Economic Botany of South Carolina will be offered for in-service teachers through the Clemson University Department of Biological Sciences. Teachers completing this course will receive 3 hours of graduate credit.
Economic botany concerns the past, present, and future use of plants by people.
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to some basic principles of plant biology and the historical and modern applications of plants to the human experience. The method of delivery will be the Internet and will use Clemson University's Collaborative Learning Environment for supplemental course materials, real time chat, discussion board, and testing. Robert Ballard , Professor of Botany. If you have not enrolled in a CU course within the last year, you must complete an admission application form. You are encouraged to apply for admission well in advance of your desired enrollment date.