Fall 2026

Plants and Human Wellbeing

PLANTSCI 350 explores the intersection of plants and human wellbeing through a horticultural lens, examining how plants have shaped society and culture.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Irwin Goldman4.3/5

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The class is easy with all content from lectures and no outside readings. Exams are doable but require hard study.

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Raw average: 4.71/5 from 35 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 2.0/5 difficulty · 2 reviews

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Irwin Goldman is described as a wonderful and engaging lecturer who makes the content interesting. Reviewers note that while lectures are long, he often ends them early later in the semester, and exams are considered doable with study.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.20 GPA, 61.5% A/AB (n=52 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

IRWIN GOLDMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Student experience

the class

Irwin Goldman is a wonderful and engaging lecturer who makes the content interesting. Students find the class easy with no outside readings, though exams require hard study.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.20 GPA, 61.5% A/AB (n=52 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

The class is easy with all content from lectures and no outside readings. Exams are doable but require hard study.

Lectures are long, but the professor starts letting students leave 15-30 minutes early midway through the semester.

Topics

  • Plants as foundation of food, clothing, and shelter
  • Plants in music, art, and spirituality
  • Human-plant co-evolution
  • Plant domestication and breeding history
  • Impact of plants on human society

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PLANTSCI 350 · Fall 2026

Plants and Human Wellbeing

Recorded 2026-09-07
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