BIOL 315
Plants and Human Culture
Winter 2026
Topics
- Class topics
- (R)evolution
- Genetics
- Tues class time)
- class +
- health and culture
- Training
- Quantitative genetics
- Genomics
- Ecology
- Critical thinking
- Physiology
- Plant biology
- Climate change
Winter 2023
Topics
- Class topics
- (R)evolution
- Genetics
- Tues class time)
- class +
- Training
- Quantitative genetics
- Genomics
- Ecology
- Critical thinking
- Physiology
- Plant biology
- Climate change
Fall 2017–18
Topics
- Evolution & dominance of cereals
- Training
- Quantitative genetics
- Genomics
- Ecology
- Critical thinking
- Development
Readings
- Listed material: Assessments 1: 11–15 Sept L1) What plants do for humans L2) Studying agricultural origins L3) The rise of Agriculture R1 posted (L7) Plants in My Life (PIML) posted (Mon 1130pm) 2: 18–22 Sept L4) Domestication genetics L5) Retrospective genetics
- Listed material: 3: 25–29 Sept L6) Darwinian agriculture (R1Q1) L7) Genetic modification L8) Wheat
Fall 2015
Topics
- Evolution
- Training
- Quantitative genetics
- Genomics
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Syllabus / course outline ↗Winter 2026
- Syllabus / course outline ↗Winter 2023
- Syllabus / course outline ↗Fall 2017–18
- Syllabus / course outline ↗Fall 2015