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University of Hawai`i at Manoa
3190 Maile Way, Room 101
Honolulu, HI 96822

Dept. Chair:
Dr. Tom Ranker
Graduate Program Chair:
Dr. Kim Bridges

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The Bachelor of Science in Ethnobotany provides a unique learning environment in which biological and social science theories are integrated. Study in Ethnobotany will enable students to work in areas related to the conservation of biological and cultural diversity, work in natural health care businesses and practices, enter graduate school programs in Ethnobotany, Botany, Anthropology, and related fields or enter advanced medical training programs. (Link: Ethnobotany Program)
A Minor in Botany is offered to students who want to enrich their undergraduate experience by pursuing interests in one or more of the following:
  • marine or terrestrial plant life in Hawai'i
  • ecology and resource management
  • modern technologies (molecular, physiological, or genetic methodology)
  • techniques of microscopy
  • ethnobotany
  • traditional fields such as classification, physiology, anatomy


Photo: Pelekunu, Moloka’i (D. Drake)