Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Ethnobotany

NATI 3567  Ethnobotany

Prerequisites:

This course is restricted to students enrolled in the third or fourth year of any degree program

Antirequisites:

BIOL 3567

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This course will examine the science of people's interactions with plants, and focus on First Nations' uses of plants in addition to plant-human interactions in other world cultures. This course employs a multidisciplinary approach involving botany, biochemistry, pharmacology, anthropology, sociology, ethnology and spirituality. Students in this course will be required to participate in meaningful experiential learning through field work. This course is also offered as BIOL 3567.