Hadlow College, The outstanding land based college. Aimed at students who wish to gain a degree qualification in horticulture, this programme gives you the opportunity to specialise in either nursery production, fruit production, medicinal plant production or retail.
Following the production route will allow you to develop skills in propagation, growing on, harvest and post harvest care for a range of crops from ornamentals for the garden centre trade through to cut flowers, medicinal crops and fruit. Other aspects include machinery, soil science and common pests and diseases. For more information on the FdSc Horticulture degree programme please see our dedicated microsite on the Rural University Experience you can expect from Hadlow College. E8052 : Traditional Use of Plants (including Ethno-pharmacology) - Postgraduate Study. ACE8052 : Traditional Use of Plants (including Ethno-pharmacology) Offered for Year: 2014/15Module Leader(s): Owning School: Semesters Aims.
Ethnobotany Program - Frostburg State University. Skip to Navigation Menu Skip All Navigation and View Content You're seeing this message because you're using an older version of Internet Explorer that is unsupported on our website.
Please use these links to upgrade to a modern web browser that fully supports our website and protects your computer from security risks. FdSc Horticulture. About the course 19+ SummaryIf you would like a career in a healthy, rewarding subject where remuneration is excellent then this course is for you.
There are several options available: Landscape Design, Construction and Plantsmanship looks at garden design and landscaping as well as plant knowledge; Global Plant Use, looks at how mankind has used and been influenced by plants and their products; the foundation degree is the modern equivalent of the Higher National Diploma as well as the first two years of an Honours Degree. UCAS Code: D403Institution Code: DUCHY D55 If you would like a career in a healthy, rewarding subject where remuneration is excellent then this course is for you. Entry requirements 120 UCAS points from AS and A-Levels (at least 80 points must be at A2-level) or relevant level 3 qualification i.e. Mature applicants with relevant experience but without the stated qualifications will be considered individually and are encouraged to apply.
What will I do on the course? Core. Sustainability Courses & Programs for Sustainable Living. Sustainable Agriculture Apprenticeships. How can we work with nature and biological cycles to improve our horticultural production?
And how do we do it without increasing environmental degradation, climate change or consumption of finite resources? These are pressing questions of our time. If you want to learn practical skills to grow your own food sustainably and are willing to try new approaches, this apprenticeship is for you. Schumacher College has an international reputation for its holistic and systems approach to sustainability. We have been teaching sustainable horticulture for four years, with four acres of land integrating food production with beauty, biodiversity and quiet spaces for contemplation. School Farm Community Supported Agriculture, on the Dartington Estate, is a social enterprise that engages with the local community through events, opportunities to volunteer, horticultural courses and supplying fresh, organic food.
Activities Skills You Will Acquire Dates Qualification Teachers Bethan Stagg Jane Gleeson. In Costa Rica - Study Abroad - Pitzer College. University of Hawaii at Manoa. Ethnobotany (MSc) Ethnobotanical Studies. Medicinal Plants: Home Remedy, Pharmaceutical, Illicit Drug - SE575 - Module Catalogue. Synopsis This module is an introduction to ethnopharmacology, a multidisciplinary field of study that employs chemistry, ecology, biology, pharmacology and anthropology to evaluate and understand the use of plants (and other substances) in non-western medical systems.
While students will be introduced to all of the disciplines involved in ethnopharmacological research, this module will have a heavy anthropological focus. Lecture and reading materials will address questions related to the actions of natural products in the human body, the ecological and evolutionary basis of medicinal plants use, the epistemology of non-western medical systems, the efficacy of medicinal plants and the ethics of developing pharmaceuticals based on traditional medicines. Details Contact hours 12 Lectures; 12 Seminars Availability Not Available 2013/14; Available 2014/15 Method of assessment 60% exam; 40% coursework.
Preliminary reading Etkin, N. See the library reading list for this module. University of Greenwich. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - RBGE Diploma in Herbology. RBGE roots were embedded in the ancient practices of herbal medicine when it was founded as a Physic Garden in the late 17th Century.
Now, over three hundred years later, our first Diploma in Herbology rekindles that holistic tradition. Herbology is an innovative programme of study that draws together several connected branches of botanical science to clearly demonstrate the remarkable therapeutic potential of plants and the practical applications of this knowledge. The course aims to: Explore and explain the world of herbs Encourage the study of medicinal plantsShare understanding of the earth's herbal loreEnrich awareness of the natural worldNurture the creative use of healing botanicals. Course content The course is divided into 5 subject areas.
Phytology ... Course structure Option I – Taught Course Delivered on Tuesdays across one academic year, based in the Herbology Room at RBGE. Option 2 – Blended Learning Assessment Entry requirements.