University of Wisconsin-Madison

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is located on an isthmus in Wisconsin’s vibrant and progressive capital. With over 42,000 students, 133 undergraduate majors, 150 master’s programs, and 108 doctoral programs, it provides unparalleled opportunities for world-class research and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Courses

Many courses throughout the university are ethnobiology-related, and this list changes from year to year. These and all others can be found within the University course catalog.

Web Link: Course catalog.

Plants, Parasites, and People (BOTANY 123)
The course will explore the interaction between society and plant-associated microbes. Topics include: the Irish potato famine, pesticides in current agriculture, role of economics and consumer preference in crop disease management and the release of genetically engineered organisms.

Plants and Man (BOTANY 240)
Course Description: A speculative, systems-oriented approach to the interrelation of plants and humans in their evolution and cultural development, with an historical geographic perspective concluding with a consideration of 20th century America's plant-human interplay. Lecture; third credit includes demo lab.

Ethnobotany (BOTANY 474)
Course Description: Study of the interactions between human cultures and plants. Topics include: traditional resource management and agriculture; crop domestication, evolution, and conservation; archaeobotany; indigenous knowledge; folk taxonomy; plants in symbolism and religion; dietary patterns; phytochemistry; global movement of plants and peoples.

Web Link: Course Syllabus

Web Link: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Faculty

Web Link: Eve Emshwiller

Modules

Web Link: Sunflower Debate
This is a module that is ideal for upper level undergraduate students.