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

跨学科（99）综合研究方案中的通识教育要求的科学部分正在改革。 五个多/跨学科课程结合两个自然科学学科正在开发在大二水平的非STEM专业。 团队教学是所有课程的一个重要特点，所有课程都有来自两个学科的教师参加。 这些课程，与实验室组成部分，是综合研究计划的一部分;他们是以“人性”为主题设计的，并侧重于科学在社会和道德中的作用。这些课程是准备学生参加初级综合研究科学课程，主要是从单一学科的角度教授。 虽然这些课程不满足科学专业的主要或次要要求，但STEM专业正在招收他们，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.