SPRING COURSES
EBOT F120 Intro to edible and medicinal plants of alaska (2/17 – 5/3/25)
EBOT F120 provides a holistic and interdisciplinary overview of ethnobotanically relevant plants of Alaska by exploring human-plant relationships through the lens of food and medicine in the context of Alaska and Alaska Native cultures. The course content and instruction are rooted in Indigenous Ways of Knowing and mainstream academic disciplines.
EBOT F200 Ethnobotany Seminar (1/20 – 5/3/25)
EBOT 200 surveys basic concepts of the interdisciplinary academic field of ethnobotany. Through readings, integration of Indigenous/Alaska Native plant knowledge, interactive exploration, and discussions of case studies of human-plant relationships, students will learn and reflect on the role and importance of ethnobotany in light of contemporary societal and environmental issues.
EBOT F251/ANTH F255 Applied Ethnobotany Spring (2/1 – 4/26/25)
EBOT 251 is the spring section of a year-round course cycle consisting of two non-sequential courses that explore the seasonally-appropriate cultural uses of plants. Students will deepen their understanding of human-plant relationships through individual hands-on projects which will guide them into further studies in ethnobotany and related disciplines.
EBOT/ANTH F336 2024 Ethnomycology (1/13 – 5/3/25)
Ethnomycology provides an integrated perspective of humanities and social sciences on human-fungi relationships, with concentration on the role of mushrooms in food, medicine, art, commerce, spirituality, and recreation in societies around the world, past and present. Mushroom harvesting in communities around Alaska is one of the extensively covered topics.
SUMMER COURSES
EBOT100 / ANTH102 Introduction to Ethnobotany
This course is offered in two modalities; 100% online (six weeks) or online (four weeks) with a field course in Bethel, Alaska.
BIOL 190 Intro to the Flora of Alaska
FALL COURSES
EBOT 210 Ethical Wildcrafting
Students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed and responsible decisions about ethical harvesting of plants in Alaska and beyond. Based on an interdisciplinary approach inclusive of Indigenous Knowledge, students will learn about the cultural and spiritual aspects, and the ecological, economic and legal dimensions of wildcrafting.
EBOT 220/ANTH 220 Research Methods for Ethnobotanists
Provides skills and knowledge for conducting research about human–plant relationships; focuses on interviewing Elders about plant use and introduces to qualitative and quantitative research methods in ethnobotanical research and documentation of knowledge and practices, e.g. plant collection, participant observation and data analysis; addresses decolonizing methodology and Indigenous knowledge revitalization.
EBOT 250/ANTH 254 Applied Ethnobotany Fall
This is the fall section of a year-round course cycle consisting of two non-sequential courses that explore the seasonally appropriate cultural uses of plants. Students will deepen their understanding of human-plant relationships through individual hands-on projects, which will guide them into further studies in ethnobotany and related disciplines.