Description
Basic botany and plant identification are absolutely essential skills in the repertoire of the family herbalist, traditional healer or holistic health practitioner.
This 4 module online course provides a basic introduction to the field of botany, plant naming (nomenclature), plant classification (taxonomy) and external characteristics (morphology) from a herbal medicine perspective.
This course is intended for people who have little or no botanical background and who want to develop a working knowledge of herbs.
Recognition of Prior Learning
If you are aiming for the Family Herbalist Certificate (Milestone7) and you’ve already taken botany at any senior level you may apply for an exemption for this course.
About The Certificate of Completion
The course comes with instructor support and, if you meet the requirements, a *Certificate of Completion is awarded.
In A Nutshell. You’ll get:
4 Study Units
Access for as long as you have an active student membership
Instructor Support
* Certificate of Completion
* The point of all SA Herb Academy learning programs is to learn a craft. There are no legislative boards, no licenses… just practical information for actual use to enrich your life and those you chose to serve.
The Basic Botany for Family Herbalists Certificate of Completion is awarded ONLY if all the course assignments are successfully completed within 4 weeks from enrollment.
About Accreditation and Using What You’ll Learn To Serve Clients
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Easy Payment Plan (Only applicable to EFT payments): Two payments of R495 each. The first is due on enrollment and the second 4 weeks later. No certificate will be issued before both payments are made.
Prerequisites
For a description of additional pre-requisites for this program please see our Terms of Service.
No Classes to Attend
This being a distance learning (online digital delivery) program there are no classes or lectures to attend at a distant venue. No time wasted in traffic and no time wasted traveling. You access all your learning material via the internet and you do the program in the comfort of your home or office.
You Can Start Today
Because there are no classes to attend you can start the learning program today or any other day that suits you. And you get to decide the pace you’ll work at.
This is a “Living Learning Program”
We regularly update and expand the contents of all our online learning programs. Whenever we do that you’ll get an email alert.
Trixie van Niekerk (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. It was tricky at times and you really have to focus, but it was exactly what I needed as botany is becoming more and more important in my daily life.
Nandi McCormick (verified owner) –
Awesome class! I was actually very nervous about this class, but the way this is presented made it easier to understand. Thanks for all the work that went into this subject.
nfventer (verified owner) –
I learned so much I did not know about leaves and how they are placed on a branch. The subject was explained in a manner that was easily understandable.
Just a small note:
I struggled a bit with the naming of leaf parts while doing the last assignment, I did not know which name to use for a certain part of the leaf I was analyzing. I did however find the words I wanted to use after a lot of searching.
Maybe if a sketch of a leaf can be added to the material with the correct term for each part of the leaf (like the sketch of the flower parts) for the students who don’t know the parts of a leaf.
Di-Di –
Thank you for your comment, Nadia. Please refer to the sketches and explanations in Unit 4 (starting on page 35) of your course manual. You’ll find all the information you need to complete the final assignment.
brijahfarm (verified owner) –
So fun and easy to understand.
Thank you
Nikki Presley (verified owner) –
This course was so easy to follow and it took a sometimes daunting subject and made it enjoyable. The activities helped so much in applying the knowledge as well!
Alta Pretorius (verified owner) –
Basic Botany is for everyone. It is easy to understand but also gives you an opportunity to dig deeper. Opting for the latter, there is just so much to learn. Thanks for making this course so much fun.
konnieboshoff (verified owner) –
One of the best, easily understandable Botany courses out there. I really enjoyed doing this course, it has given me a much better understanding into the world of plants. Will surely recommend this course to anyone looking to maintain their own gardens or the budding herbalist out there.