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 |