PLPA2003

PLPA 2003 - Plague, Famine, and Beer: The Impact of Microscopic Organisms on Human Civilization (3 Cr.) Historical Perspectives, Online may be available

Plant Pathology (11031) TCOA - College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

PLPA 2003 - Plague, Famine, and Beer: The Impact of Microscopic Organisms on Human Civilization (3 Cr.) Historical Perspectives, Online may be available

Course description

Impacts that microbes have made on course of human civilization. Negative influences of major human/plant infectious disease. Positive benefits attained by harnessing power of microbes. Scale of history includes prehistoric to present day. Projected future impacts.

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

OPT - Student Option

Discussion

Lecture

This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)

Historical Perspectives

Typically offered term(s)

Every Spring