A Deeper Look at Plants and Human Wellbeing
Explores scientific, social, economic, and policy implications of plants and crops essential to human societies and wellbeing.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.73 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
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.
Source: UW Guide
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.73 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
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Topics
- Human and environmental detriment from plant manipulation.
- Sustainability challenges in producing plant-based materials.
- Biological aspects dictating cultural use of crops.
Skills
- Consider scientific, social, economic, and public policy implications of plants and crops.
- Analyze causes and solutions for sustainability challenges in plant material production.
- Discuss scientific topics in small groups regarding human wellbeing and public policy.
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