Plants, People and Culture (BIO 108N)
Term: Academic Year 2025-2026 Spring
Description
BIO 108N: Plants, People, & Culture
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 4 cr. hrs. (6 pds: 3 lec, 3 labs)
Course Description: Study of human use of plants integrating historical and cultural perspectives with present-day applications. Includes the importance of plants in the environment and plant function as it relates to human society. Also includes patent medicines, herbal remedies, and origins of agriculture, food and fiber crops, and the production of alcoholic beverages. Lecture and lab are integrated in this class.