BIOL 3503 - Cultural And Economic Botany

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3 Lecture
Offered: Irregular

An introduction to the important uses of plants throughout human history and in the current global economy. Topics include economic, medical, agricultural, ethnographic and herbal uses of diverse groups of plants across various societies. Significant focus will be placed on the effects of humans on the modification of plants through selection and culture practices as well as the effects of plants on the development of human social structure.

Prerequisite: BIOL 2303 - General Botany/BIOL 2301 - General Botany Laboratory or consent of instructor