Department of Entomology
Course Title: Insects and People
Course number: ENTOM 301
[Catalog link: http://catalog.k-state.edu/content.php?catoid=13&navoid=1340]
Delivery Method: On Campus Credits: 3
Description: Intended for undergraduate non-majors as part of the university general education curriculum (K-State 8). The focus will be on the global impact of insects on human concerns, such as the role of insects as disease vectors, agricultural pests, and pollinators. The students will look at the world from a non- anthropocentric viewpoint, educating them about the overwhelming abundance and diversity of insects and about their differences from ourselves. Three lectures/interactive sessions each week.
Core Areas: Safe & Sustainable Food Production, Food Safety, Public & Animal Health, Fundamental Insect Science, Environmental Stewardship Instructor: Gregory Zolnerowich (First Year Seminar), John Ruberson (open enrollment) Semester: Fall Prerequisites: No Prerequisites for this course