PLSCI 3401
Far Beyond Ithaca (FBI): Plant Explorations in Winter
In sections of this course, students travel with faculty to a domestic or international locale to experience first-hand the issues around a particular challenge in plant sciences, such as climate change and the spread of plant diseases, drought and viticulture, and the tension between biodiversity, species conservation and large-scale agriculture. Students engage with communities, collect and analyze data, and collaborate with peers in a final presentation at the end of the course.
Topics
- Describe the state of plant communities and/or agroecosystems in the targeted region.
- Determine how humans are interfacing with these systems to create challenges or to help mitigate problems.
- Explain how events in the targeted region can have impacts at home.
Official roster learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027