A DEEPER LOOK AT PLANTS AND HUMAN WELLBEING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Concurrent enrollment in PLANTSCI 350 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab 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. Acquire, integrate and apply knowledge of how plants and plant materials impact human wellbeing through readings, discussions, lectures, and examination of plant materials and their products. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop the ability to discuss scientific topics in small groups and answer questions about how these topics intersect with human wellbeing and public policy. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge associated with the production of plant-based materials for needs and wants associated with human wellbeing. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand how the biological aspects of plants and plant materials dictate how these crops will be used by different cultures for specific aspects of wellbeing Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of production of plant materials for the needs and wants of human wellbeing Audience: Undergraduate 6. Understand how plants and plant materials are intertwined with both wellbeing and un-wellbeing in modern human societies, and explore this interaction through discussions, reflections, and lecture material. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Acquire, integrate and apply knowledge of how plants and plant materials impact human wellbeing through readings, discussions, lectures, and examination of plant materials and their products. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop the ability to discuss scientific topics in small groups and answer questions about how these topics intersect with human wellbeing and public policy. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge associated with the production of plant-based materials for needs and wants associated with human wellbeing. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand how the biological aspects of plants and plant materials dictate how these crops will be used by different cultures for specific aspects of wellbeing Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of production of plant materials for the needs and wants of human wellbeing Audience: Undergraduate 6. Understand how plants and plant materials are intertwined with both wellbeing and un-wellbeing in modern human societies, and explore this interaction through discussions, reflections, and lecture material. Audience: Undergraduate