Anthropology 491: Ethnobiology—Traditional Biological Knowledge in Contemporary Global Context comprises nine units in four broad sections:

Part 1: Introduction and Classification
Unit 1 Introduction to Ethnobiology
Unit 2 Ethnobiological Classification
Part 2: Ethnobotany
Unit 3 Ethnobotany and Plants as Foods
Unit 4 Plants as Medicines
Unit 5 Plants for Technology
Part 3: Ethnozoology
Unit 6 Ethnozoology
Unit 7 Animals and World View: Canadian First Nations and Native Alaskans
Part 4: Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Issues
Unit 8 Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Traditional Environmental Management
Unit 9 Contemporary Issues: Traditional Cultures, Resource Management and Conservation, and Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property