Review of major environmental problems facing civilization with the thought that the general awareness of these problems by the citizenry provides an important educational commitment. Such evaluations will be made in the context of basic ecological concepts and principles and will involve integration of various scientific and non-scientific disciplines. Graduate credit requirements are described in the course syllabus.
If this class is taken at the 500 level, it is a graduate course and expectations for student performance are at an advanced level. Evaluation of course requirements is more rigorous than at the lower division section of this course. Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement.
Study of prominent scientists in all areas of scientific inquiry, specifically their temperaments and idiosyncrasies, their backgrounds, and their interrelationships with the environmental, social, and political conditions that existed during their lifetimes.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement.
3 semester credits Integration of basic concepts from the various physical sciences into the life science discipline using photosynthesis and light as the main focal points.
Prerequisites: basic botany and chemistry courses Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement
GSCI 631 Integrated Science Principles for Teachers
3 semester credits
A course for science teachers that focuses upon integrating scientific concepts and utilizing available equipment and reagents to produce worthwhile laboratory activities and demonstrations from an integrated perspective. Computers will be used as convenient tools for measuring and calculating experimental data.
Prerequisites: basic chemistry, physics, and biology courses Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement.
Study of how students learn, emphasizing various evaluation methodologies (e.g., outcome-based assessments) in science education. A review of science education concepts is provided together with considerations of the value that modern insights will ultimately have in improving future science education endeavors.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement.
May be repeated. A limit of 6 credits may be applied to your program. Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement.
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If this class is taken at the 500 level, it is a graduate course and expectations for student performance are at an advanced level. Evaluation of course requirements is more rigorous than at the lower division section of this course.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement.
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