Botany Courses

Do you love to work with plants? Have you ever gone out hunting for new species of flowers, mushrooms and trees? If so you might want to choose a career in botany. Also known as plant science or plant biology, botany is one of the many specialisations that make up biology and it focuses on all life that is grouped in with the plant species.

Plants play a very important role in the balance of life on earth, since they are important in the production of oxygen for us to breath and many of the foods that we eat. It is the job of a botanist to be able to undercover the genetic makeup of many crop plants so they can find ways to strengthen them. Botanists are also vital in discovering new species and uncovering chemicals that can be used in medicinal products. Our courses are at the introductory stage of Botany for beginners or hobbyists or advanced certification if you have already studied the subject or find yourself to be a botanical enthusiast.

Many Australian employers in pharmaceuticals and universities are always looking for experts in botany who can help unravel how plant extracts can help humanity. To think that loving flowers can actually help out your fellow man.