Ethnobotany is the study of the interrelationship between people and plants, particularly the way in which plants impact on human culture and practices, and how humans have used and modified plants, and how they represent them in their systems of knowledge. It is fundamentally interdisciplinary: connecting anthropology, botany, natural resource management and environmental history, to mention only the most central of the contributing subjects.
The Kent MSc is an intensive 12 month programme. Students take 6 coursework modules over the first 6 months, and then undertake a project and write a dissertation in the second 6 months.
Why Ethnobotany at Kent?
Established since 1998, with almost 100 graduates
First and only graduate course of its kind in the UK
Situated in a combined School of Anthropology and Conservation
Largest research group for ethnobotany in Europe
Excellent career outcomes
Wide geographical expertise of staff
Integrates field methods with theoretical perspectives
Jointly taught with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Enquiries to:
Professor Roy Ellen
School of Anthropology and Conservation
Marlowe Building
University of Kent
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NR
