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Midwives College of Utah (MCU) Bachelor of Botony
Midwives College of Utah (MCU)

Midwives College of Utah (MCU)

Bachelor of Botony

20f, USA

BSc

English

Sep 2026

Key Summary

    About: The Bachelor of Botany focuses on plant biology, exploring their anatomy, physiology, ecology, and evolution. Students will engage in practical laboratory work and field studies, promoting a hands-on understanding of plant life. The program emphasizes the importance of plants in ecosystems and the role they play in supporting biodiversity and sustaining human life.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers as botanists, environmental consultants, conservation officers, or educators. They may also work in research institutions, governmental agencies, or non-profit organizations focused on environmental sustainability.

This course will guide aspiring midwives in acquiring knowledge and experience in the herbal healing arts for people in the childbearing year. Incorporating texts rich with applicable knowledge, students will apply their studies to hands on experience incorporating fieldwork in identifying, harvesting preserving plants, creating multiple herbal remedies, growing plants, taking herbal walks, creating a resource of plant profiles, exploring herbal applications for midwifery practice and culminating in a final project that fits the student's pathway.

Describe the role of herbs in midwifery care. Define and identify dosage and proper and safe applications of herbal therapies. Identify herbal properties and the body responses to herbs. Define methods of herbal applications. Demonstrate how to identify herbs by applying this skill on herb walks. Identify the basic structure of leaves, flowers, roots. Label Latin botanical names. Obtain, harvest, and store herbs. Practice growing an herb garden.Describe how to use herbs with caution Identify herbs for pregnancy, childbirth postpartum in various quizzes and assignments. Recommend which herbs be carried in the midwife herbal birth bag. Create herbal preparations and begin to build their apot

Advanced Herbology examines and explores botanical medicine with the goal of gaining a deeper and broader awareness, comprehension and working knowledge of botanical medicine as it relates to the childbearing year. This class will develop: an understanding of foundational concepts in herbal medicine, including the history of herbalists, food as medicine and ethical/legal and safety practice considerations as well as understanding the body systems, the actions of plants on them and how to formulate for application. Students will work on creating, implementing, and assessing a personal health care plan with a focus on herbal remedies and formulating for specific needs. This class will guide students in integrating their knowledge of plants to confidently offer herbal therapeutics for common concerns during the childbearing year.