
the
science
of
psychedelic
mushrooms,
in
particular
the
genus
Psilocybe.
Food
journalist
and
former
president
of
the
New
York
Mycological
Society,
Eugenia
Bone,
author
of
Mycophilia,
will
discuss
the
biology
of
these
potent
fungi,
more...
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243BOT302O
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02/13
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Tu
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Bone
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ONLINE
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