HORT 2350 - Food, Fiber, and Fulfillment: Plants and Human Well-Being

(CA) (HA)

Spring. (Offered alternate years) 2 credits.

J. Mt. Pleasant, S. M. Skelly.

Examines the many ways plants meet our needs from providing food, shelter, and medicine to the roles plants play in community beautification, economic development, pollution control, enhancing education, and mental health support. The course begins with a historical perspective and moves through to contemporary uses and theories of plants and human well-being.

Outcome 1: Define and describe the field of plants and human well-being.

Outcome 2: Identify the key roles plants have played in human society.

Outcome 3: Describe how plants have shaped human culture and worldviews.

Outcome 4: Recognize and describe specific ways in which plants contribute to community development in contemporary settings.

Outcome 5: Recognize and describe specific ways in which plants impact individual well-being currently.