Plant Sciences (PLSCI)Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

PLSCI 2301

An intensive three-week field course in Latin America over winter break (most years taken in Patagonia) studying local vegetation and flora and the relationship of vegetation to climate, geography and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Multi-Term

  •  1160 PLSCI 2301   FLD 801

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Patagonia. Class travels to Patagonia (Chile) on January 2 and returns on January 19, 2025. Students must enroll in PLSCI 2302 during the spring semester to receive a final grade.

PLSCI 2400

Focuses on helping individuals understand how scientific information relates to the issues they face as citizens, in management decision making, and in public policy. To what extent should genetic engineering ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Winter Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1106 PLSCI 2400   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous
    This Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/roster.

PLSCI 3401

In sections of this course, students travel with faculty to a domestic or international locale to experience first-hand the issues around a particular challenge in plant sciences, such as climate change ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • Topic: Medicinal Plants in the Amazon

  •  1078 PLSCI 3401   FLD 801

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: PLSCI 3400, plus CLASS 2640 or PLSCI 2100 or PLSCI 3100. Enrollment preference given to: Classics, Agricultural Sciences, and Plant Sciences majors. This is part two of a multi-semester course, running January 6, 2025 - January 15, 2025 in the Peruvian Amazon. To apply, please contact Leah Cook (lcc2).