Advanced Certificate In Applied Plant Science

Applied Plant Science

Advanced Certificate in Applied Plant Science

Course info

Develop a foundation for applying plant science in commercial situations. Many industries offer significant employment or business opportunities for people who have a moderate understanding of plant science, provided this knowledge is accompanied with a real sense of how it can be applied for commercial benefit in the real world. Unfortunately scientific training is often either too theoretical, or too strongly skills. This course provides a suitable balance between the two.

To obtain an Advanced Certificate in Applied Plant Science you must complete 4 core modules, one stream module and your choice of 4 elective modules from the list below. Each module is a short course in its own right and may be studied separately.

Core Modules

•     Trees For Rehabilitation (Landcare Reafforestation)
•     Introduction to Botany - Plant Physiology and Taxonomy (I)
•     Biochemistry of Plants (I)
•     Professional Practice in Counselling

Stream Modules

•     Research Project I

Elective Modules

•     Tissue Culture
•     Plant Breeding
•     Biochemistry of Plant & Animals (II)
•     Biochemistry - Plant Processes (III)
•     Intermediate Botany - Plant Growth and Development (II)
•     Plant Ecology

Course Delivery

This course is available to be completed by correspondence.

Work Load  | Full time: 12hrs per week |  Part time: 6hrs per week |  Total Duration 900hrs

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