PLANTS AND HUMANS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the role of plants in our lives. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize characteristics of the plant families from which we get most of our food. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the concepts of food security, food sovereignty, and culinary justice. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Give examples of the role of plant foods in human health. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Distinguish characteristics of plants (such as the kinds of fibers, oils, wood, phytochemical compounds) that make them useful for different purposes. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the role of plants in our lives. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize characteristics of the plant families from which we get most of our food. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the concepts of food security, food sovereignty, and culinary justice. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Give examples of the role of plant foods in human health. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Distinguish characteristics of plants (such as the kinds of fibers, oils, wood, phytochemical compounds) that make them useful for different purposes. Audience: Undergraduate