This course is suitable for individuals, hobby botanists, education centres (schools, colleges, universities), conservation volunteers, professionals and graduates throughout the UK. Botany and its role in the ecosystem is an online, distance learning modular course in plant science, ecology and botanical identification with mentor support. This course is designed for anyone with an interest in botany and ecology who is keen to learn how to use plant features for accurate identification and understand the role of botany in an ecosystem and will help to provide a well rounded view of plant science and symbiosis, botanical identification, naming structures and hierarchies (taxonomy), habitats and habitat indicators and effects of pollution in freshwater habitats.