Natural Science Courses

• Gened Information from the Undergraduate Bulletin
• Learning Objectives for General Education Natural Science Courses

Natural Science courses enable students to demonstrate:

1. an understanding of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence
2. an understanding of the application of scientific data, concepts, and models in the natural sciences
3. an understanding of the major principles and concepts that form the basis of the knowledge covered in the course and a command of the relevant terminology appropriate for basic discourse in the particular discipline or disciplines of the course
4. that they have become more knowledgeable consumers of scientific information and are prepared to make informed decisions on contemporary issues involving scientific information acquired in the course

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