| as of 4/10/2021 |
PLANTS AND CIVILIZATION |
| Country - Partner Institution - Programs: | Ghana - University of Ghana, Legon - 'Univ. of Ghana' |
| UC Course Subject | Agricultural Sciences |
| Number & Suffix: | 25 |
| Full UC Title: | PLANTS AND CIVILIZATION |
| Transcript Title: | PLANTS&CIVILIZATION |
| UC QTR Units - Division: | 4.0 - Lower Division |
| Course Description: | This course explores society’s historical connection to plants. Topics include Greek and Roman pioneers in the history of plants in medicine, age of herbals and Doctrine of Signatures, origin of cultivated plants, spices, timber, the potato famine and Irish migration, early history of marijuana in China and India and its spread to the West, South American origins of the coca plant, and the history of opium and heroin. Other topics include the early history of plant classification and an introduction to how plants are named—common names, scientific names, the language of flowers, genus names and their meanings. |
| Language of Instruction: | English
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| Partner Title: | PLANTS AND CIVILIZATION |
| Partner University Department: | Botany |
| Partner University Course Number: | BOTN203 |