ANTH 431 - Plants and People

(3 units) CO9

Past and present uses of plants and their products in cultural contexts; origins of crops, medicines; sustainability, intellectual property rights; impact of people on plants.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. articulate the role that plants play in the lives of humans, past and present.
2. demonstrate the implications of climate change and globalization on plants in contemporary human societies.
3. discuss the value that traditional resource management has in creating alternative resource management regimes.

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