EBIO 1080: Botanical Influences on Global Foods and Culture

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On-campus course
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • 11th
  • 12th
Credit-Bearing
2-Week Commuter Session: $2,295.00, 2-Week Residential Session: $5,595.00

Plants are considered chemical factories on our planet earth and have profoundly influenced human cultures. This course is designed to introduce students to plants and how different plants and plant products have shaped human existence. We will explore plant history, plant domestication, and plant products through lecture, readings, discussions, and field trips. By the end of this course, successful students will be familiar with some of the plants that have influenced human civilization.