PLSCI 3402

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  • Course Catalog - June 6, 2024 12:59PM EDT

PLSCI 3402
Far Beyond Ithaca (FBI): International Plant Explorations in Spring

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

In sections of this course, students learn about the issues around a particular challenge in plant sciences, such as climate change and the spread of plant diseases, drought and viticulture, and the tension between biodiversity, species conservation and large-scale agriculture, then travel with faculty to a domestic or international locale over Spring Break to experience those issues first-hand. Students engage with communities, collect and analyze data, and collaborate with peers in a final presentation at the end of the course.


Permission Note Enrollment preference given to: Plant Sciences and Agricultural Sciences majors.

Fees Fees for associated spring-break trip will vary by class section. Students must participate in the spring-break trip to earn a satisfactory grade in the course.

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Outcomes

  • Describe the state of plant communities and/or agroecosystems in the targeted region.
  • Determine how humans are interfacing with these systems to create challenges or to help mitigate problems.
  • Explain how events in the targeted region can have impacts at home.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one field studies.

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 10967 PLSCI 3402   LEC 001

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Cook, L

      Pritts, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: PLSCI 1101. Enrollment preference given to: Agricultural Sciences and Plant Sciences majors. To request enrollment, please contact Lauren Boggs (leb69).

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  • 10968 PLSCI 3402   FLD 801

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught in the Netherlands. Travel Dates: Friday, March 29, 2024 through Saturday, April 6, 2024. Travel fees: approximately $3500 will be billed directly to Bursar.

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