Increasing Scientific Literacy for Non-Science Majors Through Team Taught Interdisciplinary Lab Based Courses

综合研究项目中通识教育要求的科学部分正在进行改革。在非stem专业的大二阶段，开设了五门结合两个自然科学学科的多学科/跨学科课程。团队教学是所有课程的一个重要特点，在所有的课堂会议上，两个学科的教师都在场。这些课程，包括实验部分，是综合研究项目的一部分；它们以“人性”为主题，重点关注科学在社会和伦理中的作用。这些课程为学生参加初级综合研究科学课程做准备，该课程主要从单一学科的角度进行教学。虽然这些课程不满足科学专业的主要或次要要求，但STEM专业的学生正在注册这些课程，以满足所有学生的通识教育综合研究要求。

Interdisciplinary (99)The science component of the general education requirements in the Integrative Studies program is being reformed. Five multi/interdisciplinary courses combining two natural science disciplines are being developed at the sophomore level for non-STEM majors. Team teaching is an important characteristic of all the courses with faculty from both disciplines being present in the classroom during all class meetings. The courses, with a laboratory component, are a part of the Integrative Studies program; they are designed with the theme of "human nature" and are focusing on the role of science in society and ethics. The courses are preparing students to enroll in a junior level Integrative Studies Science course that is taught primarily from a single discipline's perspective. Although the courses do not satisfy either major or minor requirements for science majors, STEM majors are enrolling in them to fulfill the General Education Integrative Studies requirements for all students.