Plant Sciences Courses
Many Emory course offerings integrate lessons from the plant sciences. Emory College of Arts and Sciences departments that have relevant plant science courses include:
Anthropology
ANT 190: Freshman Seminar:Anthropology
Seminar on various anthropological topics. Satisfies general education Freshman Seminar.
View in Course AtlasANT 385: Special Topics: Anthropology
Seminar or lecture series of topics of anthropological concern. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
View in Course AtlasBiology
BIOL_OX 135—Plants and Society with Laboratory
Basic principles of botany. Emphasis on uses of plants by cultural groups worldwide. Includes medicine, food, materials, biotechnology, environmental issues, and more.
View in Course AtlasBIOL_OX 235: Field Botany with Laboratory
Study of plants in their natural habitats, including plant morphology, ecology, and ethnobotany. Students need to have a basic understanding of plant structure.
View in Course AtlasBiol 247: Ecology
This course provides an overview of the principles of ecology and the study of relationships between organisms and their environment. Processes and properties of individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems will be emphasized. Lectures will emphasize active and collaborative learning.
View in Course AtlasEnvironmental Sciences
Living in the Anthropocene
Introduction to environmental sciences through overarching hot-button research topics in earth science, ecology, resilience, and sustainability. Human impact on the environment will be discussed and debated through interdisciplinary analysis of case studies. Appropriate for majors and non-majors.
View in Course AtlasEcosystem Ecology
Overview of ecosystem ecology, including dynamics of large scale systems, landscape ecology, ecosystem structure, and function. Topics in the course will include: methods of ecosystem analysis, energy flow, nutrient cycling, community dynamics, issues of scale, models, and ecosystem properties.
View in Course AtlasConservation Biology
This course focuses on the conservation of biodiversity and introduces students to ways that ecological and evolutionary principles can be used to conserve and protect species and ecosystems at risk.
View in Course AtlasEcology of Emory University
This course will use ecological concepts to investigate the forests of the Emory campus.
View in Course AtlasHuman Health
HLTH 385: Special Topics: Human Health
Seminar of lecture series of topics in human health. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Credit varies from one to four hours.
View in Course AtlasHLTH 485: Variable Topics Human Health
Seminar or lecture in various topics on human health. May be repeated for credit (up to 9 hours) when topic varies.
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