Spring 2027

Plants and Human Wellbeing

Explores intersections between plants and human wellbeing from a horticultural viewpoint, highlighting plant commodities and their societal impacts.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Irwin Goldman

The workload was light because all content came from lectures with no outside readings required. One student rated the difficulty as easy.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Acquire, integrate and apply knowledge of how plants and plant materials impact human wellbeing through readings, discussions, lectures, and examination of plant materials and their products

  • Develop the ability to discuss scientific topics in small groups and answer questions about how these topics intersect with human wellbeing and public policy.

  • Explain the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge associated with the production of plant-based materials for needs and wants associated with human wellbeing.

  • Understand how the biological aspects of plants and plant materials dictate how these crops will be used by different cultures for specific aspects of wellbeing

  • Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of production of plant materials for the needs and wants of human wellbeing

  • Understand how plants and plant materials are intertwined with both wellbeing and un-wellbeing in modern human societies, and explore this interaction through discussions, reflections, and lecture material.

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Prerequisites

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PLANTSCI 350 used by

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Professors

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

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Irwin Goldman

Irwin Goldman taught this course as an engaging lecturer who made the content interesting for both reviewers. One student found the topics memorable, while another described the class as easy.

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

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Irwin Goldman

The workload was light because all content came from lectures with no outside readings required. One student rated the difficulty as easy.

Past student reviews · Irwin Goldman

Lectures were long initially, but Goldman started letting students leave 15 to 30 minutes early midway through the semester. Exams required hard study but were doable.

Topics

  • Plant roles in food, clothing, shelter, and cultural practices like music, art, and spirituality.
  • Social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability in plant-based material production.
  • How plant biology dictates crop usage across different cultures for specific wellbeing aspects.

Skills

  • Discussing scientific topics in small groups and answering questions about intersections with human wellbeing and public policy.
  • Analyzing causes and solutions for the sustainability challenge of producing plant materials for human wellbeing.

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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